PM: ‘Youth unemployment won’t be solved in a day’
On the first day of the EU summit on youth unemployment, the gathered Heads of State agreed to accelerate efforts to help young people find work. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and other leaders…
MoreSPP ‘golden boy’ joins the Social Democrats
Former tax minister Thor Möger Pedersen now joins the list of prominent Socialist People’s Party (SPP) politicians who have switched allegiance to the Social Democrats. Mr Pedersen, who was fired by incoming SPP…
MoreUnemployment numbers lowest in 4 years
According to the latest figures from Statistics Denmark, unemployment is currently down to 5.8 per cent, the lowest since 2009. However, while the number of people receiving unemployment benefits was down by 2,700…
MoreLiberals being pressed for financial transparency
In a new opinion survey conducted by Gallup, 71 per cent of Danish voters think that the Liberal party should publish its accounting and disclose the names of companies and others that helped…
MoreDanes have the lowest number of ‘bad jobs’
Among the EU countries, Denmark has the lowest number of citizens in a so-called ‘bad job’ (møgjob). Only 7 per cent of Danes (one in 14) have such work, which is characterised by…
MoreTourists are tiring of Denmark
A new report has revealed that Denmark is doing a good job of scaring off foreign tourists. And according to Dorte Krak, chairperson of the Growth Team for Tourism and Experience Economy, which…
MoreDONG continues to divest as part of savings plan
State-owned DONG Energy continues to divest holdings that do not benefit the company’s future business. DONG has announced that it will sell its stake (25.673 per cent) in the Swedish hydropower company Kraftgården…
MoreTravellers can soon surf the Internet on SAS
Starting in 2015, passengers will be able to access both Wi-Fi and their mobile phones on long-distance flights with SAS, a dream come true for many busy travellers. SAS will upgrade existing aircraft,…
MoreTop economists doubt Liberals’ zero-growth plan
Leading economists from banks, universities and think tanks do not believe Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s assurances that his party will be able to introduce a zero-growth plan without causing damage to the…
MoreBank bail-out compromise is ‘the Danish way’
Minister for the Economy Margrethe Vestager and her colleagues in the EU last night finally reached a compromise agreement to rehabilitate ‘sick’ banks, and Ms Vestager said the plan resembles the Danish Bank…
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