Green supermarket still in the red
‘Green’ Norwegian discount supermarket chain Kiwi has so far lost DKK300m trying to establish itself in this country. The company, which has so far opened 85 outlets throughout Denmark, posted losses of DKK90.5m…
MoreUpbeat stock market signals upturn in the economy
Economists believe very positive Copenhagen Stock Market figures could signal an upturn for the economy. Trading in Danish shares rose by 22.5 per cent in May, to an average of DKK3.5bn a day,…
MoreNew ‘terrorist’ citizen named
Taimullah Abu Laban, son of deceased Imam Ahmad Abu Laban, a central figure in the Mohammed cartoons crisis, has become a Danish citizen. According to tabloid daily BT, Abu Laban is the same…
MoreTop Chinese visit reflects strong Danish-Chinese relationship
Wednesday’s visit of top-ranking China politician Yu Zhengsheng to Denmark signals the start of a new chapter in Chinese-Danish relations, according to China’s Ambassador to Denmark, Li Ruiyu. Yu Zhengsheng is Chairman of…
MoreRecord-high opposition to EU
A new Gallup poll reveals widespread opposition to the EU – 39 per cent of the Danish electorate believe that Denmark should pull out of the union, an alarming figure according to leading…
MoreAsylum projects reduce foreign aid
Increased expenditure on asylum seekers is undermining Denmark’s aid commitment abroad. Although foreign aid is expected to rise to around DKK16bn this year, an all-time high, an ever-increasing portion of the money is…
MoreConsensus not bloc politics says PM
Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt declared bloc-politics, in which parties are loyal to one specific electoral bloc and vote accordingly, ‘dead and buried’ in her Constitution Day speech ‘and if it’s up to…
MoreLøkke regrets fuzzy rhetoric
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen acknowledged yesterday that he had acted stupidly when denying that he had changed position on a number of issues since the 2011 election. The former prime minister claimed…
MoreConstitution Day greetings from Uncle Sam
US Secretary of State John Kerry thanked Denmark for its cooperation in a warm greeting on Constitution Day. On behalf of ‘President Obama and the US population’ he offered thanks to Danes as…
MoreConservative leader attacks Red/Greens
Conservative leader Lars Barfed used the occasion of Constitution Day to launch an attack on the Red/Green Alliance. He warned the far-left party that there are fundamental things in Danish society that they…
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