Service stinks in Denmark
Retail sales may be on the rise but the service level in Danish shops is at rock bottom. Experts in a new Berlingske report say they are ‘shocked’ at the poor attitude and…
MoreMaersk’s shipping line grows in Asia
While the battle for container freight on the lucrative Asia to Europe route is constantly in the business headlines, A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) has quietly grabbed a significant share of the world’s fastest growing…
MoreSøvndal praises Obama’s nuclear stance
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal praised President Obama for putting nuclear weapons at the top of the agenda during his speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Wednesday. Mr Søvndal called it an ‘impressive,…
MoreNo help for Syrian war refugees
The UN has appealed to European countries to offer humanitarian residency to up to 10,000 extremely vulnerable Syrian refugees but the Danish government is refusing to help. Justice Minister Morten Bødskov, who also…
MoreSyria crisis drains Danish aid funding
The civil war in Syria has put a severe strain on Danish foreign aid funding. Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Bach acknowledged last night that Denmark would have difficulty offering a helping hand…
MoreClampdown on ‘jihad tourists’
Justice Minister Morten Bødskov has warned that any Danish citizen who travels to Syria to fight alongside insurgents in the civil war will be punished when they return home. An estimated 65 Danish…
MoreGovernment rolls out the red carpet for foreign businessmen and tourists
The government is preparing to ease Denmark’s restrictive visa policy. In the future, business people and tourists from China, India, and other far-off places will be fast-tracked through the system in a concerted…
MoreEU investigates SAS deal
The EU Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into whether struggling Scandinavian airline, SAS, has received unlawful state aid under the terms of last year’s rescue plan. The Commission has expressed ‘serious doubts’…
MoreLundbeck hit with record fine
Lundbeck is one of nine international companies fined a total of €146 m by the EU Commission for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant to the market, the first-ever EU sanction against…
MoreNew Maersk alliance will be based in London
The planned ‘monster alliance’ between Maersk Line, Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and France’s CMA CGM will have headquarters in London, if approved by the relevant authorities. The three companies, the world’s…
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