Zero public sector growth would cost 20,000 jobs
Zero public sector growth, as promised by the Liberals if they regain power at the next election, would cost 20,000 state employees their job, Finance Ministry projections show. After forecasting, Monday, that zero…
MoreDenmark ‘mid-table’ in granting asylum
Asylum seekers arriving in this country have a reasonable chance of having the application for residency approved, new Eurostat figures show. Over a third of the 6,180 refugees who applied for asylum or…
MoreMinister welcomes G8 tax initiative
Tax Minister Holger K.Nielsen has welcomed moves by G8 leaders to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance. In response to the communiqué released from the G8 summit in Belfast, Tuesday, laying…
MoreEU citizens can claim child benefits from day one
The Liberals have accused the government of ‘bowing down to Brussels’ after Tax Minister Holger K. Nielsen announced that Denmark, under pressure from the EU Commission, is dropping the demand that newly arrived…
MoreRadical Islam is the new fascism says left-winger
A prominent Red/Green Alliance politican has equated radical Islam with fascism. In a TV interview, Tuesday evening, Pelle Dragsted, a prominent political advisor for the far-left party and a candidate for MP at…
More13% more $$$ millionaires in Denmark
The number of Danes with financial assets of over $1m (DKK5.6m) has increased by 13 per cent, to 51,700, according to the latest annual World Wealth Report which shows that the rising stock…
MoreRising exports to growth countries protects 50,000 jobs
Danish exports to fast-growing growth markets are expected to increase by 9 per cent this year. Whilst close competitors such as Germany and Sweden are losing ground, a new report by the Danish…
MoreMaersk forms alliance with main competitors
Maersk Line, the shipping unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced a surprising alliance with the Swiss MSC and French CMA CGM. The world’s three-biggest shipping lines will, if the alliance is approved, work…
MoreNovo loses patent appeal in US
Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most profitable company, has lost another patent lawsuit in the USA. A U.S. appeals court affirmed a district court ruling handed down in 2011 by finding the patent on the…
MoreSomali rapist beats deportation order
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has condemned the High Court’s decision not to deport an 18-year-old Somali national found guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl. After being found guilty by a lower court…
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