Copenhagen emerges from housing crisis as prices rise
New figures from EDC, Denmark’s biggest realtor, show that national sales in the first half of the year were 7 per cent up compared to the same period last year. The Zeeland region…
MoreBusiness shorts: Jobs outsourced to Poland / Problems for Maersk’s mega-ship
Poland Major Danish companies continue to relocate administrative functions to Poland. Carlsberg opened up an accountancy office there some years ago and will soon be followed by Denmark’s biggest paint company Flügger, and…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 24th – June 30th
Politics / Economy Former tax minister Thor Möger Pedersen joined other prominent Socialist People’s Party politicians who have switched allegiance to the Social Democrats, while leading political commentator Peter Mogensen dismissed the possibility…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 24 al 30 de junio de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA El ex-ministro de Impuestos, Thor Möger Pedersen, abandonó las filas del Partido Socialista Popular (SF), para unirse a los Socialdemócratas, siguiendo así los pasos de otros prominentes miembros del partido que ahora…
MorePost summer cabinet re-shuffle? Søvndal facing the axe
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is reportedly planning a post-summer cabinet re-shuffle to freshen up the government. According to Jyllands Posten’s political editor Christine Cordsen, Socialist People’s Party leader, and Minister for Business &…
MoreReforms have increased financial inequality
The government’s five major reforms passed so far, the cornerstones of its political and economic policy, have all led to increased financial inequality a new Finance Ministry report shows. Reform of social benefits,…
MoreFinance watchdog is strangling growth prospects
Politicians and financial experts agree that the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) is strangling growth. Conservative spokesman, and former business minister, Brian Mikklelsen, has joined the chorus of criticism against the financial sector…
MoreUS bugs Denmark too
EU politicians aren’t the only allies being bugged by the US. In response to a new report in Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine, citing a secret 2010 document alleging that the US spied on…
MoreWelcome to Croatia
Croatia joins the EU today as a country that’s suffering deep economic problems after enjoying high growth rates throughout the first decade of the new century. According to Danish EU watchers, Croatians see…
MoreDPP: Throw east European beggars out
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is demanding snap legislation that will allow Romanian and other east European beggars to be sent home. The party’s foreign affairs spokesman, Martin Henriksen, called for the police…
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