Danske Bank wins judgment against Irish minister
The Danske Bank has won a court case that could cost an Irish cabinet minister his job. After winning a judgement in an Irish court the Bank has seized control of assets and…
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Encouraging job vacancy figures / SAS gets credit boost / Danish clothing company heading for 10,000 outlets / LEGO signs Simpsons deal Jobs: New internet job figures provide hope that the labour market…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 29 de julio al 4 de agosto de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA El ex-Ministro de Comercio e Industria, y ex-lider del Partido Comunista, Ole Sohn, ha cmbiado notablemente sus puntos de vista políticos. La semana pasada Sohn declararó en la prensa que apoya totalmente…
MoreSass-Larsen rehabilitation behind cabinet re-shuffle rumours
Henrik Sass Larsen is the driving force behind the heavily-rumoured post-summer cabinet re-shuffle, according to highly placed sources quoted by tabloid daily BT. The Social Democrat whip, a party powerbroker who was earmarked…
MoreDPP demands cap on asylum seekers
The Danish People’s Party is demanding a halt to the increasing flow of asylum seekers heading for Denmark. The anti-immigrant party wants to see no more than 500 refugees arriving here every year,…
MoreLA plan – ‘same welfare for less’ – will cost DKK75bn:
The Liberal Alliance has put a price on its plan to revitalise Denmark – DKK75bn. The new initiatives include a ‘family package’, costing DKK37.3bn, that will lower the excessive registration duty on cars…
MoreNew DKK150m mosque nearly ready
Denmark’s first genuine mosque is nearing completion and ready to throw open its doors to Muslim worshippers. Only the minaret is missing on the DKK150m, 6,800 square metre project in Rovsingsgage, in the…
MoreMinister wavering on aid threat to Zimbabwe
Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Bach is prepared to give Zimbabwe’s newly-elected president, Robert Mugabe, the benefit of the doubt despite previously stating that Denmark’s aid commitment to the southern African country would…
MoreJob centres – and unemployment reform – fail to get jobless into work
The majority of those who are unemployed believe they have far more chance of getting a job through private temporary employment agencies than state-run jobcentres. A new survey by the Danish Chamber of…
MoreVoters: Hail King Frederik
If it was up to voters Queen Margrethe would be heading for retirement. 51 per cent of the electorate in a new YouGov poll say that the Queen should abdicate in favour of…
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