New whistleblower leak: Denmark has ’focussed cooperation’ with NSA
Denmark is one of 19 countries that has ‘Focused Cooperation’ with the US intelligence agency NSA. According to leading Spanish newspaper El Mundo, an NSA document entitled ‘Sharing computer network operations cryptologic information…
More2014 Budget a ‘done deal’ with Red/Greens says Løkke
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen stormed out of a short 20-minute budget meeting with Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, Wednesday, claiming the government already appears to have done a deal with the Red/Green Alliance….
MoreDPP leader pessimistic about budget deal
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl agreed with his Liberal counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, that the government appears to be very close to a budget agreement with the Red/Green Alliance and…
MorePia Kjærsgaard’s centrist ambitions: “Thorning-Schmidt is incompetent”
Although Lars Løkke Rasmussen is the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) preferred choice for prime minister after the next election, former party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has warned that the situation could change in the…
MoreCrown Prince in Israel
Crown Prince Frederik arrived in Israel, Wednesday, the first Danish royal to visit the country. His one-day visit was timed to coincide with the rescue of Danish Jews in October 1943,in which more…
MoreImmigration encourages Danes to get a better job
A new major labour market study disproves the generally accepted theory that immigrants who take low-paid jobs force wages down and push Danes into the unemployment queue. The new research by Copenhagen University…
MoreGreen-card scheme fails
An increasing number of foreign nationals are applying for a work permit under the ‘green card’ scheme for highly-skilled professionals, even though most end up in the unemployment queue or leave the country…
MoreHouse prices up
The Danish housing market continues to show signs of recovery. The price of houses and apartments rose by 1.4 and 1.1 per cent respectively in August, new Statistics Denmark figures show A spokesman…
MoreNorwegian Air pays Thai cabin crew 10% of Danish wages
Cut-price airline Norwegian Air has hired cabin crew in Thailand for a basic monthly salary of just DKK2,600 per month – around 10% of what Danish and Norwegian personnel earn. To staff its…
MoreBudget negotiations: Government refuses to back down to left-wing demands
After yet another round of budget negotiations with Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, Tuesday, the Red/Greens’ Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen said no real progress had been made. Although the government has indicated that it wants to…
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