Danske Bank blacklists top Israeli bank
Denmark’s Ambassador to Israel, Jeper Vahr, was summoned to a face to face meeting with Israel’s Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin last week to explain why the Danske Bank has blacklisted a leading Israeli…
MoreDLG invests DKK100m to meet China’s pork needs
China’s demand for pork is exploding – good news for the Danish agricultural sector. The OECD predicts that China will surpass the European Union as the world’s largest per-person consumer of pig meat…
MoreUnion rejects Danish Crown demands
Danish Crown’s demand that employees accept a pay cut to ensure the future of production in this country has been dismissed as ’visionless, shotgun management’ by the foodworkers’ trade union, NNF. The global…
MoreDanish political funding rules ‘the worst in Europe’
Denmark has again been criticised for the lack of transparency surrounding political party funding. Danish rules are the worst in Europe according to the latest evaluation report by EU watchdog GRECO (The Council…
More‘Red Ole’ defects to Social Democrats
Another high-profile politician has deserted the sinking ship known as the Socialist People’s Party (SPP). Former business minister Ole Sohn has defected to the Social Democrats, following former health minister Astrid Krag, and…
MoreDefectors cost socialists money
In addition to rapidly losing all political credibility, the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is facing a significant financial loss after the departure of 3 former ministers. Every parliamentary party receives a DKK45,099 per…
MoreFrance shares Danish EU banking concern
After talks with Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager in Paris, Tuesday, France’s Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said he shared Danish concerns that new EU banking rules could create problems for Denmark’s mortgage market. He…
MoreNew poll: Yes to Patent Court but ‘undecided’ hold the key
If Danish voters were asked to vote on the EU Patent Court today the result would be a resounding yes. With just under four months to go the EU referendum, a new Wilke…
MoreLøkke pushes for lower taxes, duties
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged the Prime Minister to link upcoming employment reform to ‘stimulus package 2’. Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has said she’s waiting for the recommendations of an…
MoreNew minister promises sex-change law
Newly appointed Minister for Gender Equality Manu Sareen has promised legislation that will make it easier for transsexuals to change gender. In response to criticism from Amnesty International that Denmark discriminates against transsexuals,…
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