Business Minister threatens financial sector
Business & Growth Minister Henrik Sass Larsen has vowed to come down hard on the financial sector to avoid a new crisis in the future. During the first parliamentary reading of a new…
MoreDanish theme-park closes down after neo-Nazis target Muslims
The Danish-owned Legoland adventure park in Windsor, UK, has been forced to close this weekend after far-right extremists threatened to target a planned Muslim fun day booked by a radical cleric. From the…
MoreTurnover up but profit down for Grundfos
Profits at global Danish pump maker, Grundos, are down for the third year in a row. Year-end figures for 2013 show a pre-tax profit of DKK1.5bn, far less than management’s projection of a…
MoreNordic seminar on the economic benefits of a Cyprus solution
Following the recent resumption of the Cyprus peace negotiations Denmark together with the Nordic countries have taken the initiative for a Brussels based seminar organised by the Peace Research Institute Oslo. From the…
MoreLib/Con coalition ignored benefit warning
The former Lib/Con coalition ignored a warning in 2010 that imposing a qualifying period for child allowance and other social benefits on EU migrant workers would be in breach of EU law. Leading…
MoreThousands of Danes get Swedish child allowance
The number of Danish parents in receipt of child allowance from Sweden outweighs the number of Polish nationals claiming benefits from Denmark. As politicians continue to discuss EU migrants’ right to child support…
MoreDenmark next to last in GDP growth
The Danish economy ended 2013 on a disastrous note, with negative GDP growth of -0.5% in Q4, only slightly better than bottom-placed Cyprus. The latest figures by Eurostat, the statistical office of the…
MoreDanish men are the most misogynous in the EU
A new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the world’s biggest-ever survey of the extent of abuse suffered by women at home, work, in public and online, shows that…
MoreHealth determined by social ranking
Unskilled workers smoke, drink, and eat more than trained professionals, and have far more sick leave, leading to calls for new health legislation and higher duties on unhealthy products. A new National Board…
MoreHuman trafficking a ‘lucrative business’
Human trafficking has become a lucrative business in this country. 36 traffickers were charged last year, nearly four times as many as 2011 and 2012, a result of a police crackdown and a…
More