Bad interpreters are a threat to legal system
The quality of interpretation in the legal system is so poor that it’s compromising the legal rights of non-Danish speakers. A severe lack of official translators of languages such as Arabic, Turkish, Somali…
MoreDanish banks ignore guidelines and invest DKK6bn in Russia
Danish pension funds and banks have lent over DKK6b ($1.1bn) directly to the Russian state even though the financial sector has agreed not to support states that systematically violate human rights. Big names…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 5th – May 11th, 2014
Politics/Economy The government’s new, DKK10bn stimulus package, containing 89 initiatives aimed at giving Denmark’s GDP an annual DKK6b boost was dismissed as ‘lacking ambition’ and ‘hocus-pocus economics’ by the Liberals, while a leading…
MoreNew DKK10bn stimulus package – but where are the jobs?
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt presented the government’s new DKK10bn stimulus package, Thursday. Although unable to say how many jobs it would create, she claimed the 89 new initiatives would help the business sector…
MoreNew stimulus package will have minimal effect
DKK10bn of government stimulus spending will have minimal effect on the economy, a leading economist said after Prime Minister presented new growth initiatives, Thursday. The Danske Bank’s Steen Bocian said if the government’s…
MorePrime Minister: Liberals voted for an illegality
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt accused the opposition of supporting an illegality yesterday, after a parliamentary majority defied both the government and EU Commission by voting for a resolution requiring EU citizens to have…
MoreNo border checkpoints say Liberals
The Liberals have distanced themselves from their close ally, the Danish People’s Party (DPP), by stating very firmly that there should be no manned checkpoints along Danish borders. The DPP forced the former…
MoreMinisters reject legalised cannabis
Cannabis topped the agenda when cabinet ministers fielded questions from voters during a ‘virtual public meeting’ on the social media site Facebook, Thursday. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said she was sorry to disappoint…
MoreTax breaks attract Danish business to Poland
At least 15 Danish companies have set up operations in special EU-approved economic zones in Poland that tempt business with tax exemptions, reduced rent, and start-up grants. In return, the companies are required…
MoreBusiness shorts
More cuts for SAS? / Lundbeck in multi-million US deal / Vestas on hiring spree in US SAS: SAS employees fear they could be facing another round of cutbacks after the struggling airline…
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