Foreign Ministry officials reprimanded
Foreign Minister Martin Lideggard has dismissed allegations that three high-ranking ministry civil servants were politically motivated when they failed to inform former development minister, Christan Friis Bach, about the correct travel procedures employed…
MoreDanish OSCE observer released last night
Rebels in southeast Ukraine released a Danish OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) observer and three colleagues held by Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine for the past month early this morning,…
MoreGovernment pushes for better pig welfare standards
Government moves to improve welfare standards for pigs have been positively received by the The Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F), a special-interest organisation representing the Danish farming and food industry. A new…
MoreDEA reduces oil and energy outlook
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has cut its outlook for the country’s oil and gas production over the next five years. The agency said Thursday it expected oil production next year to be…
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Airport strike could lead to delays today / Vestas in $5m settlement / Maersk Line inks New Zealand deal Airport: Passengers were left stranded at Copenhagen Airport yesterday when SAS ground staff called…
MoreGerman media predicts top job for Thorning
The respected German newspaper, Die Welt, predicts that Helle Thorning-Schidt will be named next President of the European Council at the EU summit that gets underway today in Brussels, replacing Herman Van Rompuy…
MoreGreen fund to boost jobs, exports
A left-wing alliance consisting of the two government partners, the Red/Green Alliance, and the Socialist People’s Party reached agreement on a new ’green fund’, Wednesday, aimed at boosting exports and creating jobs. Finance…
MoreGreenpeace condemns fracking decision
Environmental organisations have condemned Frederikshavn’s decision to allow fracking. After the local town council granted French oil giant Total permission to test drill for shale gas from the deep Danish underground in North…
MoreDenmark high on refugee list
Denmark is no.4 on the list of European countries for refugees. 3,889 residency permits were granted here last year, which, in per capita terms, places Denmark behind Austria, Sweden, and the no.1, Malta….
MoreDanske Bank: The upswing has landed
The Danske Bank’s latest state of the economy report confirms that the Danish economy is on the verge of an upswing. The bank’s senior economist, Steen Bocian, said the economy got off to…
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