Denmark delays aid to Tanzania
Denmark is amongst a group of 12 international donors that have delayed budget support for Tanzania until findings of an investigation into charges of corruption in the energy sector are released and appropriate action…
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Metro pulls out / Danish company wins Kenya port contract / Floods cause losses for TRYG Metro: German retailer Metro is pulling out of the Danish cash and carry market which it claims…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 5th – October 11th, 2014
Politics/Economy Welfare and immigration dominated Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s commencement speech to parliament, Tuesday, as she mapped out the government’s agenda ahead of the general election – a cap on family reunification, effective…
MoreUN accuses Denmark of ‘shirking its responsibility’
The UN has criticised the government’s plan to restrict refugees’ right to family reunification. Pia Prydtz Phiri, Regional Representative at UNHCR Stockholm, told DR News that the planned amendment to immigration legislation could…
MoreJustice Minister quits
Breaking News – Justice Minister Karen Hækkerup has quit to become Managing Director of The Danish Agriculture & Food Council, forcing Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to make yet another cabinet re-shuffle, the eighth…
MoreRefugee proposal compared to persecution of Jews in 1930’s
The Danish People’s Party and Liberal Alliance’s proposal to send refugees to camps abroad provokes memories of the persecution of Jews in the 1930’s, the Social Liberals foreign affairs spokeswoman Zenia Stampe said last…
MoreLebanon and Israel distance themselves from refugee proposal
Lebanon has urged Denmark to stop arguing about the refugee situation and concentrate on solving the situation in Syria and Iraq instead. After the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Liberal Alliance’s (LA) call for…
MoreLocal authorities cut public spending
Although the Prime Minister has repeatedly claimed that the Liberals’ proposal of zero public sector growth will lead to a deterioration in welfare, a new report by the Finance Ministry reveals that a…
MoreLEGO backs out of Shell contract after Greenpeace pressure
Oil and fuel giant Shell has characterised its promotional partnership with LEGO as a ‘major success’, even though the Danish toy giant’s glowing image has been tarnished. The campaign, in which Shell gave away…
MoreUS Federal Maritime Commission gives go ahead to Maersk alliance
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has confirmed the decision to clear the 2M alliance between A.P. Moller-Maersk and MSC Mediterranean Shipping, which will give the two top container shipping companies a 32…
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