Thorning urges Russian to toe the line as EU maintains sanctions
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said the EU isn’t ‘playing games’ with Russia after EU leaders agreed to maintain tough sanctions against the country at the Brussels summit, yesterday. The PM said last night…
MoreLow approval ratings for Løkke and friends
As the election approaches, centre-right leaders continue to receive poor personal approval ratings. Although the opposition remains on course for victory, voters only give Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen a ‘C-’grade in a…
MoreAsylum isn’t my responsibility says Justice Minister
Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday it’s not her job to get involved in whether a team of civil servants should embark on a fact-finding mission in a far-off country, or even evaluate…
MoreGovernment reduces asylum projection
It now looks like around 15,000 asylum seekers will have come to Denmark in 2014, 25 per cent less than the panic estimate of 20,000 three months ago which caused the government to…
MoreDenmark best for business
Denmark is the best country in the world for business, according to influential business magazine Forbes. The magazine attributes Denmark’s top ranking to an ‘extremely positive business climate’ and the ‘flexisecurity’ model, which…
MoreEU Court rules it’s OK to fire fat guy
The Court of Justice of the European Union (EJC) ruled in favour of a local Danish authority yesterday in a case brought by a Danish court, which wanted guidance over a complaint of…
MoreFraud Squad nabs OW Bunker employee wanted in Italy
The Danish Fraud Squad arrested a former manager of collapsed ship fuel supplier OW Bunker , Thursday, with the aim of handing him over to Italy where he’s suspected of embezzlement and fraud. Announcing…
MoreSAS: Free flights by 2018
Management at Scandinavian airline SAS predicts that passengers could be travelling free by 2018. Vice President for Sales & Marketing Eivind Roald said the price war with Norwegian Air is already lost and…
MoreBusiness shorts
Novozymes determined to turn waste into fuel…..Novo inks DKK1bn deal Novozymes: Novozymes , the world’s largest enzymes producer, will stick to its plans to develop transportation fuel made from agricultural waste, despite a…
MoreJustice Minister tries to put cap on Eritrea scandal
Supplementary information supplied by the Immigration Service denies any political intervention in the original Eritrea report that’s been heavily criticised in both this country and abroad. Justice Minister Mette Federiksen, who earlier this…
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