Foreign fighters highlight Danish weakness says DPP
Three more young Muslims from the east Jutland region have travelled to Syria to become foreign fighters – yet another example of ‘weak’ Denmark, according to the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The three…
MoreRussia: Nordic office employees are foreign agents
The Nordic Council of Ministers has closed its office in St Petersburg after the Russian authorities accused employees of being ‘foreign agents’. The Nordic Council is made up of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and…
MoreSaudi recalls ambassador from Sweden as relations worsen
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Stockholm amid a row over military ties as the diplomatic crisis between the two countries continues to escalate. Earlier this week, Sweden said it would end…
MorePolitically incorrect Danish ambassador chastised for indian joke
Denmark’s Ambassador to the USA, Peter Taksøe-Jensen, has come under fire for making a politically insensitive joke about indigenous Indians in the US. The Lompoc Record, a local newspaper in California, reports that city…
MoreUS dollar hits 7 kroner – good news for exports, bad news for tourists
The exchange rate of the dollar rose to DKK7 Wednesday and has now increased 14 per cent since the start of the year. Since May 2014, when the exchange rate was just DKK5.35,…
MoreNordea optimistic about economy
Nordea, the Nordic region’s biggest bank, has raised its economic forecasts for the Danish economy. In its latest ‘Economic Perspective’ report, the bank upwardly adjusts its December prognosis to 1.5 per cent growth this…
MoreRise in exports
An impressive increase in exports at the start of the year has added to the growing optimism for the economy. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show that exports rose by 3.5 per cent…
MorePoliticians dismiss EU asylum proposal
Danish politicians have dismissed a European Commission proposal to use offices and embassies outside the EU to process hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and refugees before they reach Europe. The British Guardian…
MoreAlternative Party provides slight boost for coalition but opposition remains on course for victory
The newly-founded Alternative Party would kick-off its parliamentary career with four MP’s if an election was held today. A new YouGov poll for free daily metroXpress gives the party 2.2 per cent of the…
MoreSocial Liberal leader attacks opposition’s ‘irresponsible’ economic policy
As the general election approaches, Economy Minister Morten Østgeragard has launched an attack on the opposition’s ‘irresponsible economic policy’. According to the Social Liberal leader, centre-right parties have shown they have learned nothing…
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