Inflation up as prices rise
Danish consumer prices rose by 0.6% in May compared to the same month last year, a trend that will continue throughout 2015 according to leading economists. Senior analyst Tore Stramer of Nykredit attributed…
MoreSealand property values skyrocket
The property boom in the affluent Zealand region north of Copenhagen continues to gain strength. The average value of a 140 square metre house increased by more than DKK 100 000 in the…
MoreElection 2015: Polls indicate opposition recovery
After a poor start to the election campaign, two new polls indicate the opposition appears to be recovering lost ground with just one week to go until polling day. The latest Voxmeter poll…
MoreElection 2015: Day 15
A round up of the election news on Day 15 of the campaign: TV2 predicted the closest election ever, in which the red bloc could end up with a majority of votes but…
MoreElection 2015: Løkke makes surprise ghetto stop
Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen made a surprise, unannounced visit to the immigrant-dominated social housing estate of Vollsmose in Odense, Wednesday, where police had come under attack from youths throwing stones and Molotov…
MoreElection 2015: Opposition parties send joint message on immigration
With just one week to go until polling day the four opposition parties are trying to push immigration up the election agenda by joining together in a new ad campaign promoting stricter refugee…
MoreElection 2015: Liberal MP derides DPP’s border control demand
A Liberal MP has lashed out at the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) ‘foolish’ call for stricter border control. After DPP leadership handed out cake at the Danish-German border, Tuesday, to highlight their call…
MoreElection 2015: Right wing call for more police
Despite a new Eurobarometer survey showing that 98% of people in Denmark feel secure in their city, town or village, the highest level in the EU, the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Conservatives are…
MoreRomanian safe-crackers jailed
Three Romanian nationals have been jailed in Denmark’s biggest-ever safe-cracking case. A Nykøbing-Falster court found the men guilty of 164 break-ins in supermarkets, building suppliers, and industrial companies where they broke open safes…
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Police launch bribe investigation/National Bank sells government bonds/ Vestas wins DONG contract Bribes: The National Police have launched an internal investigation into bribery allegations surrounding two IT companies in Nykøbing Sjaelland, in which it’s…
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