Business leaders urge government to drop anti-refugee campaign
Leading Danish companies have urged the government to drop the planned anti-refugee campaign in foreign newspapers, which they claim will portray Denmark as a closed-off country, damage the business sector’s ability to recruit…
MoreFacebook group challenges government with ‘Welcome to Denmark’ campaign
A Facebook group set up to challenge Denmark’s harsh anti-refugee rhetoric has raised DKK 100,000 in less than a week. Around 1,000 people have so far responded to the ‘Welcome to Denmark –…
MoreUnemployment stable, industrial confidence down
The rate of unemployment remained stable for a third straight month at a 6-year low in June, while the industrial confidence indicator fell for the second consecutive month in July, figures from Statistics…
MoreListeria outbreak – one dead, four infected
One person has died and four have been infected after eating fish traced back to the supplier, Hjerting Salmon Ltd, a company linked to last year’s listeria outbreak. Since then the Food &…
MoreRussian tourists bypass Denmark
The stand-off between the EU and Russia has had a negative effect on tourism in this country. A new report by the hotel and restaurant trade organization, Horesta, reveals a 20% decrease in…
MoreCrown Prince opens Arla office in Asia
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik officially opened dairy giant Arla’s office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday. It will be the main office for all of the company’s activities in Asia, where Arla…
MoreBusiness shorts
Chinese drop Danish fashion/Lundbeck joins Alzheimers project/US chemical giant opens HQ in Denmark/DONG divests turbine testing site China fashion: The Chinese appear to have lost interest in Danish haute couture. New figures show…
MoreGovernment in PKK dilemma
The government will resist moves to remove the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from the EU’s list of terror organisations. Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen said yesterday it’s a dilemma PKK is on…
MoreGovernment considers ‘alternative contribution’ to Iraq mission
The government is ready to consider scaling down Denmark’s role in the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS). In response to reports that F-16 planes in Iraq are worn out and their…
MoreConservatives denounce animal rights activists
The Conservatives’ Rasmus Jarlov has told animal rights activists protesting the annual ‘grind’ whale slaughter in the Faroes Islands to stop the hypocrisy. The Danish Parliament’s mail system is creaking under the pressure…
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