Drop in production
Denmark’s industrial production dropped for the second straight month in May and the fall steepened from the previous month, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Tuesday. Industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted 3.6 percent…
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The Greeks’ rejection of the international bailout has divided Danish politicians. Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen characterised the ‘no’ as a ‘step towards economic catastrophe’ for Greece, while the far-left Red/Greens’ Nikolaj Villumsen hailed…
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The EU’s only aim in keeping debt-ridden Greece in the Eurozone is to stop struggling economies in southern Europe ditching the euro, EU sceptic Danish People’s Party MEP Morten Messerschmidt said yesterday after…
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Long time Socialist People’s Party MEP Margrethe Auken has called on Martin Schulz, the German president of the European Parliament, to quit for expressing himself in a ‘politically biased’ manner on the Greek…
MoreLA challenges government on Iraq Commission
The Liberal Alliance (LA) has called for the release of all the information gathered by the Iraq Commission before it was shut down by the new Liberal government last week. The party’s foreign…
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The ruling Liberals have backtracked on their vow to renegotiate a cross-party energy agreement. Denmark’s energy policy until 2020 is bound by the 2012 framework agreement between all parties, with the exception of…
MoreDanish Iraq troops carried photos of corpses
Five Danish soldiers have been ordered to return home from Iraq after images of civilian corpses were found on their mobile phones. A spokesman for the Danish military said there are no indications…
MoreForeign Minister appoints critic as advisor
Christopher Arzrouni, former sub-editor for financial daily Børsen, has been appointed special advisor, or ‘spin doctor’, to Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen. Mr Arzrouni is well-known for challenging the accepted view on issues such…
MoreCarlsberg in battle for Myanmar beer market
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg is on collision course with its rival, Heineken, in Myanmar. Both brewers are seeking to exploit the potential of the southeast Asian nation where more than 80 percent of…
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