Company gets €6m EU grant, slashes 125 jobs, and moves to Poland
An engineering works in southern Jutland has fired 125 employees and relocated production to Poland after receiving a DKK45m (€6m) grant from the EU. The Kongskilde company will in future manufacture agricultural machinery…
MoreDanish rape victim forced to return to India
A 52-year-old Danish woman who was allegedly gang raped by eight persons in India last year, appeared in a Delhi court to provide testimony, Wednesday. The woman said she was gang-raped at knifepoint in…
MoreJihadists nabbed on way to Denmark
Three Afghan nationals with links to jihadist networks were arrested at Marrakesh airport, Wednesday, when they tried to board a plane to Copenhagen. The Moroccan authorities said the men were carrying false passports…
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Ryanair will appeal to EU / Top copyright lawyer accused of fraud / Vestas wins big energy deal: Ryanair: A furious Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said he would be appealing to the EU after a…
MoreDenmark to re-impose border controls
During talks in Berlin, Tuesday, new Foreign Minister Karsten Jensen informed his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, that Denmark plans to re-impose border controls while sticking to the rules of the EU’s open-border Schengen agreement….
MoreForeign Ministry: No plans to introduce permanent border control
In an unusual move the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release, Tuesday evening, denying reports that the new government, under pressure from the Danish People’s Party, is planning to establish permanent…
MoreGreek exit will create political headache says Foreign Minister
The political repercussions of a Greek exit from the Eurozone will outweigh the financial problems, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen warned yesterday after a Berlin meeting with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He said…
MoreDanish companies prepared for ‘Grexit’
Danish dairy and pharmaceutical companies in Greece have been preparing for the current crisis for years. A DR News ‘voxpop’ poll of some of Denmark’s biggest names reveals they aren’t intimidated by the…
MoreMaersk pays Greek staff ahead of time to avoid capital controls
Oil and shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk has paid its employees in Greece early in anticipation of capital controls which were imposed after talks between Athens and its foreign creditors collapsed. However, the company…
MoreRight-wing dispute about Kjærsgaard’s speaker candicacy
Cracks are appearing on the centre-right just 11 days after the four ‘blue bloc’ parties seized power at the election. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has accused the Liberal Alliance (LA) of acting…
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