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Noma to offer cheaper option / Maersk downgrades 2015 expectations / Maersk eyes Singapore container company Noma: Copenhagen’s famous Noma restaurant, three-times ranked ‘world’s best’, is to open a more ‘public friendly’ eatery…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 2nd – November 8th 2015
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen dismissed calls to give US whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum in this country. In a speech at Harvard University, the Prime Minister praised the Nordic welfare state model…
MoreForeign minister rejects Sweden’s plea for help
Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven’s plea for help to deal with the refugee crisis has fallen on deaf ears in this country. Sweden has repeatedly called for more solidarity between EU countries in…
MoreRed Cross: Sweden’s refugee climbdown will impact Denmark
Red Cross Secretary General Andreas Kamm has warned that Denmark can expect an even greater influx of refugees, after Sweden’s migration minister warned on Thursday that his government could no longer guarantee finding…
MoreSocial Democrats’ ‘scare campaign’
A nationwide advertising campaign launched today by the Social Democrats today has been dismissed as ‘deceptive’ and ‘full of lies’. The campaign, showing an anonymous child, woman, and thief, urges voters to drop…
MoreEU report: Denmark’s recovery has taken hold
In its Autumn Economic Forecast report, published Thursday in Brussels, the EU commission states the recovery of the Danish economy has taken hold and is expected to continue over the coming two years, but the…
MoreDKK42m for Mali mission
Denmark’s participation in the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali will be a costly affair, even though the government will supply far less than the UN has requested. The proposed parliamentary mandate for the…
MorePET used German undercover agent at COP15
Danish Intelligence (PET) used a controversial German undercover police agent to infiltrate left-wing groups during the 2009 COP15 climate conference. In a response to parliament’s Justice Committee, PET admitted that, in agreement with…
MoreUAE-Denmark trade, tax deal
The UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Denmark signed an agreement on Thursday on the exchange of information for tax purposes during an UAE delegation tour to Scandinavian countries. The agreement was signed by…
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SAS cancels Egypt flight / Earnings hike for Vestas / Arla to sell off juice company SAS: Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, has cancelled its flight on Saturday to Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt…
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