Posted on 17. May, 2016 in: News

Green Card scheme in danger

Parliament is debating doing away with theGreen Card scheme that allows skilled foreigners to come work in Denmark, less than 2 years after a major overhaul that tightened the requirements. After finding in…

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Posted on 17. May, 2016 in: News

Red/Green turnaround on EU

The Red/Green Alliance will run for EU parliament in the next round of elections in 2019, after a wide margin passed the motion at the party’s annual conference over the weekend. The left…

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Posted on 16. May, 2016 in: News

Red/Green conference signals change

The Red/Green Alliance’s annual conference over the  weekend signalled  a number of important changes for the far-left party. The primary change is new leader, Pernille Skipper, who made her first speech as titular head…

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Posted on 16. May, 2016 in: News

Government gets flack for plans to scrap windmills

The government wants to scrap plans to build new coastal wind farms to bridge the revenue loss from abolishing the PSO (Public Service Obligation), a duty on electricity that funds green conversion, but the left are opposed….

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Posted on 16. May, 2016 in: News

Danish companies worried about “Brexit”

Danish business leaders are concerned about the effect the British ‘Brexit’ referendum may have on the global economy. “It isn’t on our wishlist’, said Danfoss CEO Niels B. Christiansen. “It creates uncertainty in the…

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Posted on 16. May, 2016 in: News

Business Minister targets Chinese tourism

Minister for Business and Growth Troels Lund Poulsen is heading for China in an effort to attract tourism from the fast growing market. Ahead of the trip he said he’s ‘enthusiastic’ about the opportunity…

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Posted on 16. May, 2016 in: News

PM’s stand-up routine at White House

At a White House gala dinner, Friday,  Lars Løkke Rasmussen  praised US President Barak Obama and joked about Denmark’s relationship with the USA. The Danish Prime Minister spoke at the gala which was attended by…

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Posted on 13. May, 2016 in: News

Fighter jet confirmation

As reported Wednesday, the government has confirmed the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II for Denmark’s new fighter programme after evaluating the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon. It will now seek…

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Posted on 12. May, 2016 in: News

Maersk opens up about tax havens

A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), Denmark’s biggest company, has admitted to moving profits offshore but stressed it has always acted legally. Few Danish companies have subsidiaries in tax havens but Maersk is an exception, with…

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Posted on 12. May, 2016 in: News

Has benefits cap created poverty trap?

11,800 welfare recipients, including 7,000 children, are now living under the poverty level as defined by the previous Social Democrat-led government. The figures form part of an official Employment Ministry response to a…

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