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…
MoreRed/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…
MoreRed/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…
MoreGovernment 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….
MoreDanish 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…
MoreBusiness 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…
MorePM’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…
MoreFighter 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…
MoreMaersk 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…
MoreHas 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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