New Conservatives lay out election platform
The far-right ‘New Conservatives’ have collected the 20,000 verified voter signatures needed to be put on the ballot at the next general election. The party was formed last year by a group of breakaway…
MoreNo tax compromise but negotiations continue
The Danish People’s Party and Liberal Alliance are still refusing to compromise on the thorny issue of tax relief for higher earners, making a centre-right deal on the government’s 2025 political and economic…
MoreFinance Minister: EU rebate at risk
Denmark risks losing its €130 million EU rebate when Brexit becomes a reality. Denmark was granted the rebate in 2013 after making it a condition for backing the bloc’s budget, while Sweden and the…
MoreVestager defends EU corporate tax crackdown
During a trip to the USA, Wednesday, Danish EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager defended her order for Apple Inc. to pay as much as €13 bn ($14.5 bn) in back taxes. In an…
MoreNovo offers cut-price insulin to developing nations
Pharma giant Novo Nordisk has pledged to provide insulin at steeply discounted prices in the world’s least-developed nations in what it is calling its “access to insulin commitment.” Reuters reports that the company,…
MoreGovernment offers Maersk Oil a helping hand in North Sea.
The government is determined to find an economically viable solution that will allow A.P. Moller-Maersk’s energy arm to continue production at the Tyra gas field in the North Sea, Energy and Climate Minister…
MoreBusiness shorts
Maersk praises India trade figures / NETS IPO brought forward / Shipping lobby’s arctic demand India: Maersk reports a signficant increase in container freight shipping in India. Trade increased by 11% during the first…
MoreDPP renews call for ban on religious symbolism
The Danish People’s Party has called for a ban on religious headwear in the government’s 2025 political and economic agenda, currently under negotiation. The party’s foreign affairs spokesman, Martin Henriksen, said the ban…
MoreForeign fighter challenges passport seizure
A Danish ‘foreign fighter’ who has fought against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq has filed charges against the police for seizing his passport. The 32-year-old Danish-Iraqi’s lawyer said he was ‘shocked’ that…
MoreTax cuts favour the ‘wealthy’
It’s the wealthy who’ve benefited most from various tax reforms over the past 15 years. A new study by the trade union-backed Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM) shows the 10% who…
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