International praise for Danish water sector
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) promotes the Danish water sector as a ‘role model’ for the rest of the world. The Danish water sector uses far less energy on…
MoreJensen optimistic about Europol deal
The EU could be willing to grant Denmark a limited Europol deal, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said yesterday after a series of meetings with EU leaders in Brussels. He acknowledged there are still…
MoreBudget agreement before weekend?
The government could present its 2017 budget ’within days’ – the ruling Liberals’ negotiations with its centre-right allies have reached a ‘decisive phase’, Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said yesterday, and could be…
MoreDPP EU fraud scandal grows
As chairman of the eurosceptic MELD (Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy) Danish People’s Party MEP Morten Messerchmidt, at the centre of the EU fraud scandal, gave a DKK 390,000 advertising campaign contract…
MoreSpare parts shock – Extra DKK100m invoice for fighter jets
Defence Minister Peter Christensen has asked parliament for an extra DKK100m ($15m) to buy spare parts for Denmark’s new fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jets (JSF), even though the Danish Air Force…
MoreEconomic growth upwardly adjusted
New revised GDP figures indicate the Danish economy is performing better than believed. Based on new export information from Statistics Denmark, Denmark’s biggest trade union, 3F, has calculated that GDP in 2015 was…
MoreTrump could impact Danish growth
Denmark is already suffering the effect of slow global commerce and Donald Trump’s proposed protectionist policies could make the situation even worse, Bloomberg News writes. From Bloomberg News: A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest…
MorePolice close Christiania cannabis factory
Copenhagen Police has closed down a cannabis factory in the ’free state’ of Christiania that it’s claimed produced 140,000 ’joints’ over the past two months. The operation was allegedly run by the criminal Hells…
MoreBusiness shorts
Dane to design Google HQ / Robot company sold / Lego executive quits / DFDS adjusts profit expectations Google: Danish ‘hot-shot’ architect Bjarke Ingels has been picked to design the new Google headquarters…
MoreForeign Minister lobbies for Europol
The EU is close to ruling on Denmark’s tricky Europol situation, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said last night ahead of meetings with top European Parliament officials in Brussels today. With the first anniversary of…
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