Government revises growth projection
For the fifth time since last year’s election the government has been forced to downwardly revise its economic growth projections. In the latest Financial Review, published Monday, the government now forecasts GDP growth…
MoreTrump questions Denmark’s new fighter jets
Donald Trump has targeted the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jet, of which Denmark has purchased 27, in his latest Twitter outburst. The Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jet has been chosen by the…
MoreDenmark low in EU smoking rankings
Denmark is the cancer capital of the world, with around 338 out of every 100,000 Danes being affected by the killer disease, yet the country has one of the lowest smoking rates in…
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Maersk cleared of illegalities in India / Maersk inks freight deal / Vestas wins new Aussie deal / SAS purchases 5 new Airbus planes India: The Danish Environmental Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) has ruled Maersk…
MoreLøkke urges Turkey to make ‘proportional response’ after latest tragedy
Europe needs to understand what Turkey is up against, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday after two suicide bombers killed at least 38 civilians and police officers at a football stadium in…
MoreDKK 50m more in humanitarian aid for Iraq
During his visit to Iraq over the weekend Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen pledged an extra DKK 50m ($7.4m) in emergency aid. The money is to be distributed by five leading Danish aid…
MoreF-16s grounded until 2018
Danish F-16 fighter jets will return home from Iraq this week after a 6-month mission and will be grounded for at least a year, Kim Jensen, head of operations at the Incirlik base…
MoreEx-PM condemns refugee ban
Former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has come out against the government’s decision to stop accepting so-called ‘UN quota’ refugees. Denmark normally takes in around 500 refugees every year but Integration Minister Inger Støjberg…
More‘Broad mindedness’ tops social values canon
’Broad mindedness’ tops the list of social values the Danish public believes believe should form the core of Danish society in the future. Former Culture Minister Bertel Haarder launched the ’Denmark Canon’ last…
MoreDanish agency calls for Russia sport ban
Denmark’s anti-doping agency has called for Russia to be excluded from all sporting competitions – including the 2018 football World Cup which the country is hosting – after the international World Anti-Doping Agency…
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