Top economists question Løkke’s reform policy
Leading economists have dismissed the need for further labour market reforms. In his televised New Year speech to the nation, Monday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned against a repeat of ten years…
MoreDanske Bank warns of economic overheating
Danske Bank has lowered its forecast for Denmark’s economic growth this year but at the same time warned of the risk of economic overheating within the next few years. Denmark’s biggest bank said…
MoreVestager launches Luxembourg probe
After previously targeting the favourable tax deals given to multinationals such as Google, Apple, and Starbucks, Danish EU Competition Commissioner has now widened the investigation into Luxembourg’s tax treatment of the French energy…
MoreHacker suspected of sabotaging Queen’s speech
Copenhagen Police arrested a 51-year-old man, Thursday, on suspicion of causing a TV blackout New Year’s Eve just as the Queen was about to give her traditional speech. Experts in IT security believe…
MoreSlight rise in unemployment
Gross unemployment grew by 1,100 in November as more refugees and immigrants, hit by the cap on social benefits, joined the jobless queue but the overall rate held steady for the fourth consecutive…
MoreBorder control has cost DKK200m – money well spent says minister
Border control has been ‘well worth the expense’, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday in response to critics who’ve dismissed the move as a waste of money, a drain on police resources, and…
MoreRefugees attempt dangerous walk to Sweden
312 refugees have attempted to cross the Øresund Strait and reach Sweden by foot over the past year, either through the train tunnel or across the bridge. Head of bridge security, Ulla Eilersen,…
MoreJobless ‘wrapped in cotton wool’
The unemployed have for too long been ’wrapped in cotton wool’ by soft-hearted social workers according to a leading job consultant. Søren Thorsager, head of jobseekers’ rehabilitation in Odense, where a recent study…
MoreMetro company cleared of Mafia charge
The Italian consortium behind the Copenhagen Metro Team (CMT) that’s currently expanding the underground rail system throughout the capital has threatened to sue Denmark’s biggest union, 3F, for wrongfully alleging links to the…
MoreFewer smokers but Denmark still no.1 in cancer
The number of smokers in this country has fallen to its lowest level ever, with just 16% of adults now lighting up. Although Denmark has often been described as a ‘smokers’ paradise’, with…
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