Parties renegotiating Maersk deal accused of conflict of interest
The five parties on the right currently negotiating a new North Sea deal with Maersk (APM) have collectively received around DKK4m in campaign funding from the oil and shipping giant. Maersk Oil has…
MoreWorld Bank: Denmark leads the way in green energy
Denmark is ranked number 1 on the World Bank’s RISE (Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy) report, a global policy scorecard that grades 111 countries in three areas: energy access, energy efficiency and renewable…
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Copenhagen gets EU data grant / Siemens cuts 430 jobs / Danish architect wins prestigious Italian job / Norwegian Air posts record profit / Magasin owner underpays EU data funding: Backed by a €5.6…
MoreDefence Minister heeds ‘Mad Dog’s’ warning
New US Defence Secretary James Mattis’s warning, Wednesday, that the USA may moderate support for NATO if member countries fail to increase spending was a ‘strong, concise message’ Defence Minister Claus Hjorth Frederiksen…
MoreSocial Democrats: We need to combat Russian threat
The Danish military should have the capability of defending the country against missiles fired from Russia or the Russian enclave of Kalingrad, the Social Democrats said yesterday as US Defence Secretary James Mattis…
MorePM: We may need a Europol referendum
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has warned that even though Europol negotiations are ’progressing nicely’ through the EU system Danes could be asked to decide the final outcome in yet another referendum. After…
MoreRefugees ‘ready for work’
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has vowed to get thousands of refugees into the labour market after new figures showing over half of the new arrivals are now classified as ‘able to work’, compared…
MoreDPP voters opt for Mette
A majority of Danish People’s Party (DPP) voters would like to see Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen replace Lars Løkke Rasmussen as prime minister. Following the speculation this week about a possible Soc…
MoreHouse Speaker wins flag debate
A large Danish flag will hang proudly in parliament when the new political year gets underway in October. The ‘Dannebrog’ is usually only displayed on special occasions, such as the state opening of…
MoreDanish vaccine production sold to Saudi company linked to extremism
Questions are being asked as to why the government has sold the National Serum Institute to a Saudi company with alleged links to extreme Islamists. The vaccine production facilities of the Danish State Serum…
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