Trump’s tax cuts could influence Denmark
U.S. President Trump’s move to lower corporate tax to 15% could have serious repercussions for Denmark, business leaders warned last night after the details of the president’s tax reform proposals were released. If…
MoreMalmø mayor links crime wave to Denmark
Copenhagen’s close neighbour, Malmø, has suffered a spate of shootings and murders over the past year but according to the south Swedish city’s mayor many of the problems are imported from Denmark. Katrin…
MoreNewspaper fights fake news…with fake news
Right-wing Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl will be giving a fiery speech at a left-wing May 1st rally in Copenhagen, according to an article splashed across the front page of today’s…
MoreJobless debate ‘degrading’
A majority of voters believe the ongoing debate about unemployment has become too harsh. In a new poll, 46% of respondents agree that the tone has become ‘degrading’ or ‘inappropriate’, while just 22%…
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Maersk joins Microsoft / Energy exports down / Industry calls for political help Shipping and oil giant Maersk has joined forces with Microsoft in a strategic move to revolutionise supply-chain management and global trade….
MoreSocial Democrats adopt ‘realistic’ approach to immigration
The era of mass immigration is over, Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen said yesterday in support of party whip Henrik Sass Larsen, who has come under fire for claiming in an op-ed piece…
MoreRefugees drop out of labour market after 10 years
Contrary to popular belief the employment rate for refugees falls when they’ve been in Denmark for a number of years. A new pan-Scandinavian survey by the Nordic Council of Ministers, published today, focusing on…
MoreAsylum seekers go missing
Nearly half of 326 failed asylum seekers registered at the Kjærshoved exit centre have gone missing and are wanted by the police. The Social Democrats’ justice spokeswoman, Trine Bramsen, has demanded increased focus…
MoreDanish companies tumble down climate-risk list
Despite good intentions, Danish pension funds are failing to ensure their multi-million investments in companies abroad are being used to improve the climate. Denmark has dropped three places, to a modest no.8, on…
MoreSuccessful energy companies to lose subsidies
The renewable energy sector has been so successful it’s ready to survive on its own much sooner than anyone expected, Energy Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt, said yesterday, adding that it’s a development he…
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