DONG wins German contracts with zero bid
Partially state-owned Dong Energy has won bids to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. The Danish energy giant was awarded the rights to build the projects during the first…
MoreTrump’s protectionism could benefit Denmark
Danish Crown, Denmark’s biggest food exporter, remains optimistic despite President Trump’s protectionist agenda. After Mr Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the EU and Japan are locked in negotiations surrounding an…
MoreEuropol deal close to ratification
Denmark’s Europol compromise moved a step closer yesterday after the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved the proposed agreement that will allow Danish police restricted access to the cross-border…
MoreEnvironment Minister in trouble – again
Environment Minister Esben Lund Larsen is in more hot water after dismissing the public’s right of access to official documents as a ‘disease within society’. The minister was unaware he was being taped…
MoreEx-Senator demands Danish citizenship for Virgin islanders
A former U.S. senator has urged Denmark to grant citizenship to any resident of the Virgin Islands who can trace their ancestry back to the Danish colonial era before the islands were sold…
MoreOECD: Hosting refugees isn’t aid development
Prosperous western countries, including Denmark, have been criticised for spending aid funding to host refugees instead of tackling poverty in under-developed countries. New OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) figures, released Tuesday,…
MoreNo local government referendums
Both the Liberals and Social Democrats have dismissed a proposal for more referendums at local level. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) had suggested that citizens should be able to decide local issues by…
MoreLet’s get physical
They might not always look it but Danes are the most physically active in Europe. A new study by the EU’s statistics agency, Eurostat, reveals that 31% of the Danish population exercise or…
MoreGovernment lays out ‘twin approach’ to Russian pipeline
The government is to apply a ‘two-track’ approach to the controversial Russian pipeline issue. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Danish government has continuously stressed the importance of the EU engaging in…
MorePrice of immigration: DKK 28bn per year
Non-western immigrants and their descendants cost the Danish state DKK33bn (€4.4bn) in 2014, new Finance Ministry figures show. According to the ministry, western immigrants who come to Denmark to work are extremely beneficial…
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