China sausage deal confirmed
As reported by 7.59, Thursday, Denmark and China have signed an agreement during Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s official trip to the country that paves the way for multi-million sausage sales. From the…
MoreChina recognises Danish eco-label
Danish companies looking to export organic food products to the huge Chinese market have been given a boost by Prime Miniser Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s China visit this week. From the Ministry of Environment…
MoreBudget surplus reduces borrowing need
The government may be in a position to reduce its 2017 borrowing requirement due to a larger-than-expected budget surplus in the first four months of the year. The January-April public accounts showed a…
MoreDanes want more free trade
While voters in the USA, Great Britain, and now France have taken an anti-globalisation stance Danes have become increasingly pro-free trade. In a new survey by The Danish Agriculture and Food Council, 76%…
MoreBusiness shorts
Carsberg sales up / DONG settles North Sea dispute Brewing giant Carlsberg reported a 5 percent rise in first quarter (Q1) sales, despite setbacks in Russia, its biggest market, and Eastern Europe. Q1…
MoreSocial Democrats join call for border control
The Social Democrats have confirmed their new, hard-line immigration policy – and their shift towards the Danish People’s Party – by urging the government to extend control of the German border. Parliament’s biggest…
MoreLøkke in China: Panda diplomacy and sausage deal
While Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was at Chengdu Zoo in China, Wednesday, getting familiar with the two giant pandas who will be loaned to Copenhagen Zoo next year, Danish trade representatives were…
MoreFrench ambassador: Election is a battle about France’s identity
France’s ambassador to Denmark, François Zimeray, hopes that his country’s general election on Sunday will ’surprise the world’. In a televised interview with TV2 the Ambassador said whether voters choose Marine Le Pen…
MoreNew property tax deal
A cross-party majority has reached agreement on a new property/land tax deal, ending months of speculation concerning an extremely sensitive issue for homeowners, a key group for coalition partner, the Conservatives. The end…
MoreDenmark to command NATO fleet
Denmark has been given command of one of NATO’s two standing naval forces from January 1st 2018 – the ‘Maritime Group One’ (SNMG1) in the North Atlantic. Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen announced the…
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