Big profit for Novo boosts share price
Multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s biggest company by market capitalisation and the world’s biggest maker of diabetes drugs, enjoyed a stock market boost, Wednesday, after it beat operating profit forecasts for the first quarter and…
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Danish Crown calls for more pig slaughters / U.S. lawsuits cost Coloplast millions / KK Wind targets India Danish Crown: As the global demand for port exceeds supply, Danish Crown, Denmark’s biggest food exporter,…
MoreDenmark signs on to safe school decree
Denmark has endorsed the Safe School Declaration on protecting schools during conflicts, an ‘important initiative’ in allowing children and young people to get an education during times of war, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen…
MoreDPP: Ignore the EU on border control
The Danish People’s Party has urged the government to ignore the EU and maintain border control. The EU Commission granted Denmark permission to impose temporary controls at the start of last year following…
MoreSweden stops ID checks on commuters
Sweden is stopping ID checks on people entering the country from Denmark. Border controls were re-imposed imposed at the height of the refugee crisis last year after more than 160,000 people sought asylum…
MoreLøkke ready to discuss human rights with China
On the first day of his official visit to China, Tuesday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said mutual cooperation and good relations are the key to reforming Chinese society, following criticism from the…
MoreSaudis, Americans, and a Canadian on government’s hate preacher list
The government’s ‘sanctions list’ of hate preachers banned from entering Denmark includes two very prominent preachers from Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Al Arifi and Salman Al Odah. Muhammad Al Arifi has around 17.3 million followers…
MoreLocal communities put red light on green energy
The small island of Mors in Jutland is the latest local municipality to say no to land-based wind turbines. Despite Denmark’s reputation as a world leader in wind energy a growing number of…
MoreParliament delays new immigration measures
Parliament has called a ‘time out’ on negotiations surrounding two new immigration measures aimed at removing the 26-year citizenship requirement and making it easier for highly-paid Danes living abroad to bring their foreign…
MoreSurprising PISA figures
Danish schoolkids have performed better than expected on the 2017 PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) rankings, a worldwide exam administered every three years that measures 15-year-olds in 72 countries on mathematics, reading and science….
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