New poll: Dead heat as Social Democrats slip
The Social Democrats have dipped in the polls over the summer, raising doubts about the opposition’s ability to win the next election. The party has dropped by 2.2 percentage points, to 25%, shrinking…
MoreGovernment targets small companies’ tax evasion
The government will earmark DKK400m over the next four years to help stop tax evasion but it’s not enough according to the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) and Danish People’s Party (DPP). Tax minister…
MoreDanish Crown inks lucrative China pork deal
466 million Chinese consumers will soon be able to buy Danish pork on the internet. Danish Crown, the world’s largest pork exporter, has signed an agreement with Alibaba, China’s biggest online commerce company, to…
MoreRetail sales dip
Retail sales, normally a sign of consumer confidence, fell slightly for the second straight month in July. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show retail trade turnover edged down by 0.1 percent month-over-month in…
MoreBusiness shorts
DR in VAT trouble / Government moves to boost tax concession for skilled immigrants / Vestager probes Bayer seed deal State-run TV and radio network DR could be forced to refund billions of…
MoreHeadless torso found as inventor admits burying journalist at sea
The headless torso of a woman was discovered in the waters off Copenhagen yesterday just hours after inventor Peter Madsen admitted that the Swedish journalist missing since August 11 died in an accident…
MoreAmbassador to Russia downplays military threat
Denmark’s ambassador to Russia, Thomas Winkler, has warned against ‘over exaggerating’ the Russian military threat. In an op-ed article in Berlingske, Monday, the ambassador claimed that Russia, and Putin, don’t act ‘less logically’…
MorePolitical support for fast-track deportation of criminal immigrants
A political majority is ready to start deporting more criminal foreigners as quickly as possible. Following a summer of gang warfare and shootings the government has asked a Justice Ministry working group to…
MoreLiberals back down on pepper sprays
The Liberals have bowed to public pressure and will support moves to legalise pepper spray. The ruling party has consistently rejected the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) proposal to allow people to carry pepper…
MoreCrown Prince humiliated in Australia
Crown Prince Frederik suffered humiliation in Australia last week when he was turned away from a Brisbane bar. The Prince and his entourage were denied entry to the Jade Buddha Bar just before midnight on…
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