Danish company cleared of supplying surveillance equipment to rogue state
A Danish company has been cleared of illegally supplying hi-tech surveillance equipment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to monitor social media. The Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen) launched an investigation into Aarhus-based IT…
MoreDenmark holds single-parent record
Denmark has the highest percentage of single-parent families in the EU. In a new report by EU statistics agency, Eurostat, Denmark (30%) recorded the highest proportion of single adult households with children, followed…
MoreImmigrant pensioners living in poverty
Many immigrants from non-western countries are heading for a life of poverty when they reach retirement age. A new report by the National Research Centre for Welfare (Vive) shows how immigrants from Pakistan,…
MoreRich Danes buy up Scottish highlands
Denamrk’s richest man, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, whose family owns global toy empire LEGO, has bought the Ledgowan highland estate in Scotland for nearly DKK40m. Once the sale is finalised, he will own more…
MoreDanish police denied direct access to Europol info
Thousands of Danish police officers will in the future be denied access to Europol’s search engine because Denmark isn’t a full member of the EU’s cross-border police agency. Danes rejected adopting EU rules…
MoreGovernment defies Trump with funding for IAEA
The government has earmarked nearly DKK5m (approx. $792,000) to the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency to monitor Iran and make sure the country is living up to its 2015 deal, dismissed by President Trump…
MoreDanish ban won’t halt Nord Stream 2
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project will be re-routed if parliament passes a new bill that blocks the gas pipeline from passing through Danish territorial waters. A cross-party majority is considering amending legislation so Denmark can…
MoreDPP: Danish names only
Danish educational institutions will be banned from adopting English names if a new Danish People’s Party (DPP) proposal is passed by parliament. The party’s culture spokesman, Alex Ahrendtsen, said it ‘pains him’ to…
MoreLeading economists list threats to economy
Four leading economists from Berlingske’s business-economy panel have pinpointed the biggest threats to the economy, including a lack of manpower, restrictions on free trade, an interest rate increase, and a possible U.S recession….
MoreDenmark high on gender equality
Denmark is second only to Sweden in an EU-wide comparison of gender equality. The latest report by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) an autonomous EU body, ranks Denmark number 2 with…
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