Strike averted, agreements reached
The threat of widespread industrial action was averted at the last minute, late Saturday, when negotiators reached agreement om a collective wage deal for around 180,000 state employees including high-school teachers, priests, police…
MoreForeign Minister: Russian aggression needs to stop
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has again urged Russia to desist its aggressive behaviour. Ahead of Friday’s NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels, Mr Samuelsen suggested the possibility of further sanctions following the nerve…
MoreRussia’s ‘nuclear Titanic’ to sail past Denmark
A controversial floating nuclear power plant built by Russia will pass through Danish territorial waters this week. The DKK3bn ($480m) Akademik Lomonosov, dubbed a ‘nuclear Titanic’ by Greenpeace, will be towed through the…
MoreLøkke looks to boost flagging electric car sales
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is considering new initiatives to boost Denmark’s ailing electric car market. Danish sales of electric vehicles have fallen dramatically, from nearly 5,000 in 2015 to around 700 in…
MoreEx-PM’s Twitter account hacked
Former Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasnmussen’s Twitter account was hacked by a Turkish group, Saturday. The ex-NATO Secretary General’s personal information was changed to include ‘Ayyıldız Tim’ an infamous Turkish hacker group,…
MoreCambodian ‘enemy of the government’ returned to Denmark
The leader of a Cambodian anti-government group is back in Denmark where he has held political asylum for seven years. Sam Serey, founder of the dissident group KNLF, was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday…
MoreBusiness shorts
Reprimand for Danske Bank / Ørsted inks deals in Germany, Taiwan Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, was given a rap on the knuckles by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Thursday, for failing to comply…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 23rd – April 29th 2018
Politics/Economy: Greenland’s ruling Siumut party won Tuesday’s general election but with a reduced share of the vote – 27 percent, down from 34 percent four years ago. Left-leaning Inuit Ataqatigiit took 25.5 percent…
MoreSubmarine Slayer gets life
The ‘Submarine Slayer’, 47-year-old inventor Peter Madsen, was sentenced to life imprisonment, Wednesday, after being found guilty of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall before dismembering her body. Copenhagen City Court Judge…
MoreCopenhagen Police facing multi-million demand from Tibet demonstators
After backing down and agreeing to pay financial compensation to eight demonstrators in the ‘Tibetgate’ affair, Copenhagen Police could be facing demands from hundreds more who feel their civil liberties were infringed during a state visit…
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