Arms dealer could be extradited to India
The Danish arms dealer who caused a major rift in Denmark-India relations could soon be extradited to face trial. In an interview with World Is One News (WION) on the sidelines of the India-Nordic…
MoreFailed asylum seekers return to Germany
In September 2015 there was a constant stream of refugees entering Denmark from Germany to seek asylum in this country, or primarily Sweden, but the situation has now been reversed. The Jydske Vestkysten…
MoreEconomists cast doubt on official growth figures
Key economic indicators used to calculate Danish GDP growth can no longer be trusted according to seven leading economists. Senior Nykredit economist Tore Stramer told Berlingske Business he no longer has confidence that…
MoreDenmark 34th in growth globally
Despite the dispute about how it’s calculated, Gross Domestic Product grew 2.2% in 2017 compared to last year according to countryeconomy.com which ranks Denmark 34th out of 195 OECD countries In US dollars, the…
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Nykredit and Sydbank in Spanish mortgage scandal / Gambling revenue up Two of Denmark’s biggest mortgage lenders have been found guilty in Spain of cheating British property owners by persuading them to take…
MoreStrike postponed – but still no deal
After a marathon 19 hours of negotiations that ended without a deal early this morning the official labour dispute arbitrator, Mette Christensen, gave unions, communal employers, and the state a final 14 day-period to try…
MoreLawmakers fear circumcision bill could provoke ‘Mohammed Cartoons Part 2’
A citizens’ bill that would ban non-medical circumcision for boys is close to reaching the 50,000 signatures needed to be put before parliament, a move that lawmakers fear could lead to a new…
MoreBill Clinton in Copenhagen today
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will hold informal talks this morning with ex-US President Bill Clinton, who’s in Copenhagen as the keynote speaker at the Presidents Institute for 3,000 business leaders who’ve paid…
MorePM praises Macron’s EU speech
Prime Minister Lars Løkke praised Emmanuel Macron’s speech to the European Parliament, Tuesday, when the French President said the European Union shouldn’t accept any new member countries until the 28-nation bloc is more…
MoreLøkke, Modi agree to restart India-Denmark Joint Commission
The India-Denmark Joint Commission that’s been on standby since 2010 is to be re-started, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday after talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at the India-Nordic summit…
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