PM kicks off European tour in Germany
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmsussen characterised Germany as a ‘good neighbour, Denmark’s most important trading partner, and one of our strongest allies in EU and NATO’ at a press conference alongside Chancellor Merkel…
MoreLøkke in Berlin: Nord Stream 2 has political implications
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline was high on the agenda when Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met Germany’s Chancellor Merkel in Berlin, Thursday, when both agreed that Ukraine’s role as a transit land…
MoreLøkke looks for southern alliance
After talks, and lunch, with Chancellor Merkel in Berlin, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen carried on to Lisbon last night for a meeting with his Portuguese counterpart, Antonio Costa, a move designed to…
MoreDPP demands human rights protection
Denmark holds the chairmanship of the Council of Europe (PACE) until next month and the government has made reform of the human rights convention its number one priority, but according to the Danish People’s Party (DPP) the convention…
MoreNo movement in strike talks
The prospect of a widespread strike later this month has moved closer after public sector employers and trade unions failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement when negotiations resumed, Wednesday, after the…
More‘Hygge’ is Denmark’s cultural heritage
Denmark has asked UNESCO to add the special Danish art of ‘hygge’ to its cultural heritage list that includes the likes of the Mediterranean diet, traditional wine-making in Georgia, and coffee culture in…
MoreMuslims jailed for threatening ex-PET agent
Four Muslim men have been found guilty of threatening to kill former PET (Danish Intelligence) double agent Morten Storm, who was allegedly instrumental in helping the CIA to locate and murder al-Qeada leader Anwar-Al-Awlaki. The…
MoreLowest number of benefit claimants since 2007
The number of people claiming some form of public entitlement in Denmark, excluding student grants (SU), is at an 11-year low. 731,700 people between the age of 16-64 claimed one or more social…
MoreNegative interest rates positive for economy
Negative interest rates have helped to boost the economic recovery in this country, despite widespread pessimism when they were first introduced six years ago. Bloomberg News reports how the Danish National Bank drove…
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SAS ‘hides’ $4bn plane purchase in Ireland / Pension fund divests US oil investments / Foreign Minister welcomes Amazon to Copenhagen / Bank watchdog approves China deal Scandinavian airline SAS announced it was…
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