Løkke’s last chance
The prime minister was possibly already considering a cabinet re-shuffle this spring to revitalise his ailing government but the decision has now been made for him after two of his closest allies quit…
MoreWorkers desert Social Democrats for DPP
The populist, anti-immigrant Danish People’s Party (DPP) can celebrate a new title – Denmark’s biggest workers’ party. A new voter study published yesterday – International Workers Day – shows one in four manual…
MoreMinisters’ secret Afghanistan mission curtailed by bomb attack
Two ministers’ secret visit to Afghanistan over the weekend to discuss repatriation for refugees was cut short by a terrorist attack. Development Aid Minister Ulla Tørnæs and Integration Minister Inger Støjberg were scheduled…
MoreParties split on Afghanistan repatriations
Parliamentary parties are divided on whether Afghanistan is safe enough to repatriate its own refugees who have been denied asylum in Denmark. Although Afghanistan’s President Ghani has stated he can’t guarantee failed asylum…
More67% increase in web ‘pirate surfers’
Danish internet surfers visited 2,000 leading pirate sites 596 million times in 2017, according to a new study by Rights Alliance, an anti-piracy group representing local and international rightsholders, That represents a 67%…
MoreBusiness shorts
Carlsberg’s sales drop in Q1 / Soc Dems call for cap on CEO’s salaries / Pension industry calls for less ‘red tape’ Carlsberg continued to lose market share in Russia during the first quarter…
MoreEmbassy cutbacks diminish Denmark’s influence
Denmark is losing influence throughout the world due to cuts in diplomatic missions abroad. A new Copenhagen University study, ‘Denmark on the Global Sidelines’, reveals that, in terms of diplomacy, Denmark has fallen…
MoreLack of manpower threatens upswing
68,000 jobs will be created over the next year as a result of the economic upswing, a new report by The Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM) projects. But in a similar…
MoreSocial Democrats dangle DKK50,000 carrot to tempt young tradesmen
Young people who chose to learn a trade such as plumber or electrician should be rewarded with a DKK50,000 cash bonus when they qualify, the latest proposal from the Social Democrats to fill…
MoreJobless rate up
Despite constant claims of a labour shortage the seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged up to 4.1 percent in March from 4.0 percent in February, as the number of people out of work rose…
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