Fogh: Trump’s strategy doomed to failure
Ex-NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has lashed out at Donald Trump who he accuses of causing ‘long-term damage to the transatlantic relationship.’ In an interview with Jyllands-Posten the normally very pro-U.S. former…
MoreTrump’s tariffs will hit Danish exports
President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on imported cars could be a severe blow to Denmark and Danish companies. Danish factories supply brakes and many other parts to German auto makers with major exports…
MoreIs Løkke going to World Cup?
The World Cup gets underway in Russia this week but it’s still uncertain which Danish dignitaries will attend. The Ministry of State has declined to respond to queries about the prime minister’s possible…
MorePrincess Mary fights for women’s rights at international conference
Crown Princess Mary focussed on education as a human right when she gave the concluding speech at the European Development Days 2018 (EDD 2018) conference held in Brussels last week. The theme of…
MorePrivate-public fund to fight poverty, climate change
The government and six pension funds have joined together to launch a DKK4.1bn ($650 million) investment fund aimed at promoting Danish technology and fighting poverty and climate change in developing countries. Danish SDG…
MoreBusiness shorts
Novo to cut 3,000 jobs / Lundbeck settles multi-million lawsuit / New data centre Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is considering laying-off up to 3,000 staff and dropping its long-term financial targets…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 4th – June 10th 2018
Politics/Economy Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard was accused of ‘playing the Nazi card’ by referring to the possibility of a future Social Democrat-only government, backed by the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Socialist…
MoreSocial Liberal leader under fire for Nazi accusation
Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard has been accused of ‘playing the Nazi card’ by referring to the possibility of a future Social Democrat-only government, with the parliamentary backing of the Danish People’s Party…
MoreDenmark to set up NATO special forces unit
Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands have signed an agreement to form a special mobile forces unit within NATO that can be deployed in hot-spots throughout the world – the so-called Composite Special Operations Component…
MoreTibet Commission re-opened after police find lost mails
Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen has ordered the Tibet Commission to be re-opened following the discovery of potentially incriminating e-mails that the police originally claimed had been deleted. Copenhagen Police have repeatedly stated…
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