Danske Bank’s nemesis attacked by Putin
London-based businessman Bill Browder, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin who last week asked the Danish authorities to investigate Danske Bank for allegedly allowing Russian officials to launder millions of dollars stolen over the last…
MoreDenmark resists German environment policy in North Sea
Leaked documents reveal the Danish authorities are willfully obstructing German environmental policy. Correspondence between the Danish foreign ministry’s fishing policy office and the German authorities, obtained by left-wing daily Information, show Danish civil…
MoreSocial democracy thriving in Denmark despite European purge
Social democracy may be facing extinction in some European countries but is ‘alive and kicking’ in Denmark – at least according to the Social Democrats’ Dan Jørgensen. In an interview with TV2 the…
MoreDanes scared off by fake news
The fake news debate is scaring Danes away from social media news sites. The latest Reuters Digital News Report for 2018, based on a survey of over 74,000 online news consumers in 37…
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Pharma giants rely on wind energy / Nordic banks join together on ‘money highway’ / Danish architect wins Hamburg contract / Chinese wind turbine maker challenges Vestas Pharmaceutical companies Novozymes and Novo Nordisk…
MoreDPP MEP: European Commission president is a drunk
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker definitely has a drinking problem according to a Danish MEP. Following Mr Juncker’s erratic behavior at last week’s NATO summit, when he staggered around and had to be…
MoreNew definition of poverty: DKK117,000 a year
The national statistics agency has defined a new poverty level for Denmark. In 2015 the Liberal-only government scrapped the previous definition of DKK114,000 for a single person with no kids, but in line…
MoreLA: Poverty discussion a waste of time
While left-wing opposition parties have embraced the new definition of poverty in Denmark it was immediately dismissed as a waste of time by coalition party, the Liberal Alliance (LA). Pernille Skipper, titular head…
MoreAlleged PKK terrorist detained in Denmark
A high-ranking member of the Kurdish workers party, PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by the U.S. and the EU, has been detained by the Danish authorities. Turkish media report that the 58-year-old…
MoreGreenland villagers facing iceberg tsunami
A tiny village in Greenland could be flooded if a gigantic iceberg that’s drifted towards the west coast breaks up. Inaarsuit’s 169 residents have already been evacuated following reports that the 100-metre high…
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