Copenhagen 9th in ‘global liveability’
Although Copenhagen is often ranked high on international comparisons the capital only comes in 9th on the latest Global Liveability Index. Austria has beaten Australia’s Melbourne to be named the world’s most liveable…
MoreDPP welcomes Liberals’ tax turnaround
The Liberals’ climbdown on tax cuts is an open invitation to the Danish People’s Party (DPP) to join the government after the next election, according to tabloid daily BT. Finance Minister Kristian Jensen…
MoreConservatives drop green agenda
While the ruling Liberals have dropped tax relief as a campaign issue ahead of the next election, the normally pro-green Conservatives intend to downplay climate change and the environment. In an interview with…
MoreFinance Minister denounces Fox News attack on Denmark
Deputy prime minister Kristian Jensen has urged the right-wing FOX News channel in the USA to stop politicising news and ‘pissing on Denmark’. The heated response came after Fox News host Trish Regan…
MoreEkstra Bladet backs U.S. pushback on Trump’s media attacks
Populist tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet will publish a leader article, Thursday, in support of the Boston Globe’s call for newspapers across America to express their collective disdain for President Trump’s constant attacks on…
MoreEducation success for young immigrant girls
The number of ethnic-minority girls in higher education has increased dramatically. Student enrolment figures show the number of second and third generation girls from immigrant families at high schools and colleges is fast approaching…
MoreDenmark number one in digitisation
Denmark is ranked number one on the UN’s latest report on the world’s best-performing digital governments, just ahead of Australia and South Korea. The UN report attributes Denmark’s quick turnaround, from 9th last…
MoreBusiness shorts
Pension fund invests €1bn in Germany / Carlsberg increases Cambodia stake / Oscar winner’s house sells for $11m PFA, the biggest commercial pension fund in Denmark,has made its largest-ever single real estate investment,…
MoreDenmark fails to criticise Saudi Arabia after Yemen atrocity
Although Saudi Arabia has been internationally condemned after 51 people were killed, including 29 children, by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a bus in Yemen, Thursday, Denmark has been reluctant to publicly…
MoreRuling Liberals drop tax cut agenda
The ruling Liberals (V) won’t be campaigning to reduce taxes when the next election comes around, signalling further conflict within the centre-right alliance. In what is seen as a move to placate the…
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