Trump’s Iran sanctions cost 200 jobs
Family-owned Haldor Topsøe, one of the world’s leading industrial catalyst producers, has announced plans to cut around 200 jobs from its workforce of 2,700 due to new U.S sanctions on Iran. Companies doing…
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Fashion weeks kicks off with burka statement / Pharma giants post strong profits but fail to impress investors Copenhagen Fashion Week got underway with a political statement, Wednesday, when an an Iranian-born designer…
MoreLA and DPP in dispute – again
As the new political season gets underway, coalition partner, the Liberal Alliance (LA) has accused the Danish People’s Party (DPP) of fuelling division on the right ahead of the next election that has…
MorePotential coalition partners disagree on EU
Disagreement on EU policy could stand in the way of a potential government coalition between the Liberals and Danish People’s Party (DPP) after the next election. In an interview with Berlingske, DPP leader…
MoreClimate minister ‘disturbed’ by new study
A new climate study that finds the global warming situation is worse than predicted in the Paris Accord is ‘disturbing reading’ according to Climate & Environment Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt In response to…
MoreEast European workers give Denmark the cold shoulder
Danish companies are finding it increasingly difficult to attract east-European workers. A new report by the Danish Employers Confederation (DA) shows only nine out of 100 new jobs are taken by migrant workers…
MoreJournalists charged with violating secrets act
Leading journalists, including the editor of Denmarks biggest tabloid paper, Ekstra Bladet, have been formally charged in connection with the scandal surrounding the controversial whistleblower book, Syv år for PET’ (Seven years with PET…
MoreGays boycott US embassy event
Gay rights organisations have declined an invitation from US ambassador Carla Sands to attend a reception at the US Embassy to celebrate the annual Copenhagen Pride festival. Ms Sands’ predecessor Rufus Gifford made…
MoreNew UN data centre for Denmark
Web giants Apple, Facebook and Google have all announced plans to build new data centres in this country and have now been followed by the UN. Last year Apple announced plans to invest $921 million…
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Maersk, Pandora issue profit warnings after weak Q2 results Shares in Pandora, the world’s largest jeweller by production volume, plunged by a fifth to their lowest level in more than four years on…
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