Smoking on the rise – health experts sound the alarm
Health experts have called for an increase in the price of cigarettes following disturbing new figures showing smoking is on the rise in Denmark. Although leading supermarkets Netto, Føtex, and Bilka, claim to…
MoreSix killed in train crash
Six people were killed, Wednesday, in Denmark’s worst train accident in modern times. The train, with 131 passengers on board, was heading towards Copenhagen, when it hit a freight trailer that had blown…
MoreIslamist organisation urges Muslims to resist integration
The Islamic Hizb ut-Tahrir organisation’s main purpose in Denmark is to resist the integration of Muslim residents and spread its own interpretation of Islam, according to a previously unpublished internal memo, obtained by Berlingske,…
MorePublic sector workers twice as likely to ‘pull a sickie’
A new report reveals that workers in the public sector take nearly twice the sick leave of private sector employees. The report, published by the Employment and Finance ministries ahead of new government initiatives aimed at…
MoreSupermarkets’ initiative cuts cigarette sales by 10%
Leading supermarkets Netto, Føtex, and Bilka, have sold around 20 million fewer cigarettes since they made the decision to conceal stocks out of sight of customers on August 1st. Per Bank, Managing Director of…
More‘Cautious reforms’ needed to safeguard economy
Leading Danish economists have urged the government to make moves to secure the strong economy ‘while the going’s good.’ In a Berlingske Business survey the lack of manpower and ‘cautious’ reforms are highlighted…
MoreDanske Bank wins ‘most corrupt’ award
Denmark’s reputation as a relatively corruption-free country has taken another battering – Danske Bank has been awarded the ‘2019 Corrupt Actor of the Year’ award from the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project…
MoreGovernment aims to revamp finance watchdog
The government is reportedly planning an overhaul of the banking sector’s watchdog following the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, which saw over €200 billion in illicit funds allegedly pass through the bank’s Estonian…
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DFDS secures Brexit deal / Record year for Vestas / Manufacturing figures up Danish ferry service DFDS is one of three companies awarded a contract to provide extra freight services to UK ports…
MorePrime Minister bangs the drum for internationalism in New Year speech
In his last New Year speech ahead of the general election Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned that the ’peaceful world we dreamt about’ after the fall of the Berlin Wall is ‘crumbling’….
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