Business leaders welcome ‘Brextension’
Danish business leaders breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the UK was granted a ‘Brextension’, allowing the nation to remain in the EU until the end of October, but said they would…
MoreDenmark has EU’s highest hourly labour costs
A new report by EU statistics agency Eurostat shows Denmark leads the way in hourly wages. The figures, for 2018, show Denmark had an average hourly wage of €43.5, followed by Luxembourg (€40.6),…
MoreTrade with China could receive panda boost
Danes are confident the arrival of two Chinese pandas at Copenhagen Zoo will provide a boost for the nation’s trade with China. In a new Voxmeter poll, 52% of respondents said ‘panda diplomacy’…
MoreDanske Bank needs more cash, academics claim
Danske Bank needs a cash injection of around DKK50bn (€6.6bn) to deal with the fallout of its recent money laundering scandal, according to a new academic report from two financial experts. The report…
MoreNo Regrets for Thulesen Dahl
The popularity of Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s Danish People’s Party (DPP) may be in decline but the controversial nationalist politician has no regrets about his personal career. On the contrary, he said, he has…
MoreNew concerns over teenage boozers
Half of all 15-year-old Danish males have been drunk several times, and every fourth boy drinks alcohol weekly, according to a new survey from the National Institute of Public Health. This is a…
MorePM’s policy spokeswoman reported to police
Two Red/Green Alliance MPs have reported the ruling Liberals’ policy spokeswoman, Britt Bager, to the police after two law professors claimed she had acted illegally by accepting a DKK100,000 campaign donation in 2015….
MoreLøkke backs ‘Brextension’ deal
Denmark backed last night’s EU-UK agreement for a ‘flexible extension’ of Brexit until 31 October. In a tweeted message after five hours of talks at an EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Lars…
MoreEx-mayor found guilty of favours for friends
Parliament’s ombudsman has ruled that former Copenhagen City Hall Labour & Integration Mayor (burgermeister) Anna Mee Allerslev violated gift rules for elected officials when a local building firm allowed her to use a…
MoreQueen welcomes pandas as zoo looks to recoup DKK100m outlay
HM Queen Margrethe officially inaugurated the DKK160m ($24m) Panda House at Copenhagen Zoo, Wednesday, which for the next fifteen years will be the home to two panda bears on an extended loan from…
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