U.S. questions China’s role at Arctic Summit
The eight nations of the Arctic Council – Denmark, United States, Canada, Russia, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland, alongside representatives of the region’s indigenous populations – convened in Finland, Monday, to discuss…
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Sharp rise in bancruptcies / Copenhagen most expensive for construction… The number of businesses going bust in this country doubled last month as the as the tax authorities continue to crack down on…
MoreDefence Minister: Extremist party could provoke new ‘Mohammed situation’
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has warned that an election campaign with anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan and his far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party on the ballot has made Denmark vulnerable to the same…
MoreLars Løkke: The long, and troubled, farewell
As Prime Minister prepares to call what, if the polls prove to be correct, an election that will signal his farewell to Danish politics, Berlingske has listed the negative issues that have plagued…
MorePentagon: China has eyes on military base in Greenland
The US defence department (Pentagon) expects China to add armed military bases around the world, in locations such as the Middle East, South East Asia, the western Mediterranean, and even Greenland, to protect its investments…
MoreGovernment moves to ban ‘dark force’ donors
After banning foreign ‘hate preachers’ the government, backed by the Danish People’s Party (DPP), is now aiming to blacklist people, companies, and even state-sponsored institutions that donate money to build mosques or fund…
MoreNew report: Denmark not very big in Brussels
Denmark is under-represented at the EU while similar-sized countries are better equipped to fight for their national interest, according to a study by the Danish think-tank Europa, published Friday, which concludes that Finland and…
More27% of household spending goes to the state
More than a quarter of the average family’s after-tax household budget is subsidised by the state. A new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE) reveals that 27% of all…
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Global pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the world’s biggest maker of insulin, beat first-quarter operating profit forecasts on Friday, helped by higher sales of its biggest new drug hope, a treatment for type 2…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 29th – May 5th 2019
Politics/Economy: The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan, is at 2.7% in a new Megafon poll for TV2, above the 2 percent hurdle needed to enter parliament – Justice…
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