Socialists demand new direction for Denmark
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) will demand a ‘sharp’ left-wing turn for Denmark if the opposition regains power at the upcoming election. In a May 1st speech to the powerful 3F union in…
MoreEU Commission sees Danske Bank ‘smoking gun’
The EU Commission is preparing to challenge a European Banking Association (EBA) report that cleared the Danish and Estonian financial supervisory authorities of any wrongdoing in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. After left-wing…
MoreU.S. Secretary of State to Greenland
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Greenland on May 9th for talks with Prime Minister Kim Kielsen and Denmark’s foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen. According to the U.S. State Department’s website “…they…
MoreDanske Bank: We have enough money to deal with fines
Facing hefty fines for its money laundering activities, Danske Bank said yesterday it has strong capital buffers that exceed both regulatory requirements and the bank’s own targets. After first quarter results showing a…
MoreBusiness shorts
More flights cancelled / Losses for Nordea / Auction house fires 1 in 4 employees…. SAS has cancelled a further 709 departures today as the pilots’ strike enters its seventh day. The strike…
MoreMay 1st: Workers choose Social Democrats
Ahead of May 1st celebrations – or demonstrations – throughout the country today a new study shows the Social Democrats have regained their position as Denmark’s biggest workers’ party. As parties on the…
MoreNo self-catering for asylum-seeker families
Families denied asylum are barred from making their own food at the Sjælsmark Transit Centre because they need to realise they aren’t welcome in Denmark and should return home as soon as possible,…
MoreEU Brexit negotiator in Copenhagen
Following a Copenhagen meeting with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Tuesday, Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator for the UK’s withdrawal, said there are no winners with Brexit, ‘only losers.’ The PM said…
MoreLiberals’ turnaround on EU digital tax
In a turnaround from previous policy the ruling Liberals have come out in support of an EU digital tax on international IT giants such as Facebook and Google. The government has strongly resisted…
MoreNord Stream appeals against agency’s ‘3rd route’ option
Nord Stream 2 AG, the company established for planning, construction and operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, has launched an appeal against the Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) request for a third route option through Danish territorial waters,…
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