PM brushes off racist accusation
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night she totally disagrees with award winning writer Jonas Eika’s characterisation of her, and Denmark, as ‘racist’ but declined to get involved in a ‘war of words’….
MoreTax scammers offered DKK700m discount
The American speculators who scammed the Danish state out of billions of kroner in the share dividend scandal have been given a further ‘discount’ of DKK700m by the tax authorities. It was revealed last…
MoreLockheed lowers price of new fighter jets
The first seven of the Danish Air Force’s new fleet of twenty seven F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets, Denmark’s biggest ever military purchase, will be cheaper than originally thought after US supplier Lockheed Martin said…
MoreDenmark greenlights Nord Stream 2
Denmark has finally granted permission for the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to pass through its exclusive economic zone, meaning the project can be completed despite sharp criticism from the United States,…
MorePutin praises pipeline approval
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Denmark for approving the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Speaking at a news conference in Budapest after meeting Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban he said the decision…
MoreDanish pension funds copy Blackstone
In the midst of the Blackstone controversy it’s now been revealed that Danish pension funds are copying the American multinational asset management firm by turning to real estate to safeguard their investment returns….
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Maersk inks Shanghai deal / World’s most ‘extravagant Scandinavian’ snaps up Danish travel business / Jyske profits hit by negative interest rates….. Shipping group Maersk has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with…
MorePrime Minister accused of racism at awards ceremony
A Danish writer accused Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of racism in his acceptance speech for the 2019 Nordic Council Literature Prize in Stockholm, Tuesday. The Danish PM sat quietly on the first row as…
MoreDanish, Swedish PMs agree on police cooperation
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Swedish counterpart, Stefan Löfven, have agreed to strengthen cross-border police cooperation between the two countries. During talks in Stockholm, Tuesday, the two leaders agreed to set up…
MoreLeft wing parties urge government to squeeze the rich to fund more welfare
The government’s left-wing support parties have called for tax hikes on the wealthy to fund their demands for more welfare. In its draft budget the government has appropriated DKK5.4bn for ‘welfare and education’,…
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