Danish aid organisation pulls out of Syria
While the Red Cross in Syria is receiving millions, Danish aid organisation DanChurchAid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) has pulled out of the country, citing ‘security issues’. Following Turkey’s invasion of the north-eastern border region, International…
MoreEllemann-Jensen ‘most popular’ party leader
The Liberals (Venstre) have the country’s most popular party leader. One month after the turmoil that led to the resignation of former party leader, and prime minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen his successor, Jacob…
MoreAOC rocks C40 summit
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) called for a Global Green New Deal to combat the climate crisis that humanity has created with an “unsustainable way of life” in a concluding speech to the C40 World…
MoreCity Hall has green focus but still invests in airlines, auto companies
Copenhagen City Hall is searching the globe for for green, sustainable assets where it can place money from its DKK12bn ($1.8 bn) investment portfolio, Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen said on the final…
MoreLow inflation gives families DKK42,000 boost
The low rate of inflation has given the average family with children an extra DKK42,000 (€4,600) since 2013, according to a new report by Arbejdernes Landsbank based on a price comparison of popular…
MoreBusiness shorts
Slight rise in inflation / Transit passengers fuel airport growth / Carsberg develops paper bottle… Danish inflation rose to 0.5% year on year in September, up from 0.4% last month, driven by higher…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 7th – 13th 2019:
Politics/Economy: The government proposed ‘mass surveillance’ of Danish society, including hundreds of extra CCTV cameras the police can install wherever they feel necessary – Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the aim is make…
MoreExpert: Danish troops to Syria a ‘bad idea’
A leading military expert has dismissed calls to send Danish forces to Northern Syria as ‘ridiculous’. After Politiken reported how a number of parties would support sending troops to the region in response…
MoreTurkish ambassador summoned to foreign ministry as PM condemns invasion
Denmark joined the international condemnation of Turkey’s invasion of north eastern, Thursday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it ‘an extremely serious situation’ and said she feared for civilians after Turkey’s ambassador to Denmark,…
MoreLiberals: Turkish offensive is no surprise
Despite the outcry about Turkey’s military offensive in Northern Syria the USA’s turnaround in policy shouldn’t come as a surprise to Denmark and the rest of Europe, the Liberals’ deputy chair of Parliament’s…
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