Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

Greenland to open trade offices in USA, China

Greenland’s governing party, Siumut, is looking to forge closer ties with the U.S. and China by opening representative offices in both countries. The country’s minister for foreign affairs, Ane Lone Bagger, said the…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

…and U.S. takes first steps to opening consulate in Greenland

The American embassy in Copenhagen is looking for local staff to man its planned consulate in Greenland that’s set to  open in Nuuk next year, Denmark’s permission withstanding, as the US expands its…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

Foreign Minister in Africa

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has arrived in Tanzania as the first step towards ‘re-thinking’ Denmark’s Africa policy. The Minister will also visit Kenya as part of the government’s move to ‘build bridges and…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

Pandoro shares take a dip / Carsberg’s impressive Asia figures / Silicon Valley targets Danish expertise…. It was a bad day at the office for Pandoro Tuesday, whose share price dropped dramatically after…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

Government challenges human rights ruling allowing killer to return to Denmark

Denmark has launched an appeal against a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that, experts claim, will make it far more difficult to deport mentally-ill criminals. In 2009 Turkish…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

Legal experts: New laws threaten civil liberties

Leading legal experts have criticised lawmakers for compromising their democratic principles in the fight against criminality and terrorism. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye was recently granted the right to strip foreign fighters of their…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

Defence opt-out keeps Denmark out of EU missions

Denmark is increasingly being kept out of EU military and security missions by its defence opt-out. A new report by Copenhagen think-tank Europa shows the opt-out has been activated 189 times since it…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

State edited critical power report

The Red/Greens have called for a probe into reports the state ‘doctored’ a report about new, high-voltage power lines in Jutland. At the start of October Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen told a parliamentary…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

Can exports resist downturn?

As the global economy slows down Berlingske has pinpointed the strengths – and weaknesses – of the Danish export sector, the backbone of Denmark’s upswing over the past six years. According to the…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

National Bank intervenes to shore up ailing krone

For the first time since January the National Bank has been forced to enter foreign currency markets to support the Danish krone’s fixed link to the euro. The Bank spent DKK400m in October…

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