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…
More…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…
MoreForeign 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…
MoreBusiness 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…
MoreGovernment 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…
MoreLegal 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…
MoreDefence 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…
MoreState 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…
MoreCan 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…
MoreNational 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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