Business leaders predict redundancies
33% of business leaders in the private sector expect to make workers redundant due to inflation and a drop in revenue – 8% said they have already implemented firings. Senior economist Niklas Praefke…
More77% increase in bankruptcies
October was a bad month for the business sector as the number of bankruptcies rose by 77% compared to the same period last year – 732 firms went bust, including 445 in the…
MoreElection 2022: Centre-left squeeze out narrow 1-seat victory
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emerged as the big winner in Tuesday’s election after the centre-left ‘blue’ parties won 87 seats, with another three expected from the Faroe Islands and Greenland today that will…
MoreElection round-up – Liberals lose half their seats
The two rival prime minister candidates saw their parties suffer losses in Tuesday’s election. The Liberals (Venstre) led by Jacob Ellemann-Jensen, saw their parliamentary representation halved, winning only 23 seats compared to 45…
More‘North Atlantic’ votes tip the election
Denmark has a left-wing majority – thanks to Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Both Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh, who both enjoyed personal success in yesterday’s election,…
MoreControversial nuclear power plant to be fired up again
The controversial Barsebäck nuclear plant situated just across the water from Copenhagen is to be rebuilt. 17 years after Sweden was forced to shut down the plant after years of pressure from Denmark,…
MoreLiberals distance themselves from Rwanda asylum project
The Liberals (Venstre) have pushed back on the previous government’s plan to set up a processing facility in Rwanda for asylum seekers who have claimed protection in Denmark. Although the party has previously supported…
MoreRussia asks UN Security Council to discuss Nord Stream ‘terrorist attacks’
Russia has warned it will raise the issue of the Nord Stream pipeline gas leaks at the UN Security Council “The Russian side intends to draw the attention of the international community, in particular…
MorePolls open for a day of drama
Polling stations are now open in an election that’s still too close to call. The latest Gallup survey, published Monday, shows the centre-left ‘red’ bloc, led by the Social Democrats are at 49.1%,…
More‘Day of the doubters’ – 1 in 4 still undecided
A significant portion of the electorate is still unsure of who to vote for in today’s election. The latest Gallup poll, conducted over the weekend, shows nearly 1 in 4 are still undecided,…
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