Artist rejects racism charge
A Danish artist has dismissed Chinese accusations of racism as nonsense. Søren Vilhem, who’s legally changed his name to ‘Love Party’ has been denounced by Chinese tourists for displaying a neon work of…
MoreGovernment warns against public holiday referendum
The proposal to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday from next year is turning into a major political headache for the government. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned opposition parties yesterday against supporting…
MorePM issues rallying cry for reforms
Unless parliament is prepared to pass reforms there won’t be enough money to guarantee welfare for the increasing number of children and elderly, provide better wages and working conditions, or reinforce the military…
MoreMedia divide on referendum
Leading newspapers are divided this morning on the trade union movement’s controversial demand for a national referendum to decide whether the Great Prayer Day public holiday should be scrapped. While Berlingske dismisses the…
MoreDenmark ‘sceptical’ about green EU subsidies
The government has questioned the EU’s call for state subsidies to help members compete with China and the US, as proposed by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the…
MoreDenmark launches legal challenge against EU minimum wage directive
The government will challenge the EU’s minimum wage directive at the European Court of Justice, the Employment Ministry said in a statement of intent, Tuesday. The directive was passed by a significant majority…
MoreLow Swedish krone a threat to Danish exports
While the low exchange rate of the Swedish krone is good news for shoppers heading across the Øresund to Malmø it’s bad news for Danish companies that export goods and services for around…
MoreBusiness shorts
Monkeypox boosts Bavarian Nordic earnings….Passenger figures double at Copenhagen Airport….Ørsted applies to build major offshore projects in Sweden…. Pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic has reported better-than-expected preliminary financial results for 2022 thanks to its…
MoreDefence Ministry gets rap on the knuckles for poor bookkeeping
The National Auditors have reprimanded the Defence Ministry for ‘failing to live up to the basic principles of good, state fiscal management.’ The six auditors who form the Public Accounts Committee are appointed…
MoreUS military equipment, vehicles offloaded in Aarhus
US and Danish troops sealed off parts of the Port of Aarhus, Monday, to secure the arrival of the American ARC Independence transporter ship carrying military equipment and vehicles on route to Poland…
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