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Carlsberg agrees to pay DKK372m fine in Germany….U.S. firm pushing for majority stake in SAS…Ørsted reports drop in Q1 earnings…. Carlsberg has reached a settlement with German authorities and agreed to pay a…
MoreRussia looking for new snoops in Denmark
Following the Foreign Ministry’s expulsion of 15 intelligence officers from the Russian Embassy last year Moscow is looking for new ways to conduct espionage in this country, the Danish Intelligence Agency (PET) has…
MorePET warns of increasing espionage threat from China…and Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey….
While Russia has posed the greatest espionage threat to Denmark for years in the future it could be China, ‘whose behaviour challenges Denmark’s security and democratic values’ according to the Danish Intelligence Agency…
MoreNew DKK 1.7bn arms deal for Ukraine
Parliament has appropriated a further DKK 1.7bn ($245m) in military aid to Ukraine, Denmark’s largest single contribution ever. The latest donation includes mine clearing vehicles, ammunition and financial support for air defence, the…
MoreDanish troops to Baltic
As well as upping its military aid to Ukraine Denmark has committed a battalion of between 700 and 1,200 to help support the Baltic region following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Following a meeting of…
MoreStressed-out civil servants offered ‘crying room’ at ministry
Reports of specially designated ’crying rooms’ at ministries for emotional civil servants who need a ‘time out’ are tragic to hear, a former cabinet minister said yesterday after journalistic magazine Zetland described how…
MoreAirport strike looms after air traffic controllers reject wage offer
The prospect of a new strike at Copenhagen Airport this summer has moved closer after air traffic controllers rejected the latest wage offer from Naviair, the provider of air navigation services in Danish…
MoreGovernment exploring ban on shipping traffic close to offshore wind farms following Russia revelations
The government is considering a ban on all shipping traffic close to offshore wind farms in Danish territorial waters, following a recent TV documentary,‘The Shadow War’, in which DR News and its state-run…
MorePM admits ‘strained relationship’ with trade unions
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has acknowledged the Social Democrats’ ‘strained relationship’ with the trade union movement but said it’s time for both sides to look forward and start solving problems together. The move…
MoreBusiness Minister to face grilling on help for Russian oil tankers
Opposition parties are demanding answers as to why a state-owned company is helping Russia to export oil despite EU sanctions. Following reports that DanPilot, the pilot ship service of the Danish state, has on…
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