Maersk ship under fire on way to Saudi Arabia
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said yesterday its container ship Maersk Gibraltar was targeted by a missile while travelling from Salalah, Oman, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., the latest attack against shipping in the…
MoreTop business leader appeals for more foreign manpower to sustain growth
Head of the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC), Brian Mikkelsen, has urged the government to ease Denmark’s strict immigration policy after a new study found foreign manpower has been a locomotive for growth…
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Sanjah Shah loses human rights appeal….Copenhagen Airport cements position as Northern Europe’s largest traffic hub…Danish business exec in U.S. charged with sex slavery…. The High Court has dismissed an appeal from alleged tax…
MorePM promises tanks, drones to Ukraine in new multi-billion aid package
The government has promised a new DKK7.5bn (€1bn) military aid package for Ukraine. Speaking at the second Nordic-Ukrainian summit in Oslo, Wednesday, alongside her Nordic counterparts and Ukraine’s President Zelensky, Prime Minister Mette…
MoreParties storm out of tax reform talks
Parties on both the left and right walked out of tax reform negotiations last night – the Green Left/SF (formerly Socialist People Party) said the deal on the table lacks focus on welfare,…
MoreMilitary Intelligence warns of heightened terror threat
Military Intelligence (FE) has warned of an elevated terrorist threat. In its latest annual risk assessment, a comprehensive 72-page report to be published today, the agency outlines an ‘increasingly complex risk landscape’, citing…
MoreRussia accuses Danish ambassador of ‘lacking diplomatic decency’
Russia has intensified its criticism of the Danish ambassador in Moscow, Jakob Henningsen, over his statements to Danish media earlier this month. In an 8-minute-long tirade at a press conference Tuesday, Russian spokesperson…
MoreDPP raises alarm over lax citizenship screening
The populist Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for the suspension of all citizenship applications after it emerged that a convicted violent criminal, previously charged with assaulting DPP member Kenneth Kristensen Berth in…
MoreNumber of ‘financially vulnerable’ hits new high
10 percent of people in Denmark are classed as ‘financially vulnerable’, defined as struggling to pay bills, not being able to afford a car, or unable to cover an unexpected expense of DKK…
MoreClimate/ COP28
Climate supremo praises COP28 deal….Maersk aims to drop oil and gas by 2040…. Climate minister Dan Jorgensen welcomed the COP 28 climate conference’s final agreement, Wednesday, to transition away from fossil fuels as…
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