Danske Bank projects 2.1% economic growth this year thanks to Novo
Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has projected the economy will grow by 2.1% in 2024, primarily thanks to the global success of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes medication Ozempic. Following the publication of its…
MoreLawsuit rekindles memories of Denmark’s dark colonial past
143 Indigenous women in Greenland are suing Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with a IUD, commonly known as a coil, during the 1960s and 70s, a contraceptive device placed inside the…
MoreDemocracy lessons for Ukraine
Christiansborg (parliament) will advise its Ukrainian counterpart (Verkhovna Rada) on how to develop a democratic system. In a statement, Speaker of the House Søren Gade said he was ‘delighted’ that Denmark can help…
MoreGreen Left’s base rules out any cooperation with Moderates
A long list of local Green Left /SF (formerly Socialist People’s Party) constituency chairmen have ruled out any future government role for the left-wing party if the centrist Moderates are involved. With SF…
MoreLøkke on Africa mission
Much-travelled Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen heads for South Africa today, followed by Ethiopia. According to a Ministry press release, the former prime minister will discuss a closer Danish-African partnership and the global…
MoreVestager fines Apple €1.8bn
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager has slapped US IT giant Apple with a DKK13.4bn (€1.8bn) fine for breaching EU law. Ms Vestager, the bloc’s competition chief, said the…
MoreLocal councils sound the alarm about polluted tap water
At least 90% of the greater Copenhagen region’s tap water is estimated to contain one or more types of ‘forever chemicals’, better known as PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) according to a…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danish Crown misled consumers…..Scandlines loses challenge to DK-Germany tunnel….Denmark inks carbon storage deal with France…. The High Court has ruled that Danish Crown, the world’s largest pork exporter, misled consumers by advertising its…
MoreConservative party leader passes away after sudden collapse
Conservative Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen died suddenly on Saturday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 52. Mr Poulsen collapsed unexpectedly while speaking at a party conference in Vejen and was rushed to…
MorePM urges EU colleagues to boost military aid for Ukraine
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called on European socialist party leaders to further ramp up military support for Ukraine, saying, “a war cannot be won with words alone” and that leaders in Europe…
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