Mette urges opposition to find a candidate for PM
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has ridiculed the centre-right for failing to name a potential candidate for her job. In her final remarks late last night at parliament’s concluding debate before the summer recess,…
MoreCopenhagen one of best cities to work in
Copenhagen ranks high on a new global survey of the best cities in the world to work in. Airline Icelandair analysed more than 100 of the most prominent cities in the world based…
MoreØrsted agrees out of court settlement with New Jersey
Clean energy giant Ørsted has agreed to pay the US state of New Jersey more than DKK850m ($125m) to avoid a potential legal battle after the company backed out of two offshore wind…
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Dip in retail sales….Ørsted signs $680m deal in US….Microsoft to buy one million tons of carbon removal credits from Danish power plant….Copenhagen Pride loses more sponsors…. Retail sales decreased for the second straight…
MoreUkraine could use Danish weapons against targets in Russia
Ukraine should be allowed to use weapons supplied by Denmark against targets inside Russia as long as it’s in accordance with international legislation, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night after co-hosting an…
MoreTV documentary reveals high-level financial corruption
A documentary shown on TV2 last night that revealed how the criminal underworld and the ’establishment’ work hand in hand to commit fraud was both ’morally wrong’ and ’shocking’, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreHeads roll following documentary scandal
The leading figures implicated in the controversial Black Swan documentary that has shocked Denmark have already felt the repercussions. Lawyer Nicolai Dyrh, who was repeatedly caught on hidden camera saying he was ready…
MoreNo recognition for Palestinian state
Denmark declined to follow Spain, Ireland and Norway, Tuesday, as a parliamentary majority rejected a proposal by four parties on the left to recognise a Palestinian state. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has…
MoreUniversity drops Israel investments
Copenhagen University has halted investment in all companies that do business in the West Bank. Since the start of May hundreds of students in a ‘tent protest’ have mirrored their U.S. counterparts by…
MoreVoters sceptical about PM’s EU job denials
More than half the electorate believe that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is still preparing to quit Danish politics for a top international job despite her repeated denials. In a new Voxmeter survey for…
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