Posted on 30. Aug, 2024 in: News

Government expands to 25 ministries as PM shuffles her cabinet

The government now has 25 ministries, the most since 1994, including three new ones after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen completed her cabinet reshuffle, Thursday. Key appointments include Marie Bjerre (Liberals/Venstre), who will lead…

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Posted on 30. Aug, 2024 in: News

Steady economic growth

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is expected to rise by 1.9% this year and 2.2% in 2025, according to the government’s latest ‘state of the economy’ report to be released this morning. TV2 reports…

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Posted on 30. Aug, 2024 in: News

Supreme Court orders repatriation of boy and mother from Syrian camp despite government opposition

The Supreme Court has ruled that an eight-year-old Danish boy who’s been living in the al-Roj detention camp in Syria since 2019 must be brought to Denmark along with his mother. The decision overturns…

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Posted on 30. Aug, 2024 in: News

Court blocks extradition of arms smuggler to India

Hillerod District Court has rejected an Indian extradition request for alleged arms dealer Niels Holck. The Danish national has successfully avoided deportation for more than 20 years since the High Court upheld a…

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Posted on 30. Aug, 2024 in: News

Romanians dominate begging figures

One country’s nationals dominate the begging statistics in Copenhagen. Police figures obtained by Berlingske under the freedom of information act show that 69% of all those charged with begging on the streets of…

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Posted on 30. Aug, 2024 in: News

Lego enjoys growth despite stagnated toy market

Toy giant Lego’s sales grew in the first half of the year despite a stagnating toy market and the extra cost of producing ‘green’ building bricks. The family-owned company, Denmark’s most valuable brand,…

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Posted on 29. Aug, 2024 in: News

Business shorts

Ørsted goes fossil-free…Mpox boosts Denmark’s pharmaceutical power…Universities form new innovation centre… Clean energy giant Ørsted will close down its last coal-fired heat and power plant this weekend, the Esbjerg Power Station in west…

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Posted on 29. Aug, 2024 in: News

3 new ministries ahead of cabinet reshuffle today

The government is creating three new ministries as part of a major administrative overhaul. At a press conference, Wednesday, alongside coalition partners Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen and Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen,…

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Posted on 29. Aug, 2024 in: News

‘Climate supremo’ nominated as candidate for EU Commission

The government has nominated Climate & Development Aid Minister Dan Jørgensen to be part of Ursula von der Leyen’s second team of EU commissioners. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed the news Wednesday, just…

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Posted on 29. Aug, 2024 in: News

PM lays out guidelines for Denmark’s EU Presidency

Denmark will focus on the climate, security, and migrants after assuming the rotating presidency of the EU on 1 July 2025, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday after announcing the creation of a…

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