Ban on laughing gas
A parliamentary majority has agreed to ban sales of laughing gas to minors. Gas cartridges, usually used for making whipped cream or filling balloons, have become a a popular source of a ‘weekend’…
MoreTrade unions dismiss EU minimum wage assurances
Danish trade unions remain opposed to EU plans for a legally binding minimum wage despite assurances from Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President for an Economy that Works for People, that Denmark and a handful…
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Iran appoints female ambassador to Denmark…Copenhagen ‘Europe’s healthiest’…. $3 million in farm aid to Afghanistan… Afsaneh Nadipour has been named Iran’s new to Denmark, the fourth female ambassador of the Islamic Republic. According…
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Vestas aims for carbon neutrality…NETS cuts 565 jobs…Danfoss fires 335 in move to Poland… Vestas, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, has pledged to eliminate all production line waste by 2040 as…
MoreBrainy Denmark
Denmark comes in 3rd on the Geography of Europe’s Brain Business Jobs: 2020 Index published by the European Centre for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform think tank. Switzerland leads the way, followed by Sweden…
MoreSupport for Hormuz mission
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has urged all European countries to join Denmark and support the French-led initiative to ensure commercial shipping can pass safely through the Straits of Hormuz, a vital shipping route…
MoreDenmark backs Libya arms embargo
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has welcomed EU moves to enforce an arms embargo on Libya. Following a meeting in Brussels on Monday, where EU foreign ministers discussed how to implement a peace process…
MorePrime Minister to attend Holocaust ceremony in Jerusalem
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Jerusalem this week to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. During her trip the PM will also meet…
MorePM blames immigrants for rise in anti-Semitism
Ahead of her trip to Israel Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has blamed immigrants and ’parts of the left wing’ for the rise of anti-Semitism in Denmark. In an interview with Politiken, the PM…
MoreDenmark number 1 in social mobility
Denmark has the highest level of social mobility in the world according to a report published Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) based on a study of healthcare, education, social protection, access…
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