US-China trade deal could hit Danish exports
Business analysts are divided on how the partial trade deal signed between China and the US in Washington, Wednesday, will affect Danish exports. China has promised to buy an additional $12.5 billion in…
MoreProducer prices rebound
Producer Price Inflation (PPI) slowed to 0.3 percent year-on-year in November, following a 2.6 percent decline in October. Prices have fallen steadily since May, the latest figures from Statistics Denmark showed on Wednesday….
MoreAnti-Torture Committee remains silent on Danish criticism
The Council of Europe’s Anti-Torture Committee was very vocal in its criticism of the Ellebaek Migrant Centre earlier this month but has failed to respond to accusations of mistakes and factual errors in…
MoreEU offers assurances for Danish labour model
A legally binding EU-wide minimum wage won’t affect Denmark and a handful of other countries that have collective bargaining agreements. In his opening remarks to an EU consultation in Strasbourg, Tuesday, Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive…
MoreFringe parties call for legalisation of hard drugs
The pro-business Liberal Alliance and far-left Red/Greens, the polar opposites of Danish politics, have joined together to support a radical proposal by the Alternatives to decriminalise hard drugs for personal use. According to…
MoreMajor loopholes in tax controls
The lack of internal controls at the Tax Ministry could have paved the way for widespread fraud such as the Britta Nielsen scandal according to a yet to be published report by the…
MoreJensen degraded but not excluded
Kristian Jensen has been given a rap on the knuckles but he isn’t a finished man within the Liberals, party leader Jacob Ellemann Jensen said yesterday after briefing MPs on the situation surrounding…
MoreForeign Minister on green mission in India
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has arrived in India for a two-day visit where green issues and Denmark’s climate goals will be high on the agenda. The Minister will hold talks with his Indian…
MoreBusiness shorts
Maersk Drilling and French oil company Total have announced plans to drill the deepest offshore well in history off the south west African coast. As part of a campaign that aims to strengthen…
MoreDenmark moves ahead with Iraq training mission
Although the majority of Danish personnel have been relocated from the Al-Asad air base in western Iraq that was attacked by Iranian war planes last week, Denmark is still ready to assume leadership…
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