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Danish Crown inks $100 million pork deal with China / FLSmidth aims for zero emissions / Lundbeck raises outlook following strong Q3 sales…. China’s biggest food supplier, Cofco, has agreed to buy $100…
MoreEU-funded report: Denmark ‘Islamophobic’
A new EU-financed report that characterises Denmark as ‘Islamophobic’ and ‘non-democratic’ has been dismissed by Danish lawmakers and experts as ‘ridiculous, foolish and a scandal’. The European Islamophobia Report 2018 by the Turkish…
MoreNew commission to probe child brides affair
The government is preparing to set up an independent commission to investigate former immigration minister Inger Støjberg’s role in the child brides affair in which she ordered the separation of refugee couples at asylum reception…
MoreEU criticises Denmark for budget opposition
Gert Jan Koopman, head of the European Commission’s Budget Department, has criticised countries, including Denmark, who have voiced opposition to the EU’s proposed budget increase. Denmark has joined Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden…
MoreGreenland to open trade offices in USA, China
Greenland’s governing party, Siumut, is looking to forge closer ties with the U.S. and China by opening representative offices in both countries. The country’s minister for foreign affairs, Ane Lone Bagger, said the…
More…and U.S. takes first steps to opening consulate in Greenland
The American embassy in Copenhagen is looking for local staff to man its planned consulate in Greenland that’s set to open in Nuuk next year, Denmark’s permission withstanding, as the US expands its…
MoreForeign Minister in Africa
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has arrived in Tanzania as the first step towards ‘re-thinking’ Denmark’s Africa policy. The Minister will also visit Kenya as part of the government’s move to ‘build bridges and…
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Pandoro shares take a dip / Carsberg’s impressive Asia figures / Silicon Valley targets Danish expertise…. It was a bad day at the office for Pandoro Tuesday, whose share price dropped dramatically after…
MoreGovernment challenges human rights ruling allowing killer to return to Denmark
Denmark has launched an appeal against a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that, experts claim, will make it far more difficult to deport mentally-ill criminals. In 2009 Turkish…
MoreLegal experts: New laws threaten civil liberties
Leading legal experts have criticised lawmakers for compromising their democratic principles in the fight against criminality and terrorism. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye was recently granted the right to strip foreign fighters of their…
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