AOC rocks C40 summit
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) called for a Global Green New Deal to combat the climate crisis that humanity has created with an “unsustainable way of life” in a concluding speech to the C40 World…
MoreCity Hall has green focus but still invests in airlines, auto companies
Copenhagen City Hall is searching the globe for for green, sustainable assets where it can place money from its DKK12bn ($1.8 bn) investment portfolio, Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen said on the final…
MoreLow inflation gives families DKK42,000 boost
The low rate of inflation has given the average family with children an extra DKK42,000 (€4,600) since 2013, according to a new report by Arbejdernes Landsbank based on a price comparison of popular…
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Slight rise in inflation / Transit passengers fuel airport growth / Carsberg develops paper bottle… Danish inflation rose to 0.5% year on year in September, up from 0.4% last month, driven by higher…
MoreExpert: Danish troops to Syria a ‘bad idea’
A leading military expert has dismissed calls to send Danish forces to Northern Syria as ‘ridiculous’. After Politiken reported how a number of parties would support sending troops to the region in response…
MoreTurkish ambassador summoned to foreign ministry as PM condemns invasion
Denmark joined the international condemnation of Turkey’s invasion of north eastern, Thursday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it ‘an extremely serious situation’ and said she feared for civilians after Turkey’s ambassador to Denmark,…
MoreLiberals: Turkish offensive is no surprise
Despite the outcry about Turkey’s military offensive in Northern Syria the USA’s turnaround in policy shouldn’t come as a surprise to Denmark and the rest of Europe, the Liberals’ deputy chair of Parliament’s…
MoreBloomberg: Every time Trump ridicules climate change, more money is given to C40
Michael Bloomberg denounced President Trump’s anti-climate policies during a speech to delegates at the C40 conference in Copenhagen. The former New York mayor, one of the world’s richest men, who recently pledged half…
MoreBorder control divides centre-left
The government’s decision to impose border control with Sweden has split the centre-left alliance – the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is positive but the Red/Greens and Social Liberals (Radikale) have distanced themselves from…
MoreFinance minister pushes for ‘modernised’ but lower EU budget
Following lengthy negotiations in Luxembourg where EU ministers agreed the terms for their Budgetary Instrument for Convergence and Competitiveness, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen said from a Danish point of view it was primarily…
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