Lars Løkke: The long, and troubled, farewell
As Prime Minister prepares to call what, if the polls prove to be correct, an election that will signal his farewell to Danish politics, Berlingske has listed the negative issues that have plagued…
MorePentagon: China has eyes on military base in Greenland
The US defence department (Pentagon) expects China to add armed military bases around the world, in locations such as the Middle East, South East Asia, the western Mediterranean, and even Greenland, to protect its investments…
MoreGovernment moves to ban ‘dark force’ donors
After banning foreign ‘hate preachers’ the government, backed by the Danish People’s Party (DPP), is now aiming to blacklist people, companies, and even state-sponsored institutions that donate money to build mosques or fund…
MoreNew report: Denmark not very big in Brussels
Denmark is under-represented at the EU while similar-sized countries are better equipped to fight for their national interest, according to a study by the Danish think-tank Europa, published Friday, which concludes that Finland and…
More27% of household spending goes to the state
More than a quarter of the average family’s after-tax household budget is subsidised by the state. A new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE) reveals that 27% of all…
MoreBusiness shorts
Global pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the world’s biggest maker of insulin, beat first-quarter operating profit forecasts on Friday, helped by higher sales of its biggest new drug hope, a treatment for type 2…
MoreFascist party heading for parliament
The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party is on course for parliament. The anti-Muslim party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan and described by some as having ‘fascist tendencies’, is at 2.7% in a…
MoreJustice Minister: Anti-Muslim party a threat to public order
The anti-Muslim Stram Kurs party has been banned from holding demonstrations because of the threat to public order and leader Rasmus Paludan’s safety, Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said yesterday. The minister, summoned…
MorePension agreement could kick-start election
Analysts believe the Prime Minister election is now ready to call an election after Labour Minister Troels Lund Poulsen presented new early retirement legislation, Thursday, the government’s last piece of ‘unfinished business’. The…
MoreHalf a million union members form green alliance
Ten of Denmark’s biggest trade unions, representing half a million wage earners, have joined together to form a green alliance. A wide range of unions representing engineers, public sector workers, local government employees,…
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