Falck accused of harassing rival
Nationwide emergency services company Falck has been reported to the police for misusing its dominant market position to force Netherlands rival Bios out of the market. Head of the Competition Council Christian Schultz…
MoreMinister wants limits on Denmark’s biggest pension fund
Labour Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has called for more political supervision of ATP, Denmark’s biggest pension fund. All wage-earners in Denmark with more than 9 hours of work per week are required to…
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New bank scandal / Job cuts at Danish Crown / Vestager blocks EU rail merger Spar Nord, which prides itself as ‘Denmark’s most personal bank’ has been forced to downwardly adjust profit expectations…
More3 security challenges facing Denmark – Russia is number one
Russia is the biggest threat to Denmark’s security right now – the latest Defence Intelligence (FE) evaluation warns that a ‘self confident, aggressive Russian has since Putin’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsular in…
MoreMore defence spending as Denmark edges towards 2% NATO target
The Danish military is to get DKK4.5bn ($700m) more than agreed in last year’s defence bill, raising military spending to 1.5 percent of GDP in 2023, up from the planned 1.35 percent. The…
MoreForeign Minister in show of support for Ukraine
Following a visit to the Ukraine port of Mariupol, Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and his Czech counterpart, Tomáš Petříček, issued a joint statement urging Russia to ensure unhindered and free passage through…
MoreReprimand for Samuelsen in war documents dispute
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has been given a political ‘slap on the wrist’ for ignoring the recommendations of the Presidium (the supreme authority of the Danish Parliament) when he granted Copenhagen University researchers access…
MoreFinance watchdog clears itself in money laundering scandal
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has awarded itself a clean bill of health in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. In a new report the finance sector’s ‘watchdog’ claims it fully lived up…
MoreDane to head UN force in Yemen
A top Danish general is set to become the new head of the UN ceasefire-monitoring team in Yemen. Retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert, is stepping down and UN chief Antonio Guterres has nominated…
MoreDenmark safest place to drive
Denmark is the safest country in Europe to drive according to the European Commission’s Annual Accident Report, which shows there are only 5 crashes per 10,000 residents in this country, compared to 43.6…
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