Social Democrats will define poverty
If the Social Democrats regain power next year they will reintroduce a national definition of poverty. The Liberal-only government scrapped the official poverty level in 2015 but Statistics Denmark has come up with…
MoreMinisters spend DKK700,000 on office upgrade
Two cabinet ministers have spent nearly DKK700,000 (£105.000) of taxpayers’ money redesigning their offices. After it was revealed last month that Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen spent DKK340,000 (€45,000) upgrading his office, even though…
MoreForeign Minister in India: We need good relations
Foreign Affairs Minister Anders Samuelsen has arrived in India on a two-day official visit. The two countries have agreed to relaunch the Joint Commission for Indo-Danish bilateral relations, a framework to improve political…
MoreForeign Minister: Russian aggression threatens Danish approval for pipeline
Russia’s aggressive behavior makes it difficult to argue why Denmark should grant approval for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to pass through Danish territorial waters, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said last…
MoreChild organisations demand ‘action not words’ from opposition leader
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen’s vow to be the ’prime minister for kids’ will have a hollow ring unless she’s prepared to do away with the cap on social benefits and re-introduce an accepted…
More50,000 new jobs this year
2018 looks like being the best year for the Danish labour market since the pre-financial crisis days. 38,000 new jobs were created during the first nine months of the year, which, if the…
MorePublic’s debt mountain hits €15bn
The public’s collective debt to the state has risen to an all-time high of DKK116bn (€15bn) an 8% increase on 2017, new figures from the Danish Debt Collection Agency (Gældsstyrelsen) show. The debt…
MoreChristmas present for debtors
485,000 debtors will be receiving an unexpected Christmas present over the next few days – the tax authorities have wiped out their debt to the state. Collectively, the Danish Debt Collection Agency (Gældsstyrelsen)…
More‘Desperate’ minister’s u-turn on pesticides
Environment Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen’s credibility has been called into question following his U-turn on the government’s pesticide strategy. In August the minister rejected opposition calls to impose a spray ban following the discovery…
MoreBusiness shorts
Carlsberg probed in India / Arla buys Middle East cheese giant / Panda enclosure on schedule Danish beer giant Carlsberg is one of three major breweries under investigation for price-fixing in India. Carlsberg…
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