Liberals dip in polls as election approaches
With an election fast approaching the ruling Liberals have suffered a dip in the polls, despite the government’s recent climate initiatives and budget proposals that would boost welfare spending by DKK4.2bn next year….
MoreDPP calls for suspension of Marrakesh Agreement
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called on the government to withdraw Denmark from the Marrakesh Declaration signed by a number of African nations and all EU countries in May, with the exception of…
MoreTax Minister faces grilling on meetings with tobacco industry
Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen has been to explain why he held a number of ‘get to know you’ meetings with the tobacco industry in 2015, despite the Danish Health Authority’s and Health Ministry’s…
MoreEmployment hits new high
The number of wage earners in Denmark hit a record high in August – 2,760,000, with 1,928,300 now employed in the private sector and 831,400 in the public sector. Senior Sydbank economist Søren…
MoreDenmark ranked high on pension schemes
Denmark is ranked second on a new global list of pension schemes. The Netherlands pipped Denmark to the top spot in Melbourne Mercer’s tenth annual bench marking of pension systems from across the…
MoreRyanair boss predicts bancruptcy for SAS
Michael O’Leary, founder of cut-price airline Ryanair, has predicted one of his two main competitors in Denmark and the whole Nordic region will go bust this winter – either SAS or Norwegian Air….
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Copenhagen world’s best city for tourists / Russian billionaire sues Danske Bank / Ørsted pulls out of Canada deal Copenhagen is the world’s best city to visit, according to global travel guide Lonely Plane…
MoreGermany knew of tax scam in 2012 but failed to inform Denmark
Germany was aware six years ago that Denmark was a target for shady financiers in the international share dividend scandal, in which the Tax Authority (SKAT) was scammed out of a reported DKK12.7bn ($2bn), but…
MoreSaudi Arabia hasn’t been truthful says PM
Saudi Arabia hasn’t been completely truthful about the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said, Saturday. After two weeks of repeated denials that it had anything to do with…
MoreSamuelsen: Khashoggi murder ‘unacceptable’
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is ‘unacceptable’ to Denmark, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in response to the Saudi authorities’ claim that the dissident journalist died in a ‘fist-fight’. On the sidelines of…
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