British newspaper carries Welcome to Denmark campaign
The ‘Welcome to Denmark’ campaign, set up to challenge Denmark’s harsh immigration rhetoric and the government’s plan to place anti-refugee adverts in foreign newspapers, is trying to whip up international support with an…
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Confident purchasing managers/New car sales up/Pension company buys German shopping centre: PMI: Danish purchasing managers remain confident of economic growth. The Danish PMI (Purchasing Managers Index), which measures orderbooks, the weighted average of…
MoreDefence Minister returns home to face fire
Defence Minister Carl Holst returns to work after a summer holiday today facing a storm of criticism about his failure to react to F-16 flight mechanics’ plea for a break in the Iraq…
MoreDPP demands stiffer sentences
The Danish People’s Party (DPP), with the backing of the Liberals and Conservatives, has called for more control of the court system which, it claims, is far too lenient on criminals. The DPP…
MoreRed/Greens demand probe into Apple deal
The far-left Red/Greens are demanding to know whether IT giant Apple was given a ‘sweet deal’ when it agreed to build a billion-dollar data centre in a field near Viborg, Jutland, powered by…
MoreEverybody’s a millionaire – on paper
The average Dane has a net worth of over DKK1m. New Statistics Denmark figures show that when debt to banks, mortgage companies, and other lenders is deducted the average citizen has DKK1,168,000. Around…
MoreTwo-thirds of viewers say no to TV licence
Nearly two-thirds of the public think the TV licence fee should be scrapped after figures showing that 40% of viewers subscribe to a streaming service such as Netflix or Viaplay. A new Wilke…
MoreNew charter flights to China
Beijing-based Capital Airlines has announced the first ever charter flights between China and Denmark will start in September. The company will run flights between Beijing and Copenhagen from September 6, and flights connecting…
MoreBitcon network a haven for money laundering
An increasing number of criminals in this country are laundering illegal income through the anonymous Bitcoin payment network. According to a report by the Special Office for Financial and International Crime, the fraud…
MoreBusiness leaders urge government to drop anti-refugee campaign
Leading Danish companies have urged the government to drop the planned anti-refugee campaign in foreign newspapers, which they claim will portray Denmark as a closed-off country, damage the business sector’s ability to recruit…
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