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Car sales up / Business sector confidence / Novo opens Russian factory Car sales: New vehicle sales have continued the upbeat trend from last year, rising to a new high for a March…
MoreNew bill will allow more snooping on citizens
A controversial new bill that will give the Centre for Cyber Security (CCS) wide ranging surveillance powers has been challenged by civil liberties organisations. According to a confidential draft of the bill that…
MoreThorning claims success after ten years at the top
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt claims her 10-year stewardship of the Social Democrats has been a success and she’s ‘brought the party home’ to where it should be. In an interview with trade union…
MoreAge pension dispute could become campaign issue
The Social Liberals could have made age pensions a major issue in the upcoming election campaign by suggesting that ‘greysters’ should remain in the labour market longer. A cross party majority agreed in…
MoreVandals attack Jewish business
A Jewish-owned delicatessen in the Copenhagen district of Østerbro was targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti on Wednesday night, the eve of the 75th anniversary of the German occupation of Denmark. Vandals spray painted the…
MorePolice seize suspected foreign fighter’s passport
The police have seized the passport of a 23-year-old male so he can’t travel abroad to become a foreign fighter in Syria or Iraq, the first ever case of its kind in this…
MoreFinance Ministry tightens grip on public companies
The Finance Ministry will in future exert more control over state-run companies. Household names such as train provider DSB, gaming company Danske Spil, and TV network TV2 are to face tougher financial demands…
MoreRyanair gets green light to sue airport staff
Ryanair has been given the go-ahead by Copenhagen District Court to initiate legal proceedings against Copenhagen Airport employees who blocked the discount airline’s maiden departure last month. Ryanair’s lawyers argued that the airline, which…
MoreTrade surplus shrinks
Denmark’s foreign trade surplus decreased in February, as imports rose and exports fell, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus shrank to DKK 6.8 bn in February from DKK…
MoreSoft diplomacy works, not shouting says Foreign Minister
Cooperation is the key when discussing human rights with countries such as Saudi Arabia and China, not shouting and threats. That’s the view of Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard in a lengthy interview with…
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