Population increase fuels immigration fears
The Danish population has grown by 115,000 people over the past five years, of whom 100,000 were foreigners. New Ministry for the Interior figures show that the influx was roughly equally distributed between…
MoreEU provides billion-kroner funding for energy link to Germany
The EU has granted DKK1.1bn of funding to link the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark with the EnBW Baltic 2 project in Germany that’s currently under construction, making it easier to…
MoreNational Bank: No new housing bubble on the way
The head of Denmark’s National Bank has dismissed growing fears of a new housing bubble. Despite fast-rising apartment prices in Copenhagen and dire warnings from economists that the properly market in the capital…
MoreDanish banks will continue to buy covered bonds in large scale
Danish banks will likely continue to buy Danish covered bonds in large scale if last week’s proposal from the European Commission comes into force in 2015, the banking association said on Monday. From…
MoreLars Løkke: It’s my way or no way
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has warned fellow opposition leaders that he has no intention of becoming prime minister again if it means he has to compromise his political principles, such as a…
MoreEmpty threat from Løkke
Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s pledge that he will not become prime minister ‘at any price’ has been dismissed as political posturing by leading commentators. Politiken’s political editor Mette Østergaard called the ultimatum an ‘empty…
MoreNational Bank: Upswing on the way
The Danish economy is healthier than it has been for a long, long time, according to National Bank Governor General Lars Rohde who claims the long-awaited upswing is now ‘just around the corner’….
MoreIt’s time to accept the EU says Commissioner
After 40 years’ membership it’s time for Denmark, and Danes, to accept and acknowledge the EU. In a hard-hitting op-ed article in Berlingske, Denmark’s Climate Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, urges the Danish electorate to…
MoreWe’re not Marxist say Red/Greens
The far-left Red/Green Alliance has toned down its Marxist rhetoric in its latest political programme. After previously calling for revolution, state ownership of the banking sector and private companies, and the disbandment of…
MoreBad interpreters are a threat to legal system
The quality of interpretation in the legal system is so poor that it’s compromising the legal rights of non-Danish speakers. A severe lack of official translators of languages such as Arabic, Turkish, Somali…
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