Majority willing to pay for road usage
Danish motorists are ready to accept road-pricing. A new survey by A&B Analyse shows that 52% of the public believe taxes and registration duties should be replaced by direct charges levied for the…
MoreDenmark pledges an extra DKK200m to Syria
Development Aid Minister Rasmus Helveg Petersen will arrive at the Pledging Conference for Syria that gets underway in Kuwait today with a DKK200m donation from Denmark. Before setting off, the Minister said the…
MoreForeign Minister: Denmark needs to get back on ‘UN track’
Foreign Minister Holger K. Nielsen will place greater emphasis on Denmark’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions in the future. He told left-leaning daily information that the UN should have a more prominent role…
MorePM promises cross-party talks on benefits tourism
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has promised cross party discussions on the problem of migrant workers claiming child benefit for dependents who don’t even live in this country. After being bombarded with questions concerning…
MoreDPP provides the majority for government’s DKK28bn train deal
The government, Red/Greens, and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have reached agreement on a new deal to upgrade the country’s train network. The DKK28.5bn deal, which has been underway for months but appeared to…
MoreFamilies spent more in 2013 to keep up
The average Danish family had to spend DKK1,500 more in 2013 to maintain the same level of consumption as the previous year, new Statistics Denmark figures show. Housing costs increased most, by 2.2%,…
MoreRent law sparks off Liberal disagreement
Former Development Aid minister Søren Pind has sparked off an internal storm within the Liberal party by calling for the liberalisation of property rental legislation. In a controversial op-ed piece in Berlingske he…
MoreWarning to wind-energy sector
Denmark set a new world record for wind energy last year, with 33.8% of consumers’ power needs being met by wind turbines. At the same time, its full-speed ahead for the Danish wind…
MoreDanish companies earning money again
The number of companies running at a loss has fallen considerably – a sign, according to The Danish Federation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Håndværksrådet) that Denmark is emerging from the crisis….
MoreMaersk has shed 26 companies
Maersk’s sale of its stake in the Dansk Supermarked Group last week is just the latest in a long line of divestments the shipping and oil giant has made over the past seven…
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