Vestas launches ‘Wind for Prosperity’
Vestas, in collaboration with Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, will launch its ambitious ‘Wind for Prosperity’ project this morning, described as an ‘innovative, commercially-based business model to bring affordable and reliable electricity…
MoreSyria war increases terror threat in Denmark
An increasing number of young Muslims with Danish passports are travelling to Syria to fight alongside insurgency groups, raising fears among Danish intelligence (PET) officials of a new terrorist threat when the fighters…
MoreProof of NSA surveillance of Denmark
New information has emerged that, for the first time, provides concrete evidence that the USA intelligence agency, NSA, is involved in surveillance activities in Denmark. The New York Times described in a lengthy…
More‘War of nerves’ in budget negotiations
The war of nerves between the government and Red/Green Alliance continues. The government’s desperation to present a 2014 budget as soon as possible is being exploited by the far-left party who continue to…
MoreLawyers demand Turkish Embassy’s exclusion from terror trial
Defence lawyers have demanded that diplomats and employees of the Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen are excluded from the courtroom when Denmark’s biggest ever terror financing trial continues at Copenhagen District Court this week….
MoreLukewarm backing for Thorning, Løkke
Neither Helle Thorning-Schmidt nor her main rival, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, have the unqualified backing of their respective voters in a run-off for who’s most suitable to lead the country. In a new Megafon…
MoreDenmark no.1 in social expenditure
Denmark has the highest level of expenditure on social protection per inhabitant in the EU. The latest comparable Eurostat figures, from 2011, show that Denmark spent 34.4% of GDP on areas such as…
More30,000 have lost unemployment benefits
30,700 jobless have lost the right to benefits so far this year, an average of 100 per day, new figures from the AK-Samvirke unemployment insurance fund shows. A spokesman for AK said the…
MoreDevelopment Minister steps down
Christian Friis Bach confirmed his resignation as Development Aid Minister, Thursday. At a press conference he acknowledged that he was mistaken when he informed parliament he had no knowledge of Liberal leader Lars…
MoreLiberals: Government has misled us
The Liberals have accused the government of a cover up after Christian Friis Bach’s resignation as Development Aid Minister, Thursday. In an attempt to score political points, the party’s former development aid minister,…
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