PM backs EU criticism of US spying
Denmark is fully supportive of the strong EU criticism of alleged US spying on Germany and France. Led by German chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, leaders at the EU summit…
MoreLøkke’s approval ratings in freefall
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s credibility with voters has hit an all-time low. In the wake of the travel expenditure scandal and his ‘2,000 kroner shoes’ gaffe, a new Epinion survey for DR…
MoreWork vs. welfare
For around 11,000 low-paid workers it’s become more financially attractive to work than live off social benefits or unemployment insurance, according to the Finance Ministry. The Ministry estimated last year that 14,250 people…
MorePM looks for union help
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has accepted an invitation to forge closer links to the HK trade union, one of Denmark’s biggest with 367,000 members. At HK’s annual congress, Thursday, union leader Kim Simonsen…
MoreGreenland votes yes to uranium – Denmark says no to exports
Greenland has taken the first step to becoming one of the world’s major exporters of uranium after its self-rule government voted to annul the zero tolerance policy that has made uranium extraction illegal…
MoreRomanian workers found living in foul conditions
26 Romanian nationals were found living in ‘disgusting’ conditions in run-down caravans when the Danish Working Environment Authority raided a company in Jutland that produces decorations for Christmas trees. The police are treating…
MoreTax Minister defends advisor’s ‘golden handshake’
Tax Minister Holger K. Nielsen has been accused of concealing the details surrounding his spin doctor’s departure so he could get redundancy payments for six months – a ’golden handshake’ of around half…
MoreForeign supermarket chains scared off by poor retail market
Denmark isn’t an interesting proposition for major, international supermarket chains, according to retail experts in response to reports that A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) could be prepared to listen to offers for its supermarket division,…
MoreRight-turn for Liberal voters
Many of the voters who’ve deserted the Liberals in the wake of Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s travel expenditure scandal have moved towards the right rather than cross over to the ‘enemy’. A new YouGov…
MoreJoining GGGI was a risky decision says Development Minister
Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Bach told parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Wednesday, that although Denmark’s was unaware of the risks when it became a member of the controversial Global Green Growth Institute it…
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