Exporters missing out on African growth
Danish companies are getting a better foothold in the fast-growing African market but there’s still a lot of work to be done. Although Danish exports to the ‘dark continent’ have risen by 21…
MoreEncouraging dip in unemployment
The economy has been given a boost by new figures showing unemployment has fallen by 11,000. According to Statistics Denmark’s Labour Force Survey (LFS), a standard household-based survey of work-related statistics, regarded as…
MoreSupreme Court to rule in immigrant eviction case
The Supreme Court will rule today on whether two immigrant families can be thrown out of their apartments because their sons set fire to a local kindergarten in 2008. The local residents association…
MoreDanes like the ‘nanny state’
Although an increasing number of politicians have spoken out against the ‘nanny state’ over the past two years their words have fallen on deaf ears. Despite the controversy surrounding ‘Work-shy Robert’ and ‘Poverty…
MoreTaxgate: Tax officials misled parliament
New e-mail evidence presented to the Tax Commission investigating the ‘Taxgate’ affair indicates that top tax officials willfully tried to mislead parliament’s ombudsman. The e-mail correspondence between the Copenhagen Tax Department and the…
MoreSPP leader warns of cautious budget
When the government’s budget for 2014 is published next week it won’t be a catalogue of new and expensive public-spending proposals, Socialist People’s Party leader Anette Vilhelmsen warned yesterday at the start of…
MoreThe Economist: ‘Hamburger Helle puts immigration back on the agenda’
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been dubbed ’Hamburger Helle’ by the renowned British news magazine, The Economist, a reflection of the ongoing debate about the halal meat-only policy at some Copenhagen kindergartens and…
MoreTough times for self-employed
Since 2007 the number of new business start-ups in this country has fallen by 25 per cent, according to a new OECD report that reveals only entrepreneurs in struggling Spain have performed worse….
MoreFree tablets for crack addicts?
The National Board of Health has recommended that the controversial free heroin scheme should be extended to include crack addicts too. A Board spokesman said allowing doctors to prescribe heroin to needle addicts…
MoreBouyant housing market reflects consumer confidence
After six years of falling house prices confidence has finally returned to the property market. Mortgage lender Nykredit’s latest housing indicator shows that the percentage of consumers that expects ‘higher’ or ‘much higher’…
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