Posted on 25. Mar, 2013 in: News

German oil giant protests against proposed tax hike

German oil giant Bayerngas, the biggest international investor in Denmark’s North Sea oil field apart from the companies in the Maersk-led DUC consortium, is threatening to pull out if the government’s plan to…

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2013 in: News

Teacher lockout looms on April 1st

It appears increasingly likely that Denmark’s public schools won’t be re-opening after the Easter break. After labour negotiations between KL, The National Association of Local Authorities in Denmark, and NTU, the National Teachers…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Voters join SPP exodus

It isn’t just prominent Socialist People’s Party politicians who are defecting to other parties. A new Megafon opinion poll for TV2 News shows the crisis party would win just 4.2 per cent of…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Consumer spending remains slow

Retail sales rose slightly in February, particularly clothing and apparel, but total consumer spending was still down compared to the same month last year. The 0.3 per cent increase in retail sales, after…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Rabid Islamist to give talk in Copenhagen today

Sheikh Khalid Yasin, who’s called for the death penalty for homosexuals and claims that the HIV virus was created by the USA and spread through Christians, is to give a lecture in Copenhagen…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

‘Jihad’ demands compensation for discrimination

Jihad Taha, a 20 year-old student, is suing the Free Press Society (Trykkefrihedsselskabet) because he was denied entry to a public debate last month because of his name. Taha confirmed yesterday that he…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Anti-Islam editor on US tour

Lars Hedegaard, head of the Free Press Society, who narrowly escaped being murdered by an unknown assailant two months ago, is currently on a speaking tour of the USA. In an interview with…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Denmark won’t get involved in corporate tax race says minister

Other countries’ moves to lower their corporate tax won’t encourage Denmark to follow suit, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said last night. Great Britain and Finland have announced a 20 per cent rate from…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Denmark extends Mali Mission

Parliament has given the government the green light to extend Denmark’s materiel assistance to the French-led military operation in Mali. The Danish Hercules air carrier, despatched in January, will continue its operational duties…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 in: News

Danish Inter-City train ends up in Libya

State-run rail operator DSB claims to have no idea how one of its new fleet of IC4 trains has ended up just outside Tripoli in Libya. The whole IC4 project has been dogged…

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