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…
MoreTeacher 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…
MoreVoters 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…
MoreConsumer 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…
MoreRabid 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…
More‘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…
MoreAnti-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…
MoreDenmark 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…
MoreDenmark 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…
MoreDanish 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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