Ex-defence minister faces grilling
Former defence minister Søren Gade will be forced to take the witness stand in an upcoming torture trial against the Danish state. Christian Harlang, the lawyer for six Iraqi prisoners who’ve sued Denmark…
MoreGucci Helle – ‘The Desperate Housewife’
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is compared to a character from the TV series ‘Desperate Housewives’ in The Australian newspaper, which describes her as a ’45-year-old tall, elegant blonde with piercing green-blue eyes,…
MoreVilly is a liability for the government
48 per cent of the electorate see Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal as a liability for the government, according to a new Megafon poll for Politiken taken in the wake of widespread ridicule of…
MoreGovernment’s invoice for more green energy: DKK50bn
For the first time, Minister for Climate and Energy Martin Lidegaard has put a figure on the expected costs of turning Denmark ‘green’, as projected in the government’s recently published energy manifesto, ‘Our…
MoreFLSmidth and Vestas score with Brazilian deals
Amid the financial troubles currently being experienced by many Danish businesses, at least two companies seem to be flourishing. Engineering group FLSmidth has signed a DKK750m deal with Cimpor Cimentos do Brasil to deliver equipment to…
MorePoliticians combat price fixing
The government is cracking down on retail price-fixing by making it easier to lift the burden of proof against companies that form cartels or otherwise illegally oppose free-market competition. The new policy comes after consumer…
MoreSmall-business employees receive lowest salary increases
With the ongoing economic crisis, it’s not surprising that wage increases this year tended to be lower than the rate of inflation, currently 2.8 percent. In 2011, a worker in a company with…
MoreChocolate for slimmers
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a type of dark chocolate that may ultimately help consumers lose weight. Dr. Arne Astrup, a professor at the LIFE Faculty and head of the…
MoreFogh cover up?
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is suspected of covering up information about the maltreatment of prisoners in Iraq in 2004. The Social Democrats’ defence spokesman, Bjarne Lausten, claims the current NATO Secretary…
MoreIraq prisoners scandal could lead to impeachment trial
Political parties are already speculating about a possible impeachment trial against former Minister of Defence Søren Gade if it’s proved he wilfully withheld information about the maltreatment of prisoners in Iraq jails. The…
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