Times praises Danish ‘tøp’ guns
A lengthy article in Wednesday’s British Times newspaper praises Denmark’s armed forces, ‘who have had almost as much success in Libya as the RAF (Royal Air Force) and the Royal Navy’. Defence editor…
MoreNew credit line won’t stop banks from going under
The Danish Central Bank will today launch a new ‘liquidity lifeline’ for banks under pressure from the European debt crisis. According to TV2 News, the new initiative will have greater influence than the…
MoreAgriculture fund proposal ‘naive’
The Danish Agriculture and Food Council’s plan to ease the credit crunch on suffering farmers has already been given the thumbs down, even thought its still only at the drawing-board stage. The idea…
MoreCharities threatened by EU VAT ruling
Danish charities are threatened by a EU Commission ruling that will force them to pay VAT. The EU has ruled that its anticompetitive for organisations based on voluntary work to be VAT-exempt, but…
MoreHells Angels jailed
15 members or ‘supporters’ of the Hells Angels biker gang were given jail sentences of between 10 and 15 years in Copenhagen District Court, Thursday, for offences ranging from attempted murder and violent…
MoreSeven things to expect from the new government
It still hasn’t officially been announced, but as negotiations come to an end and Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager appears to have got what she wanted (http://seven59.dk/berlingske-new-government-ready), Berlingske has come up with a…
MoreIndustry gloom
It’s doom and gloom in the industrial sector. New Statistics Denmark figures show industry expectations for future orders fell from 4 in August to 1 in September, while expectations for employment dropped from…
MoreEuro crisis could lead to unemployment boom
The euro crisis, the finance crisis, and the debt crisis – three extremely negative developments that are going to hit the Danish labour market hard over the upcoming months. With unemployment on the…
MoreBerlingske: New government ready
The Social Liberals have decided to form a government alongside the Social Democrats (S) and Socialist People’s Party (SPP), according to leading daily newspaper Berlingske which reports today that, although its yet to…
MoreResearchers demand release of Stasi archives
Politicians are asking questions as to why Danish Intelligence (PET) continues to hold confidential Stasi records of Danish nationals. According to left-wing daily Information, PET has an archive containing names of all those…
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