State broadcaster criticised for climate documentary
Danmarks Radio, the state owned broadcasting company, has been heavily criticised by the Press Council for the documentary, ‘A climate crime’, made as part of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in 2009. Partially upholding…
MoreYet another DSB boss is fired
DSB, the Danish state-run train company, today fired Karsten Røn Andersen, who was a director of DSBFirst and DSB Sweden, because of the company’s unsatisfactory financial situation. He was fired with immediate effect….
MoreTrain stoppages threatened over Øresund as DSB crisis escalates
Danish broadsheet, Politiken, today presents an alarming report about the possibility of train services being suspended over the busy links between Southern Sweden and the Copenhagen area. DSBFirst, the crisis-hit train company, could…
MoreDanish Tax Minister positive towards diesel tax hike
Diesel fuel could be on its way to being some 20% dearer than current prices, if a new proposal from the EU Commission is accepted. This would mean a rise of some 2.22…
MoreErik Skov admits to fraud in court
Former businessman and Conservative media head, Erik Skov Pedersen, today made his appearance in court to answer charges of fraud and falsification of documents. Pedersen, who is also well known as the partner…
MoreSocial Liberals threaten DPP
If the opposition gains power in this year’s election the latest immigration restrictions proposed by the Danish People’s Party (DPP) will be repealed. The government has attempted to bring the Social Liberals and…
MoreTime to choose sides
The Socialist People’s Party’s policy spokesman, Ole Sohn, has warned the Social Liberals they will have to fall in line if they want to join a future centre-left government. The Social Democrats have…
MoreDPP dismisses EU border control proposal
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has dismissed EU plans to increase border controls as ‘totally insufficient’. Although the party has called for border controls to be reintroduced, in return for its support of…
MoreDenmark fails to respond to human rights recommendations
Denmark has declined to respond to 133 recommendations from the UN Human Rights Council, including questions about equal rights, domestic violence and human trafficking. Jonas Christoffersen, head of the Danish Institute of Human…
MoreLundbeck fights back
H. Lundbeck isn’t afraid that it’s brand image could be damaged by the controversy surrounding the use of its epilepsy medicine in US executions. Despite widespread media condemnation of the Danish pharmaceutical powerhouse…
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