Exports down as companies lose out
Danish companies continue to lose market share abroad leading to fears that they’ll be left behind as the world economy recovers. In response to poor export figures, senior consultant Allan Sørensen of the…
MoreAxeman verdict goes round the world
News of the terrorism conviction against the 29-year-old Somali accused of attempting to murder Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard travelled quickly around the world yesterday. A Google search shows that the story was being…
MoreAxeman found guilt of terrorism
The ‘mad axeman’ who broke into Mohamed illustrator Kurt Westergaard’s house last year has been found guilty of terrorism after an Århus court dismissed the man’s claim that he had only tried to…
MoreLøkke: Justice was done
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen expressed satisfaction with the terrorism ruling against the Somali axeman, saying that’s what the court system is for. He said it was pleasing that justice was seen to…
MoreMubarak is history says PM
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed President Hosni Mubarak as a ‘finished man’ . After briefing Parliament’s Foreign Policy and Europe committees this morning, ahead of his trip to the EU summit…
MoreGood morning: This is your pilot snoring
An SAS chief pilot took a short nap during a flight from Copenhagen to Stockholm whist his co-pilot was on the toilet. According to an internal safety memo obtained by the Norwegian newspaper…
MoreOpt out keeps Denmark on sidelines
Denmark’s EU opt-out on justice will keep the country out of a new EU initiative to fight crime and terrorism. The European Commission proposed legislation yesterday that will force airlines to provide all…
MoreNo tax breaks says Løkke
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed all speculation about tax relief. After a day of debate about the Conservatives’ call for tax reductions of DKK35bn, the PM said last night that the…
MoreTax yesterday, public spending today. Conservatives’ ‘scattergun’ policies
A new Conservative proposal for zero public sector growth up to 2015 and a demand to limit spending to a fixed percentage of GDP are expected to create even further division amongst the…
MoreTV correspondent beaten up in Cairo
A Danish TV correspondent in Cairo was assaulted during a direct transmission back to Denmark yesterday. The well-known Steffen Jensen was surrounded and beaten up by by supporters of President Mubarak who demanded…
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