No brainiacs – no production The lack of highly-skilled manpower is a major problem that will seriously harm productivity and growth in Denmark over the next few years, financial daily Børsen warns today….

No integration in public sector The public sector in this country performs extremely poorly in terms of integration. Despite a well-meaning goal that the breakdown of state employees should reflect the demographics of…

Danes back Russia’s defence shield offer    62 per cent of the Danish electorate welcomes NATO’s efforts to involve Russia in the much-vaunted nuclear missile defence system, a new Gallup survey taken directly after…

 G4S back in the West Bank Danish-British G4S, the world’s leading international security solutions group, has come under fire for resuming its security operations in the occupied West Bank. The security giant’s reputation…

Prices fall as debt rises Despite the housing market meltdown, homeowners in this country have continued to borrow money like there’s no tomorrow. However, a new report by the country’s biggest mortgage lenders,…

Euro crisis helps exporters The economic woes of Ireland and Portugal could actually help Danish exporters, say leading economists who claim that a weakened euro will improve competitiveness. Senior Nordea economist Helge Pedersen said…

Minister attacks left-wing’s US stance Minister of Justice Lars Barfoed has launched a full-frontal attack on left-wing parties who have criticised the US Embassy’s surveillance tactics in this country. In response to a demand…

Obama praises German leader German chancellor Angela Merkel, who earlier this year presented Danish Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard with a German Media Freedom Prize, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by…

Summit to announce gradual pull out NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has vowed that the military alliance will remain in Afghanistan ‘for as long as it takes’. As NATO leaders gather in…

Covert activities across the road An apartment situated across the road from the US Embassy has been used for covert surveillance activities since 2004, with the full accept of Danish Intelligence (PET). A…