Dispute over landslide bill ends in High Court
The dispute over who should pay for the clean-up operation following January’s landslide at a reprocessing plant for contaminated soil in Jutland will be decided by the High Court. Randers Municipality ruled earlier…
MoreAnti-Islamist gate-crashes church council vote
Rasmus Paludan, founder of the far-right Stram Kurs party and notorious for his Quran-burning stunts, created disruption at a church council election in the inner-city district of Vesterbro, Thursday, when he put himself…
MoreNew poll: Government still losing voters
The government continues to lose support. The latest Voxmeter poll shows the ruling Social Democrats have dropped from 20.3% to 19.1% over the past week while the Liberals (Venstre) fell from 10.4% to…
MorePM launches ambitious health reform plan
The government has laid out its plans for a major reform of the national health system. At a press conference, Wednesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said one of the main aims is to…
MoreModerates’ employees confused about confidentiality agreement
Moderates administrative staff who accept the party’s offer of a ‘generous’ severance package if they sign a confidentiality agreement and remain silent on the ‘toxic workplace’ allegations can still talk out about sexism…
MoreVestager suffers loss ahead of EU exit
The European Union’s General Court has annulled the European Commission’s €1.49 billion fine on Google for anticompetitive behaviour, a rare loss for Denmark’s outgoing Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager…
More20,000 tons of explosives heading for Danish waters on damaged ship
A cargo ship loaded with explosives is heading toward Danish waters after being rejected by both Norway and Lithuania. The vessel, carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical used both…
MoreDenmark to partner India in ‘green future’
Minister for Industry & Business Morten Bødskov has said he sees India as a partner in a ‘green future’. Mr Bodskov, currently on a visit to the south-Asian country, told local media ‘you’ll…
MoreDanske Bank agrees €6.3m settlement with French financial authorities
Danske Bank has reached an out-of-court settlement with the French financial authorities regarding the Estonian money-laundering scandal. Denmark’s biggest bank has agreed to pay €6.3m (DKK47m) to end legal pursuits in France but with…
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Resurgent SAS extends global reach….Mouse grounds plane….EU backs Danish climate-friendly dairy scheme…. After emerging from bankruptcy protection a resurgent Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is extending its Copenhagen Airport (CPH) base as a global hub….
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