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Maersk signs deal with German rival…warns customers of Red Sea ‘repercussions’…Carlsberg buys stake in Copenhagen craft brewery…. Danish shipping giant Maersk has announced a long-term cooperation deal with its German rival Hapag-Lloyd. The…
MoreGovernment seeks mandate to join bombing campaign against Houthis
Denmark is preparing to join the bombing campaign against Houthi targets in Yemen. Jyllands-Posten reports this morning that when parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee convenes at 12.00 today there will be only one item…
More‘The King’s Word’ – Frederik X presents his view of the world
Just three days after being proclaimed King of Denmark, Frederik the 10th has already published a best-selling book – ‘Kongord’ (The King’s Word) based on interviews conducted over the last year-and-a-half with author…
MoreKing’s new book breaks sales records
King Frederik’s new book ‘flew off the shelves’, Wednesday. Demand was so great that the first print run of 25,000 copies is already sold out. A spokesperson for Denmark’s biggest online book dealer,…
MoreRight-wing leader joins LA
Former New Right (Nye Borgerlig) leader Pernille Vermund has joined the Liberal Alliance (LA). After announcing her decision to dissolve the anti-migrant party on January 10th Ms Vermund stated very firmly she wasn’t…
More5 Danish companies on top-100 ‘green’ list
Five Danish companies are listed on the latest Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, an annual assessment of 6,733 international companies by Canada’s Corporate Knights based on 25 key performance indicators…
MoreAarhus launches paper cup deposit scheme
Denmark’s ‘second city’ city of Aarhus has launched a three-year trial programme to reduce the number of disposable coffee cups. The project will copy the deposit system for bottles and cans. Initially, 40,000…
MoreMaersk boss warns of months of disruption in Red Sea
The head of shipping giant Maersk has warned that the disruption to global shipping caused by the attacks on vessels in the Red Sea will probably last at least a few months. Maersk…
MoreLengthy intelligence probe could save PM
Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard has dismissed opposition claims that the government has placed an April 2016 deadline on the official inquiry into the long-running Military Intelligence (FE) espionage affair so Prime Minister Mette…
MoreRenewed calls to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir
The Conservatives are leading the call for ban on the controversial Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir which has repeatedly spread anti-Semitic hate messages at pro-Gaza demonstrations since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel last October….
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