Løkke: Africa could solve Danish labour shortage
Following his 3-day trip to Kenya this week Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has suggested that importing manpower from ‘chosen partner countries in Africa’ could help to solve the labour shortage in Denmark….
MorePM tired of meat discussion
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen won’t be encouraging people to eat fish and vegetables instead of meat, as suggested by the Danish Food and Drug Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen). At a press conference in connection with…
MoreFormer top Muslim politician turns to Christianity
Liberal Alliance founder Naser Khader has dropped Islam for Christianity. In an interview with Kristeligt Dagblad (Christian Daily) the Syrian-born ex-MP revealed that since being excluded from the Conservative Party following sexual abuse…
MoreGas stocks high but Energy Agency issues winter warning
Although gas stocks are running at over 90% of total capacity the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has pinpointed three potential problems this winter – China, the weather, and consumers’ willingness to conserve. 12…
MorePessimism spreads to business
Increasing consumer pessimism has spread to the business sector and the economic outlook. The business confidence indicator, which weighs industry, construction, services, and retail, fell to 97.7 in August from 100.5 in July while the…
MoreExpert: Carlsberg could win legal battle with Putin
Carlsberg has said it isn’t prepared to lie down and accept Russia’s seizure of its business in the country. In July President Putin signed a decree aimed at companies from ‘unfriendly’ countries that…
MoreDouble agent trial starts today – Danish intelligence agencies in the dock
Convicted terrorist’s Ahmed Samsam’s civil lawsuit against Denmark’s two intelligence agencies gets underway in the High Court this morning. Samsam was convicted of drug trafficking, assault, and robbery by Danish courts before fleeing…
MoreAnalyst: Quran burning linked to Russia
Naser Khader, once known as Denmark’s leading immigrant politician, has suggested that Russia may be behind the Quran-burning crisis. Speaking to a Middle East Forum ‘webinar’ earlier this month the Syrian-born ex-MP, co-founder of the Liberal…
MoreCan Danish F-16s change the war in Ukraine?
While Denmark and the Netherlands have agreed to donate dozens of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help counter Russia’s air superiority questions remain about their delivery time, training for Ukrainian pilots, and…
MoreDanish exorcist priest kicked out of U.S.
A controversial Danish priest has been deported from the U.S. back to Denmark. Evangelist Torben Søndergaard, who fled Denmark in 2019 amid calls for his arrest following a TV2 documentary in which he…
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