Climate ‘guru’ questions dubious air-conditioning claims
Climate ‘guru’ Bjørn Lomberg has dismissed claims that air-conditioning contributes significantly to global warming as ‘pure nonsense’. Following the heatwave two weeks ago an increasing number of homeowners have enquired about installing air…
More‘Workfare’ scheme fails
The previous government’s attempt to make the long-term unemployed people work for their handouts has failed badly – the latest figures showed that no more than 7,285 people were covered by the workfare…
MoreCrackdown reveals widespread fraud at local convenience stores
The authorities found significant violations in 23 out of 24 primarily immigrant-run convenience stores in the Zeeland region around Copenhagen during a coordinated crackdown last month. Inspectors seized 380 illegal nicotine products, 107…
MoreBusiness shorts
Shops close down….Carlsberg signs deal with Japanese brewer…SAS boss quits….Danfoss acquires Italian company… More than 1,170 retail stores have disappeared across Denmark over the past five years as online shopping continues to reshape…
MoreTrump names Nazi Germany in latest threat to Greenland
Donald Trump reiterated his desire for Greenland on the final day of the NATO summit in Ankara, Wednesday. After claiming the previous day that Greenland is surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships and…
MorePM’s ‘deterrent’ to Trump
Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen’s vow to ‘defend every inch’ of NATO territory should be taken as a deterrent rather than a serious threat, according to a Danish security expert. Mikkel Runge Olesen, senior…
MoreLøkke still confident of deal with U.S.
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen remains confident that Denmark, Greenland and the United States can resolve their disagreements over the Arctic island despite Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric. On his way out of…
MoreEU backs Denmark as Trump ups the stakes
The European Commission has reaffirmed its full support for Denmark and Greenland by stating very firmly that any decision on the future of Greenland must be made solely by Greenlanders and Danes. Following…
MoreDanish journalist grills Secretary General
In an awkward exchange at the NATO summit, Wednesday, a Danish journalist questioned Secretary General Mark Rutte about his constant public shows of admiration for Donald Trump even as he tries to bully…
MoreForeign Minister urges U.S. and Iran to talk, questions Trump’s Spain threat
Lars Løkke Rasmussen has called on the U.S. and Iran to honour their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and continue negotiations. Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit the Foreign Minister warned that…
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