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German car giant reported to police….Consumer watchdog accuses banks of raking in unwarranted profits….Two Copenhagen hotels named ‘best in Scandinavia’… The Danish Consumer Ombudsman (DCO) has reported German car giant BMW to the…
MoreU.S. was briefed about anti-Islamist’s ban from democracy festival
Confidential Justice Ministry documents show the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen was briefed beforehand about anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s ban from this year’s Citizens Forum on Bornholm. A list of documents, obtained by Jyllands-Posten under…
More‘Slap in the face’ for Putin
Russia’s President Putin will be conspicuously absent from the BRICS countries (Brazil Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit to be held in Johannesburg at the end of next month. Although no official…
MorePhilippine nurses could fill Copenhagen health gap
Copenhagen City Hall is examining the possibility of training care workers and nurses in countries outside the EU. Faced with an impending shortage of manpower in the capital region’s health sector over the…
MoreVestager appointment quits following wave of criticism
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager’s pick as chief competition economist, Yale professor Fiona Scott Morton, has quit before she even started the job following massive criticism of her appointment,…
MoreQueen passes historical milestone
HM Queen Margrethe is now the longest-reigning monarch in Denmark’s history. Her Majesty, who recently celebrated her 83rd birthday, has now reigned since January 1972, surpassing King Christian IV who ruled for 51…
MoreJob openings fall for 5th straight month
The number of job openings dropped by 3.500 in June, to 26,627, the lowest since January 2021 and the 5th month-on-month decline. Despite the downturn economists have dismissed signs of a labour market in…
MoreMacron questions Vestager appointment
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined the chorus of criticism aimed at Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager for her decision to hire a U.S. economist to advise on competition…
MoreDenmark commits to Amazon Fund
Denmark is ready to help Brazil combat deforestation in the Amazon rain forest. In a Tweeted message, Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had promised a…
MoreUkrainian recruits still under Danish training
Danish troops and military advisors continue to train Ukrainian recruits in the UK as part of Denmark’s contribution to the EU’s war effort. The Ukrainians have received instruction in everything from basic weapon…
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