PM’s NATO hopes fade away
It appears that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is out of the running to become the new NATO secretary general. Norwegian newspaper VG, which originally started the speculation about the PM’s candidacy two months…
MoreVestager caught in political game
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager isn’t quitting the EU willingly. In a statement, Tuesday, Ms Vestager, who earlier this year was named among Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the…
MoreCopenhagen 2nd in liveability
Copenhagen has retained its second place on the latest Global Liveability Index, beaten to the top spot by Vienna for the second year running. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked 173 cities around…
MoreDanish prices 45% above EU average
Denmark had the highest hotel and restaurant prices in the EU last year – 156% of the EU average, compared to only 51% in Bulgaria, 61% in Romania, and 62% in Hungary. The…
MoreSlight rise in employment as workforce heads for 3 million
The number of wage earners in this country is edging slowly towards 3 million, the highest level ever. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the workforce grew by 800 people in April and…
MoreBusiness shorts
COPENHAGEN metro operator Metroselskabet has selected Lygnby-based consultancy company COWI and Ove Arup & Partners Denmark to act as joint consultants for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the city’s new metro line…
MoreGovernment shuts door on Apple probe
The government will not be asking American tech giant Apple for help to restore the text messages that were wiped out by the prime minister in the Minkgate affair. After Acting Defence Minister Troels…
MoreCross-party support for warplanes to Ukraine
Parties on both sides of the aisle have said they will support the government if it decides to send F-16 warplanes to Ukraine. After Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at last week’s…
MorePM welcomes South Africa peace initiative, announces $1bn green hydrogen fund
On arrival in South Africa, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Netherlands counterpart, Mark Rutte, told President Cyril Ramaphosa that his country’s peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine…
MoreVestager ready to quit EU
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager is preparing to quit Brussels for a top job at the European Investment Bank (EIB). The former Social Liberal (Radikale) leader and deputy…
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