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Danske Bank to sell off Norwegian business….Novo Nordisk to get cash windfall in UK….Ørsted invests $68bn in renewables… Danske Bank, still struggling with the aftershock of the money laundering scandal and internal problems,…
MoreFinance Minister in line to succeed PM if………
While the government will be weakened if the prime minister quits to become NATO secretary general there’s a very capable ’crown prince in waiting’, leading political commentator, and ex-Conservative leader, Hans Engell said…
MoreForeign Minister: Coalition partners need to ‘reconfirm’ political project if PM leaves
Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen has called on his coalition partners to ‘reconfirm’ the government’s political project if Prime Minister quits Denmark to become NATO Secretary General. Following the PM’s White…
MoreMette for NATO? Løkke for EU?
It isn’t just Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who could be heading for a top international posting – her predecessor, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has his eyes on the EU Commissioner job according…
MoreArctic ambassador dispute as PM arrives in Greenland
Following her White House meeting with President Joe Biden, Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Greenland for talks with head of the home rule administration, Múte B. Egede, where the thorny…
MoreCity Hall budget agreement – without the biggest party
A political majority at Copenhagen City Hall has reached agreement on a draft budget for 2024/25 without the biggest party, the far-left Red/Greens. The budget for 2024 doesn’t need to be finalised before…
MoreCopenhagen Airport facing summer of discontent
It looks like the past few months’ massive flight delays at Copenhagen Airport will continue over the summer period. Naviair, the state-owned provider of air navigation services in Danish airspace, has blamed the…
MoreUrsula von der Leyen in ‘godmother’ role for new Mærsk ship
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has been named ‘godmother’ of A.P. Moller-Maersk’s (APM) new carbon-neutral ship, the world’s first container vessel fuelled entirely by green methanol. In 2021 the…
MorePM and President in White House ‘love-in’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and US President Joe Biden were full of praise for each other at an Oval Office press briefing ahead of talks at the White House, Monday. The President characterised…
MoreAgain, again….PM refutes NATO rumours
Following talks with President Biden in Washington DC, Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen again dismissed reports that she’s one of the leading candidates to replace former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg who’s planning…
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