Pessimistic consumers
Danish consumers, battered by galloping inflation, are more pessimistic than ever. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index fell to -32.1 in September from -25.1 in August, the lowest level…
MorePM denounces Putin: ‘West has been too naive’
The West has been too naïve when dealing with Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday in response to the Russian president’s thinly-veiled threat of a nuclear attack. Speaking from New York…
MoreForeign, Defence ministers condemn Putin
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday he was ’truly shocked’ by Vladmir Putin’s ‘irresponsible and completely unacceptable nuclear threat’ which he condemned ‘in the strongest possible terms’. According to the minister, Putin’s televised…
MoreNew poll: Conservatives slip back but election race too close to call
The latest Epinion poll for DR News indicates a virtual dead heat between the two opposing alliances if an election was held right now, with 84 seats for the government and its allies,…
MoreQueen tests positive for Covid – was London funeral a ‘super spreader?’
HM Queen Margrethe tested positive for Covid on Tuesday after returning home from London, raising fears that Queen Elizabeth’s funeral could have been a ‘super spreader’ event. The Danish monarch was pictured at…
MoreNational Bank: Economy will shrink in 2023
The economy will shrink by 0.1% next year according to the latest projection by the National Bank, published Wednesday. Governor General Lars Rohde, who’s stepping down next January, said the public needs to…
MoreEconomic woes could spark political instability
Negative growth, high inflation, and lower real wages are a dangerous cocktail that could lead to political instability, experts have warned. According to Michael Bang Petersen of the Institute for Political Science at…
MoreDanske Bank hit with €1.82m fine in Ireland
The problems continue to mount up for Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, which has been fined €1.82 million by the Central Bank of Ireland for failing to ensure that its Dublin-based branch properly monitored transactions…
MorePM lobbies for Danish seat on UN Security Council
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has travelled to New York to attend the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly and lobby for Denmark’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council…
MoreDenmark offers climate compensation to poor countries
Denmark has become the first country to offer climate damage compensation to developing countries. In an unusual step on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Tuesday, Development Aid Minister…
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