Joe Biden invites PM to White House
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit President of the United States, Joe Biden, at the White House. The date for the meeting has not yet been determined. In a press release, Ms Frederiksen…
MoreTax swindler ordered to repay DKK8bn after losing civil case
British businessman Sanjay Shah, the alleged mastermind behind a multi-billion kroner share dividend scam, lost a civil court case in Dubai on Thursday. The case was brought by the Danish authorities in an…
MoreCorona cases on the rise
The number of people testing positive for corona is on the rise following a summer lull. Two weeks ago, there were 4,948 daily confirmed cases – last week the number had grown to…
MoreMinister urges energy companies to fast-track bill deferrals
Power providers need to speed up their processes so the government can help hard-up customers through the winter with a plan to allow delayed bill payment, Business Minister Simon Kollerup said yesterday. The…
MoreDanish online sales dwindle for the first time ever
Danish online retailers experienced a drop in revenue for the first time ever in the first half of 2022. This is according to a new e-commerce survey published by the Chamber of Commerce,…
MoreBook: Estée Lauder billionaire inspired Trump’s plan to buy Greenland
Ex-President Donald Trump’s offer to purchase Greenland in 2019 was not entirely his own idea. A new tell-all book on Trump’s Presidency sheds light on the bizarre event, which culminated in the cancellation…
MoreTrade surplus up
Denmark’s balance of trade surplus increased in July as exports rose faster than imports. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the total trade surplus rose to DKK 29.2 billion from DKK 24.6 billion…
MoreVoters disagree with PM on mink cull
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has repeatedly claimed the government made the right decision when ordering the mass cull of Denmark’s entire mink herd in 2020 but voters disagree. In a new YouGov survey…
MoreConservatives back leader’s ‘difficult decision’
The Conservatives have rallied around their leader, Søren Pape Poulsen, who announced yesterday he’s split from his husband, Josue Medina Vasquez Poulsen, following a series of controversial issues. Policy spokesperson Mette Abildgaard said…
MoreHouseholds’ energy bills could be deferred
Consumers will be allowed to postpone paying part of their energy and heating costs if the government’s latest proposal to tackle the energy crisis is passed by parliament. At a press briefing, Wednesday,…
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