After six months of war, Danish companies remain in Russia
Grundfos has finally ceased all operations in Russia. The world’s largest pump manufacturer paused its business activities in the country earlier this year but has now made the decision to pull out completely….
MoreFormer allies rally against ex-prime minister’s ‘meaningless’ party
Opposition party leaders have turned on ex-prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his Moderates Party who they accuse of ‘meaningless politics’ and a threat to the possible formation of a centre-right government. With…
MoreDanish adoptees demand investigation in South Korea
A group of 53 Danes who as children were adopted between the 1960s and the 1990s have formally demanded the South Korean government investigate its procedures at the time. They claim they were…
MoreNorway is ‘bluffing’ with threat to cut electricity
Norway’s threat to limit electricity exports to Europe has been dismissed as ‘bluff’ by Energinet, the state-owned operator for electricity and natural gas. Earlier this week Norway, a major exporter of electricity, announced that…
MoreExplosive rise in coal imports as energy crisis looms
Fears that Russia’s could cut off the gas supply to Europe has led to an explosive rise in coal imports. The latest Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) figures show Denmark imported 934,734 tons of…
MoreConsumer confidence remains low
Consumer confidence improved slightly in August but remains historically low. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index was almost unchanged in August, rising from -25.6 in July to -25.1 –…
MoreBusiness shorts
Housing market hit by summer slump…SAS cancels 1,700 flights in September and October…Gas consumption down, wind energy up…. The 8-year long housing market boom has taken a downturn over the summer in line…
MoreGovernment takes aim at immigrants in crackdown on crime
The government has put forward a wide-ranging, multi-billion kroner criminal reform bill following an increase in violent crime. In an interview with Berlingske, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said too many criminals – and…
MoreOpposition on crime bill: Too little, too late
The two biggest opposition parties have welcomed the government’s planned crackdown on criminals but questioned why it took so long. While both the Liberals (Venstre) and Conservatives, who promote themselves as ‘law and…
MoreRacist acquitted on hate crime charge
A Danish racist who verbally abused head of the ’Free Greens’ party Sikandur Siddique and his parents as they left the official opening of parliament last October has been cleared of committing a hate crime….
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