SAS ‘close to collapse’ warning
Struggling Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) warned yesterday that the pilot strike is threatening the company’s ability to raise the financing needed to avoid collapse. Having struggled for years, the airline on July 5th filed…
MoreCar sales plummet
Car sales have fallen dramatically. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show that over the past 12 months only 163,500 new cars were registered, a drop of 21% on the previous year. According to…
MoreRight-wing party raises DKK 750,000 for independent impeachment probe
The government’s allies have declined to support a legal inquiry into whether the prime minister should be impeached for her role in the Minkgate scandal so the New Right (Nye Borgerlige) have commissioned…
MoreCovid on the rise: Signs of a 4th wave in care homes
Health organisations have called for the re-vaccination schedule to be brought forward following an increase in corona infections and covid-related deaths at care homes for the elderly. Nis Peter Nissen, head of the…
MoreVoters split on who to support in SAS conflict
Voters are divided on which side to support in the SAS conflict but agree on one thing – they won’t be booking flights with the struggling airline in the near future. In a…
MorePublic opinion turns against SAS
In a significant turnaround in public opinion a new survey shows nearly half the electorate no longer care whether struggling airline SAS survives its latest crisis. Following Sweden’s decision in June to pull the…
MoreWindfall for exporters as dollar reaches parity with euro
The exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar has reached parity for the first time in twenty years. Both currencies were being traded at around DKK7.3 Wednesday, which is bad news…
MoreMore disposable cash won’t compensate for inflation
Leading economists have disputed Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen’s claim that consumers’ purchasing power will increase in 2022 and 2023 so the current record-high rate of inflation will be more than compensated for over…
MoreDenmark fails to live up to Ukraine pledge
Denmark has so far only given Ukraine 41% of the weapons promised earlier this year. In May, the government agreed to send arms and other military hardware totalling DKK1bn (€133m) to the war-torn…
MorePM asked to explain reluctance to suspend top officials implicated in Minkgate scandal
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been summoned to appear before parliament’s Oversight Committee following the Mink Commission’s strong criticism of her top advisor, Barbara Bertelsen. In a letter to the prime minister, head…
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