The Week That Was, March 25th – March 31st 2019
Politics/Economy: The latest Megafon poll for TV2 showed the ‘red’ bloc parties – the Social Democrats, Red/Greens, Socialist People’s Party (SF) and Social Liberals (R) – would win 51.1% of the vote if…
Construction to start on tunnel to Germany
A cross-party majority has given final approval for construction to start on the 89 km Fehmarn Belt link, a tunnel linking Denmark to Germany. The immersed tube tunnel – Northern Europe’s largest construction project –…
Germany signs off on tunnel link from Denmark
The 89 km Fehmarn Belt link, a tunnel linking Denmark to Germany, has been given the final seal of approval by the German government, paving the way for construction to start. Construction was originally slated…
German authorities approve tunnel link to Denmark
The German authorities in Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost of German states, have overruled environmental objections and approved the 19 km Fehmarn Belt link, connecting the Danish island of Lolland to the island of Fehmarn…
Business shorts
Pension fund cuts investment in Saudi Arabia / Billionaire loses half a million dollars / EU commission backs ferry line’s protest against tunnel to Germany Labour-market fund MP Pension has cut Saudi Arabia and 13…
Business shorts
SAS buys Airbus planes in $4bn deal / Lighting boss hit with DKK500m fraud charge / Maersk looks to hire female boss / Norway praises DK-Germany link Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, has announced plans…
Politicians set to approve Fehmarn contracts
A broad parliamentary majority will likely allow Fehmarn A/S, the company charged with the construction of a 18 kilometer-long fixed link to Germany, to enter into a number of landmark construction contracts, DR…
Denmark-Germany tunnel link in danger
The long-planned Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany is in danger of being scrapped. After parties behind the mandate to build Denmark’s biggest-ever construction project raised doubts about the financing, the ruling…
The Week That Was, October 5th – October 11th 2015
Politics/Economy Immigration and integration dominated Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, when he said no matter whether one believes there are too many, or too few, refugees in Denmark,…
EU green-lights Denmark-Germany link
The European Commission has approved the public financing model of the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link between Denmark and Germany, considering it in line with EU state aid rules. Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner…
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