Pharma giant spends 26 million dollars in US lobbying for obesity drug
Denmark’s biggest company, Novo Nordisk, has spent at least DKK177m ($25.8) over the past decade on a massive lobbying effort in the U.S. to encourage doctors and health professionals to promote its anti-obesity…
MoreVoters desert Social Democrats as PM’s popularity fades
Christmas has got off to a bad start for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. A YouGov poll for news site BT indicates that hundreds of thousands of Social Democrat voters have deserted the party…
MoreCOP28: Denmark pledges millions to mitigate effects of climate change
Denmark will donate DKK 350m ($51m) to countries facing the negative effects of climate change, including DKK 175m ($25m) earmarked for a new international climate fund, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on the…
MoreFinance Minister gives his home town a DKK1m Christmas gift
Questions are being asked as to why the small Aarhus suburb of Skæring Hede – Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen’s home district – has been granted DKK1m ($147,000) in the 2024 budget for the…
MoreDanish exporters hope for COP28 boost
Business leaders are confident the Cop28 climate summit that gets underway in Dubai tomorrow could spark off an export boom for Denmark. For the first time ever delegates will negotiate concrete, technological solutions,…
MoreNew report reveals extent of racism in Denmark
Racial discrimination is far more widespread in Denmark than most people care to admit. A new report by the Institute for Human Rights found that 84% of people from an ethnic minority have…
MoreParties agree on 2024 budget deal
The government and all parties, with the exception of the Red/Greens, have reached agreement on a revised 2024 budget. Following a long day of negotiations, Sunday, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen called it a…
MoreMini cabinet reshuffle – Liberals hire reality star
As reported, Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has made a partial cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of former defence minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen who’s quit politics. Newly appointed Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen,…
MorePM and Palestinian ambassador welcome Gaza ceasefire
The Palestinian ambassador in Denmark, Manuel Hassassian, has welcomed Wednesday’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Speaking to TV2 Mr Hassassian said the deal would ‘ease the humanitarian situation for civilians in Gaza,…
MoreModerates fight to retain disgraced MP’s seat
Moderates leader Lars Løke Rasmussen has urged disgraced MP Mike Fonseca to leave politics but allow the party to retain his vote in parliament. Mr Fonseca quit the party and took sick leave,…
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