Denmark’s foreign minister wants close relationship with UK after Brexit
Denmark and the United Kingdom have many shared interests and values and a close relationship is desired following Brexit, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has said. Samuelsen’s comments came…
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Charlemagne badge found in Zurich dig
Experts have identified a figurine found in excavations at Zurich’s Fraumünster church as a representation of Charlemagne, the Holy Roman Emperor, dating from the early 15th century, the…
Continue ReadingAre extra taxes on carbon dioxide emissions not helping but killing the economy?
It sounds like a not very useful idea: to put your own dirty industry under heavy tax burden on carbon dioxide emissions. That makes production more expensive, exports…
Continue ReadingStatoil, partners to spend 5 billion euros on new Arctic oil field
Norwegian oil giant Statoil and its partners plan to invest 49 billion kroner (nearly 5 billion euros) to develop the Arctic Johan Castberg oil field, a cost cut…
Continue ReadingBrexit: Brits in Denmark could face ‘Brexodus’
Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement does little to allay the concerns of Denmark-based British nationals over their future rights to remain and move freely within the EU, writes The…
Continue ReadingDanske Bank CEO resigns over money laundering scandal
The chief executive of Denmark’s largest lender Danske Bank announced his resignation Wednesday as the institution said it was unable to determine how much money was laundered through…
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Spotify just announced a move that could shake up the music industry
Spotify has said it will allow select artists to upload songs directly, bypassing record labels or distributors. Spotify, by far the biggest player in the fast-growing format of…
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