Danish PM in tears after visiting mink farmer whose animals were culled

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen broke down on Thursday when visiting a mink farmer who lost his herd following the government’s order this month to cull…

Danish pension giant ATP makes first investment in social bonds

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Denmark’s ATP, one of the first pension funds globally to buy green bonds, has made its first investments in so-called social bonds as part…

FACTBOX-Dysfunctional Swedish housing market behind ouster of PM Lofven

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, June 23 (Reuters) – Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday over plans to ease rent restrictions on new-build houses, leaving the…

Final curtain for Danish mink as government bans breeding

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark on Monday agreed on a temporary ban on mink breeding, leaving little hope to rebuild the industry, which pioneered the global fur trade. Mink pelts…

Denmark logs 256 cases of more contagious coronavirus variant

[ad_1] People use laboratory equipment as researchers at Aalborg University screen and analyse all the positive Danish coronavirus disease (COVID-19) samples for the new English virus variant “cluster B.1.1.7”, in…

Danish supermarket to help small, shuttered businesses survive lockdown

[ad_1] (Repeats to restore dropped dateline) COPENHAGEN, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Danish supermarket cooperative Kvickly has pledged to set aside some of its extra proceeds made while smaller retailers were…