Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Is Der Führer Trump staging to invade Greenland? Denmark thinks so.

Denmark to pump $2bn into Arctic security as Trump eyes Greenland


Denmark has unveiled plans to boost its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic region.

Copenhagen announced on Monday that it will pump an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05bn) into security. The announcement came as the European country resists demands from United States President Donald Trump to hand over control of Greenland.


Wednesday, January 15, 2025

What's the secret to Denmark's happy work-life balance? A secret totally unknown in the US.

Meik Wiking of the Tivoli Gardens amusement park

Mr Wiking is another Dane who cites the concept of bosses trusting their employees to do the right thing. He uses the example of staff at the Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen, where they follow the three-metre rule.

The idea is that you are CEO of everything within a radius of three metres. "If you see garbage within your three-metre radius you pick it up, and if you see a guest looking for something, you stop and ask them if you can help," says Mr Wiking.