Intelligence report: Russia poses biggest security threat
Russia is one of the biggest security threats facing Denmark just now. The latest Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) risk assessment report concludes that ‘Russia will in the coming years remain a major…
MoreLocal authorities suffering from refugee fatigue
31 local authorities say they don’t have the capacity to handle more refugees, while 11 say they would willingly accept more, a DR questionnaire sent to 42 local mayors reveals. Mayor of Helsingør,…
MoreAsylum surge
Denmark experienced a surge in asylum applications last month. The latest figures from the Immigration Ministry show that nearly 3,500 refuges and migrants applied for asylum in October, outstripping the previous record from…
MoreWas slain terrorist heading for Syria?
The gunman who fatally shot a filmmaker and a Jewish guard in the February terror attack, before being killed by police, was possibly planning to leave the country. Confidential Danish Intelligence (PET) documents,…
MoreLaw expert: Referendum bill ‘confusing’
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s guarantee that any political move in the future to bring Denmark into the EU’s joint asylum and immigration policy would require another EU referendum isn’t legally binding, according…
MoreBrit behind multi-billion tax fraud
A 45-year-old British financier is suspected of being the kingpin behind the group that defrauded the Danish tax authorities out of DKK6.2bn. The man, Sanjay Shar, resides in Dubai but controls the Solo…
MoreLocal authorities demand crackdown on lazy unemployed
Sanctions, financial penalties, and hard hitting reforms are the key to encouraging the unemployed to look for work, according a new report to be published today by Local Government Denmark (LGDK), the interest…
MoreBusiness shorts
Maersk cuts 4,000 jobs / Lundbeck adjusts 2015 earnings Maersk: Maersk Line, the shipping wing of A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), plans to reduce its network capacity, postpone investments and cut at least 4,000 jobs…
MoreEuropol director warns of Denmark’s exclusion if voters maintain opt-out
A top-ranking police official has warned that Denmark risks being excluded from the pan-EU police agency, Europol, if voters decide to maintain the justice and home affairs opt-out in next month’s referendum. Rob…
MoreLøkke will avoid Germany’s refugee problems
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed calls from local authorities for more funding to house refugees. Local Government Denmark (LGDK) has appealed for more money in next year’s budget to deal with the…
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