Muslim school loses public funding: ‘Failing in democracy’
A Muslim free school in Aarhus is facing closure after losing its state-funded education grant. ‘Lykkeskolen’ has also been ordered to pay back all funding received since April 2017 when it was originally placed…
MoreUAE embassy issues burka warning
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) embassy in Copenhagen has issued a warning to its citizens they could face a hefty fine if the violate the ban on face covering veils passed by the…
MoreCash windfall for local authorites
Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has backed down and agreed to give local authorities an extra DKK800m for infrastructure projects, after originally threatening to cut DKK1bn from their 2019 budget. Mr Jensen attributed his…
MoreForeign fighters plead not guilty
Four young Muslims have pleaded not guilty to the charge they attempted to become foreign fighters in Syria for the Islamic State. Glostrup District Court heard how the two men and two women…
MoreVestager attacks Google…again
Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is lining up a new hefty fine for Google. Ms Vestager has accused the search and mobile software giant of forcing phone makers to install its apps in return…
More‘Happy times’ for banking sector
Danish banks are swimming in cash – the sector’s collective earnings increased by 20% last year and the ‘bottom line’ has grown by nearly 400% over the past three years, the latest Danish…
MorePublic-private fund to fight poverty
The government and six pension funds have joined together to launch a DKK4.1bn ($650 million) investment fund aimed at promoting Danish technology and fighting poverty and climate change in developing countries. Danish SDG…
MorePutin critic pushes for Magnitsky law in Denmark
London-based financier William Browder, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, testified before a parliamentary hearing in Copenhagen, Wednesday, in an effort to convince Denmark to become the eighth country to adopt the so-called ‘Magnitsky…
MoreDefence Minister rejects U.S. spy claims against Russian pipeline
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has dismissed U.S. claims that Russia intends to use the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to spy on the west. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy…
MoreDenmark reprimanded for party funding
Denmark has again been criticised for a lack of transparency regarding financial contributions to political parties. A new report by GRECO (Group of States Against Corruption), the Council of Europe anti-corruption body, concludes that only a…
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