Russian ‘money chaser’ files complaint in Denmark
London-based businessman Bill Browder , a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin who claims to have lost millions of dollars to Russian criminals, has filed a criminal complaint against Danske Bank. As CEO of investment fund…
MorePension fund pulls Danske Bank investment
MP Pension, the 10th largest pension fund in Denmark, has frozen its investments in Danske Bank in the wake of the money laundering scandal. The fund, which holds shares in Danske Bank worth…
MoreDefence Minister has problems figuring out Trump
Sometimes it’s difficult to work out whether Donald Trump is conducting international policy or running for election, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said last night after the U.S. President had spent two days…
MoreLøkke refuses to offer NATO guarantee
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he had made it ‘very clear’ to President Trump at the Brussels NATO summit that Denmark can’t guarantee it will live up to the 2% of GDP…
MoreDPP backs Russian pipeline: ‘Trump is a spoiled brat’
The government and its parliamentary backer, the Danish People’s Party (DPP), are divided on the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project that requires parliamentary approval to pass through Danish territorial waters. At the now…
MoreStøjberg: Asylum problem ‘untenable’
After an informal meeting of interior and immigration ministers from 28 European nations in Innsbruck, Austria, Thursday, Denmark’s Inger Støjberg said there was unanimous agreement that current asylum policy isn’t working but disagreement…
MoreEU forecasts economic turbulence
The European Commission has warned that a trade war would hit Denmark particularly hard. In its Summer 2018 Interim Economic Forecast, published Thursday, the Commission writes that, fundamentally, the economy is performing well but notes…
MoreGangs cost society DKK315m annually
Gang related crime isn’t just dangerous, it’s also costly. A new Justice Ministry study of registered gang members, the first of its kind in this country, estimates the costs to society at around…
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Norwegian Air expands at Copenhagen airport / Devil of a deal for Vestas / Energy agreement with Serbia Norwegian Air is to hire 80 new pilots to extend the number of long-haul flights…
MoreDefence Minister: Trump rules by fear
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has characterised Donald Trump’s style of leadership as ‘management by fear’ and at the same time queried the USA’s methods of calculating military expenditure. He said the government…
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