Vestager ‘desperate’ for new EU job
Former Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager is ‘desperately seeking’ a new, top EU job when her time as EU Commissioner comes to an end next year. According to news analysis think-tank, Mandag Morgen,…
MoreEuropean criticism for DR cutbacks
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has publicly criticised the government’s media bill that forced state run DR to cut DKK773m (€100m) from its operating budget last week and implement a new, Christian-based, charter. According to…
MoreCar exports give tax authority a new fraud headache
The national tax department (SKAT) has been hit by a new type of fraud. DR’s consumer affairs programme, ‘Contact’ has revealed how car dealers artificially inflate the value of exported vehicles to unlawfully claim…
MoreUK launches Danske Bank investigation
Danske Bank’s money-laundering scandal spread to Britain on Friday where the National Crime Agency (NCA) launched an investigation into whether U.K.-registered companies were involved. At the same time, Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe…
MoreMore trouble on the way for Danske Bank
Danske Bank tried failed to put the money laundering scandal to bed with the release of its own report, Wednesday, and is already facing a new investigation. The report, which revealed ‘suspicious’ payments…
MoreDanske Bank scandal tests Denmark’s corruption-free image
Denmark’s corruption-free image has taken a battering from the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Denmark was last year ranked second only to New Zealand worldwide in anti-corruption terms by Transparency International, but its…
MoreLiberals move to cap immigration division
The ruling Liberals have shuffled their spokespersons, a move designed to stop growing internal dissension on immigration ahead of the election political analysts said yesterday. Jan E. Jørgensen, an outspoken critic of the…
MoreForeign Minister gives EU meetings low priority
Top Danish ministers often fail to attend important EU meetings. A survey by the Copenhagen-based Think Tank Europa shows that since Lars Løkke Rasmussen became prime minister in 2015, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen…
MoreGang leader’s parents evicted
A gang leader’s parents are paying the price for their son’s violent behaviour. Copenhagen Disrict Court ruled yesterday that the parents of Shuaib Khan, boss of the notorious Loyal to Familia (LTF) immigrant…
MoreDanish inflation lowest in Europe
Consumer prices dropped for the second consecutive month in August, giving Denmark the lowest inflation of any EU country in August for the first time since since 1997. At 0.8% against 2.0%, the…
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