Anti-immigration party will support Frederiksen if…..
The far-right New Conservatives are ready to support opposition leader Mette Frederiksen as prime minister after the next election if she agrees to three ‘non-negotiable’ demands: Zero asylum seekers, deportation for criminal foreigners,…
MoreGovernment resists call to ban DKK1,000 note
The government won’t be stopping production of the DKK1,000 note, Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov said yesterday at a consultation on money laundering and narcotics related criminality. The European Central Bank has announced the…
MoreBanking watchdog to get extra powers
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) is to be given extra powers to combat money laundering, Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov said yesterday as new stories continue to emerge about the Danske Bank scandal. Mr…
MorePension companies demand answers about partner’s role in tax scam
Denmark’s three-biggest pension funds have expressed concern about their partnership with Australian investment bank Macquarie. PKA, ATP and PFA own telecom giant TDC alongside Macquarie, which reportedly has played a key role in the…
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Green power link to UK delayed / PKA invests in California solar energy / Cannabis company goes public The planned Viking Link between Denmark and Great Britain, a 750 kilometre-long power cable that will enable…
MoreSocial Democrats flirt with DPP but vote alongside government
Although the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Social Democrats (S) have moved closer together on a number of issues over the past couple of years a review of voting records reveal the main…
MoreDPP demands jail for unruly refugees
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged the government to ignore international conventions and imprison refugees at the Kærshovedgaard transit centre in West Jutland who commit crime and harass the local community. Following…
MoreOpposition demands compensation for stolen social funds
The opposition parties won’t approve more funding for the Rate Adjustment Pool (satspulje), money set aside for the most vulnerable groups in society, until the DKK111m embezzled from the social authorities by a…
MoreSaudi ambassador given dressing down at ministry
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Denmark, Fahad bin Maayouf Al Ruwaily, has been personally informed that Denmark expects a thorough investigation into the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Ambassador was summoned to…
MoreCity Hall apologises for Tibet incident
A Copenhagen resident was asked to remove a small Tibetan emblem from her scarf during a tree-planting ceremony in the capital last year attended by China’s ambassador to Denmark, Deng Ying. E-mail correspondence…
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