Paludan loses racism appeal
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has lost his appeal against a conditional 14-day prison sentence for racism. The High Court yesterday upheld Glostrup District’s Court’s decision from April when the ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) leader was…
MoreShare-dividend lawyers ordered to pay back millions
Four lawyers employed to investigate the DKK12.7bn share dividend scandal have been ordered to pay back their million-kroner fees after the Danish Law & Bar Society found they were involved in a conflict of interest….
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The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime, popularly known as the fraud squad, has widened its ongoing investigation of Danske Bank to include the bank’s decision to fire an independent company…
MoreNegative interest on government bonds
Denmark has become the first developed economy this year to offer negative interest on government bonds. Reuters reports how Denmark, which was among the first to introduce negative rates in 2012, sold 10-year…
MoreBanks get new safety buffer
The government has increased the counter-cyclical buffer for banks to 1.5% from 1% from June next year to ensure they use the current upswing to prepare for the bad times that may lay…
MoreFinance sector resists EU capital demand
Despite the agreed increase in banks’ counter-cyclical buffer the Danish financial industry is preparing to resist new global rules regarding capital, claiming they’re ‘unnecessary’ and will damage the economy, Bloomberg News Reports. “Basel…
MoreBusiness shorts
$5m investment in tatoos / US boost for Danish sperm test / Tour de France ‘exaggeration’…. A group of wealthy Danes, such as ex-Liverpool footballer Daniel Agger, Hummel boss Christian Stadil, and Games…
MoreImmigration minister relaxes rules at refugee centre
The new government continues to ease up on its predecessor’s strict interpretation of the rules for refugees and asylum seekers. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye issued a new set of guidelines, Wednesday, for failed…
MoreNew policy won’t help many refugees
Very few refugees will benefit from the government’s move to allow those who’ve been in Denmark for at least two years, and have a job, to apply for permanent residency, Jyllands Posten reports….
MorePaludan appeals racism rap at High Court
The High Court will today hear anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s appeal against a 14-day conditional prison sentence for racism. In April this year Mr Paludan, leader of the nationalist ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party that failed…
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