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DFDS wins Brexit contract / Producer prices dip again / Danske Bank imposes hiring freeze…. Ferry operator DFDS is one of four shipping lines awarded a multi-million Brexit contract with the UK. DFDS,…
MoreForeign fighters to be stripped of passports
The government has proposed snap legislation that would allow the state to strip Danish foreign fighters of their passport without a court order. In response to war scenes from Northern Syria and reports…
MoreGovernment in terrorist kids dilemma
The government is out of line with its left-wing allies regarding the children of Danish foreign fighters trapped in Syrian camps. After the Red Cross called for the repatriation of children with links…
MoreEU mirrors Denmark’s arms exports to Turkey policy
Denmark and its EU partners have unanimously condemned Turkey’s invasion of Syria and agreed to stop all arms sales to the country if there’s a risk they could be used in the conflict….
MoreNorth Sea oil permits contradict government’s green ambitions
The government is unsure about granting new oil and gas exploration licences in the Danish North Sea after setting itself one of the most ambitious climate targets in the world. The ruling Social…
MorePublic’s debt mountain gets higher and higher
For the fourth year running, companies’ and private citizens’ debt to the authorities has risen. New Statistics Denmark figures reveal the total figure owed by companies and private citizens has swelled to DKK117bn…
MoreSocial fraudster’s South African assets auctioned off
Luxury items belonging to fraudster Britta Nielsen go under the hammer in South Africa today to help fund the DKK117m the former social services employee embezzled from the Danish authorities. At the request…
MoreEmbassy fire-bombers appeal deportation
Four Syrian men who were given prison sentences with deportation to follow for attacking Turkey’s embassy in Copenhagen with Molotov cocktails appealed the ruling at the High Court, Monday. Despite only superficial damage…
MoreLack of control led to bribes at Carlsberg India
The lack of internal control at its Indian subsidiary could have been the reason brewing giant Carlsberg never discovered local government officials were being bribed to ensure the global brewer was granted the…
More$3m in emergency aid to Syria but a ‘lot more needed’
Denmark has sent an extra DKK20m ($3m) in emergency aid to Syria. Following a phone call with the Head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, Development…
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