Dubious share-dividend settlement ‘perfectly legal’
The Tax Agency and tax minister at the time, Karsten Lauritzen, acted correctly last year when they agreed a financial settlement with speculators who scammed the Danish state out of billions of kroner…
MoreGood deal for tax fraudsters, bad deal for Denmark
The Red/Greens and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have summoned Tax Minister Morten Bødskov to a parliamentary consultation after American finance experts denounced the multi-billion kroner out of court settlement with American fraudsters in…
MoreCentrists demand movement on climate negotiations
The Social Liberals (Radikale) have warned the government that unless it lays out the groundwork for climate negotiations immediately it won’t be able to reach its goal of a 70% reduction in cross-party…
MoreExperts: Warm winter weather reflects global warming
The current balmy weather reflects a sharp increase in global warming, experts claim as the average temperature for January in Denmark remains on course for a record high. New figures show that the…
MoreState failed in efforts to prevent money laundering
Three ministries, the State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime, and police investigators were delinquent in their efforts to prevent money laundering, according to a report published Friday that’s been two…
MoreNews in brief
Foreign Ministry issues China advisory….Aarhus University messes up climate figures….US Syria envoy in Copenhagen…. The Foreign Ministry has expanded its travel advisory regarding China, warning Danes to ‘think twice’ before travelling to Hubei…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 20th – 25th 2020:
Politics/Economy: Former Defence Minister Søren Gade will testify before the Supreme Court about how much the government knew in 2004 when, under the Denmark-led Operation Green Desert, a group of Iraqi farmers were…
MoreCrown Prince held secret meetings with military top brass
The Defence Ministry has been given assurances that Crown Prince Frederik wasn’t briefed on military secrets during private meetings with top-ranking defence leaders. According to web news site Olfi, which covers Danish defence…
MoreDefence Minister launches fraud investigations
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has launched separate external investigations into allegations of fraud and misappropriation of public funds at the Ministry of Defence Estate Agency (MDEA). A pre-Christmas report found errors in 54…
MoreEx-defence minister to provide testimony in Supreme Court appeal trial
Former Defence Minister Søren Gade has been summoned to testify before the Supreme Court about how much the government knew in 2004 when, under the Denmark-led Operation Green Desert, a group of Iraqi…
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