Copenhagen Airport takes coronavirus hit
The coronavirus has already started to impact transit figures at Copenhagen Airport. The number of travellers from China fell by 3,000 in January and the downturn has strengthened this month Overall, 1,963,426 passengers…
MoreFive years after Copenhagen slayings Danes ‘unconcerned’ about terror threat
On the 5th anniversary of the Copenhagen terror attack a new survey reveals that the Danish public is generally unconcerned about the threat of terrorism. On February 14th 2015, Copenhagen police shot and…
More40,000 violations at migrant departure centre
Failed asylum seekers and other migrants at the Kærshovedgård departure centre in mid-Jutland violated the rules for residency, registration, and other legally required obligations more than 40,000 times last year. Residents are required…
MoreDenmark awaits training mission invitation from Iraq
NATO has yet to receive an invitation from Iraq that would allow Denmark to assume leadership of a training mission for Iraqi armed forces this year. In an interview with TV2, Tuesday, NATO Secretary General…
MoreChina protests ex-speaker’s Taiwan trip
China has again protested to parliament, this time against former speaker of the house Pia Kjærsgaard’s visit to Taiwan last October when she met President Tsai Ing-wen. China believes Taiwan is Chinese and,…
MoreQuestions about legality of ‘sweet deal’ in share dividend scam
The Tax Department’s (SKAT) claim last month that its out of court settlement with American speculators who scammed the Danish state out of billions of kroner in the share dividend scandal was ‘perfectly…
MoreSupport for Vietnam trade deal – with reservations
Danish MEPs have backed the EU’s free trade deal with Vietnam despite reservations about the country’s human rights record. After a majority at the EU Parliament approved the “most modern, comprehensive and ambitious…
MoreSAS edits ‘unpatriotic’ advert
Scandinavia’s flagship airline SAS was forced to edit a new online commercial yesterday after critics claimed it was ‘unpatriotic’. Anti-immigration parties and online posters said the video, entitled “What is Scandinavian for real?…
MoreNews in brief
Copenhagen Airport leads the way for shoppers…..Tourist boom….Denmark no.1 in organic sales…. Copenhagen, alongside London’s Heathrow, has been named the leading airport for shoppers in Europe in a study by strategic property consultancy,…
MoreTax Ministry cover up
The Tax Ministry has covered up serious flaws in the Tax Authority’s (SKAT) control mechanisms of corporate tax, auto imports, and customs. Berlingske reports how parliament, despite repeated requests, has since 2016 been…
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