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Business Minister extends bank’s buffer deal….No new wastewater dumps….Netherlands pays Denmark €100m in energy transfer scheme…. Business Minister Simon Kollerup has announced the so-called counter-cyclical capital buffer will stay at zero in the…
MoreDanish university helps Chinese company develop mass surveillance technology
Danish researchers have helped a Chinese company banned by the U.S. for human rights abuses develop mass surveillance technology. According to experts an algorithm developed by Aalborg University for the Hikvision Digital Technology company, a…
MorePM: Spend, spend, spend
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged consumers to go on a spending spree to help keep the wheels of the economy turning. During parliament’s concluding debate ahead of the summer recess, Monday the…
MoreMuslim activist loses High Court defamation case
Female imam Sherin Khankan has lost her High Court defamation trial against three high-ranking MPs. Ms Khankan, a Muslim author and activist who runs Denmark’s first women-led mosque, sued Naser Khader, Marcus Knuth and…
MoreDanes travelling to high risk countries could be fired on return
Danish tourists risk returning home to unemployment if they take a holiday in a country still suffering from a high rate of corona virus infection. Around 25,000 public sector employees of the Regional…
MoreAnti-Muslim party leader denies racism charges
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan dismissed allegations of racism, dangerous driving, and defamation, on the first day of his trial at Næstved District Court, Tuesday. The head of the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party is charged…
MoreDanish Jehovah’s Witness released from Russian captivity
Danish Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen, imprisoned in Russia since 2017, has been granted early release by a court. He was originally arrested and charged following a police raid on his congregation just south…
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Stock market hits new high….Pension fund blacklists Chinese car maker….SAS opens up new routes from Copenhagen…. Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C25 index of ‘blue-chip’ shares closed on a record high, Tuesday, boosted by…
MoreCorona: Specialists warn of second wave
The corona epidemic may be under control in this country but a second wave is unavoidable, leading doctors have warned. Infection specialist Lars Østergaard said the low number of hospitalisations and fatalities doesn’t…
MoreUS Secretary of State praises Denmark’s ‘bravery’ towards China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has praised Denmark for its willingness to challenge China’s Communist Party (CCP). In a video posted on the USA Asia Pacific Media hub, Mr Pompeo names Denmark’s…
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