Share fraudster used Jewish school to claim illegal tax refunds
Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the multi-billion share dividend scam, has now been accused by German prosecutors of using a Jewish school in New York to execute trades totaling €920m ($1.1bn) as part…
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Danske Bank squeezes customers with negative interest….Maersk swimming in profit as demand increases worldwide….US-DK agreement to decarbonise shipping….. Despite ex-Danske Bank CEO Chris Vogelzang’s guarantee last year that customers should never be forced…
MoreEU MEPs denounce Denmark’s Syria refugees policy
33 EU lawmakers have fired off a direct letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemning the Danish government’s controversial repatriation policy for Syrian refugees. The MEPs write that ‘it is with great regret and…
MoreGermany’s Greens questions whether Denmark is a safe country for refugees
A new government in Germany after the September election could signal division with Denmark on refugee policy. In an interview with Berlingske, Claudia Roth, a leading member of the Greens who could become the…
MoreEducation minister sounds the alarm at foreign student expenditure
Danish higher education institutions spent DKK23m ($3.6m) between 2018-20 trying to encourage foreign students to come to Denmark and enjoy free education and generous grants. A new study by the Ministry of Education…
MoreLeft-wing call to recognise Armenia genocide
The Red/Greens have urged the government to copy Joe Biden who on Friday became the first US president to issue a statement formally describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide. The far-left…
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Weekend dip in infections….Liberals’ proposal to extend reopening ‘irresponsible’….Denmark extends support to India…. 612 new corona cases were reported over the 24-hour Saturday-Sunday period, based on 204.130 tests, a positivity rate of 0.34…
More70% reduction in CO2 emissions ‘within reach’
Denmark is on course to reach the ambitious target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gasses by 2030. A new report by the Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) shows that the government has already found…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 19th – April 25th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Bars and restaurants reopened throughout Denmark, Wednesday, but only those with a negative corona test are allowed indoors. The Danish Health Authority / DHA (Sundhedsstyrelsen) postponed the second…
MoreForeign Ministry offers to evacuate 4-year-old from Syria – but not her mother
The Foreign Ministry has offered to evacuate a 4-year-old girl suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from a Syrian detention camp but without her mother. Politiken reported earlier this month how Foreign Minister Jeppe…
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