Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

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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Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

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…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

EU 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…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Germany’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…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Education 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…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Left-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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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

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…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

70% 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…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2021 in: TWTW

The 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…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Foreign 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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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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