Thorning welcomes EU tax moves
Prime Minister Helle Thorning–Schmidt hailed the unexpected progress made by EU leaders in combating tax fraud, Wednesday. The PM said yesterday’s summit had gone far further than she had expected by making a…
MoreEU-US free trade deal could be a ‘game changer’ for Denmark
Trade officials believe Denmark could be one of the big winners if the EU and USA successfully negotiate a free-trade agreement. Negotiations between Brussels and Washington get under way next month and could…
MorePM issues terse ‘no comment’ on EU job speculation
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has refused to comment on rumours that she could be ready to exchange her current job for a top EU position next year. With the President of the EU,…
MoreThorning targets tax cheats
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is confident that EU heads of state and government will come up with a joint solution to tax evasion at the one-day summit that gets underway in Brussels today….
MoreLast call for Danish tax chisellers
As the EU prepares to introduce legislation that will revolutionise EU countries’ exchange of banking information in an effort to stop cross-border tax speculation, Tax Minister Holger K. Nielsen has given Danes with…
MoreTop civil servant contradicts former minister
Former Integration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech was aware in 2009 that stateless Palestinians had been illegally denied citizenship in this country but failed to inform parliament, a top civil servant told the Stateless…
MoreNATO boss testifies before Stateless Commission
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told the Stateless Commission, Tuesday, it was a ‘mystery’ to him why UN Conventions were violated during his time as prime minister. He said that while it…
MoreLA criticises unemployment funding
The government’s funding of its latest rescue plan for the 30,000 people who risk losing their right to unemployment benefits this year is proof that, in Denmark, there’s always public money available, the…
MoreNew UN Climate Centre in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is to be the new headquarters for the UN’s Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). Funding for the new centre, set up with the aim of assisting developing countries in the use…
MoreUnemployment rate ‘treading water’ – no room for optimism
The overall unemployment rate remains steady at 7.4 per cent, a new labour market survey shows. 209,000 people are now officially without work although in real terms unemployment fell by 12,000 in Q1,…
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