Millionaire offers to pay burka fines
A French-Algerian businessman has offered to pay all fines imposed on women wearing a full-face veil in Denmark if parliament passes the proposed ‘burka ban’. Rachid Nekkaz claims to have already paid 1,538…
MoreBusiness Minister touts free trade as Trump pushes for tariffs
Business Minister Brian Mikkelsen stressed the importance of free trade for the Danish economy during a meeting with his U.S counterpart Wilbur Ross in Washington DC, Monday, the first day of the minister’s…
MoreGang leader can’t be deported
The High Court has allowed Danish-Pakistani Shuaib Khan, leader of the immigrant gang Loyal To Familia (LTF), to remain in Denmark. 31-year-old Khan was given a 3-month prison sentence by a lower court last…
MoreEnergy agency puts restrictions on Maersk’s oil sell-off
Denmark’s largest company, AP Moller-Maersk, is shedding its oil and gas business to concentrate on being the world’s largest container shipping line, but will be stuck with restrictions for decades. Maersk has received regulatory…
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‘New Noma’ woos critics / TDC breakdown affects 1.85m customers / Pigs outstrip people in Denmark Noma: International food critics have flocked to Copenhagen to review the ‘New Noma’, a reincarnation of what…
MoreIntegration minister hit by new problem
The Ministry for Immigration has for years been aware of a rule that discriminated against immigrants in the workplace but failed to react, left-wing daily Information reported Sunday. The rule in question gives…
MoreParliament misled about new voting system
Parliament has been misled about the ownership structure of the company that won the tender to supply software for new voting technology in Denmark. Minister for the Interior Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille (LA) has…
MoreCopenhagen to host gay games
Copenhagen has won the bid to host the EuroGames in 2021, the biggest sporting event for the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community in the world. The games will be held in…
MoreRed Cross sounds Greek warning
The Red Cross has issued a warning about the dire situation at Greek refugee camps, particularly on the island of Lesbos where a new report shows residents of the Moria camp are ‘discouraged,…
MoreProperty prices slow down
The property boom could be coming to an end. Apartment price increases in Copenhagen and Aarhus have slowed to the slowest for four years and could become a lasting feature, according to analysts…
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