Danske Bank’s Baltic boss quits
The head of Danske Bank’s Baltic operations, Lars Mørch, offered his resignation yesterday amid rumours he was about to be fired for his role in the money laundering scandal and financial law violations in…
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Finland approves Nordstream2 / Novo in $400m US deal / Vesterbro’s ‘hipster’ reputation Finland has given its approval for the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through Finland’s economic zone, the Finnish government and Russian gas…
MoreDPP dismisses call for World Cup boycott as Russian embassy demands answers
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has distanced itself from its centre-right allies’ call for ‘official Denmark’ – cabinet ministers and members of the royal family – to boycott the World Cup in Russia this…
MoreRuling Liberals defend paedophiles’ right to freedom of speech
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for legislation banning internet forums where people discuss their sex fantasies about children following reports that more than 200 Danes are members of a hidden web…
More1,000 failed asylum seekers ‘stuck’ in Denmark
The number of failed asylum seekers who can’t be forcibly deported continues to grow even though Denmark has appointed a ‘repatriation ambassador’, posted two ‘refugee attachés’ abroad, and granted DKK50m to countries willing…
MoreMinister defends Serum Institute sell-off to Saudi company
Health Minister Ellen Trane Nørby has dismissed the National Auditors’ criticism of the state’s controversial sale of the National Serum Institute to the Saudi Aljomaih Group for only DKK15m ($2.5m). According to tabloid…
MoreDanish MP on mercy mission detained in Bahrain
Social Democrat MP Lars Aslan Rasmussen was detained at Bahrain Airport, late Wednesday, as he tried to enter the country on a mercy mission to visit detained Bahraini-Danish citizen Abdulhadi al-Khawaja who’s serving…
MoreSubmarine Slayer stored mutilation videos on computer
Police seized more than 100 files from Peter Madsen’s computers and hard disks showing graphic images and videos of women being sexually mutilated, beheaded, or hanged, Copenhagen District Court heard yesterday on the…
MoreTaxman demands DKK11.3m from Uber cheats
99% of all ex-Uber drivers in Denmark cheated on their income tax and VAT, a new Tax Authority (SKAT) report reveals. Around 1,200 ex-Uber drivers have now been told by SKAT to cough up…
MoreDanish mission docks with Space Station
Denmark’s biggest ever space project, the climate observatory ASIM (Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor) has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) and started the anticipated 10-day docking process. ASIM has cost DKK370m ($61m) with DKK220m…
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