The Week That Was, September 24th – 30th 2018
Politics/Economy: The ruling Liberals kick-started the election campaign with full-page newspaper adverts proclaiming themselves as the ‘party of welfare’ after adding DKK75bn to social spending, but were challenged by coalition partner, the Liberal…
MoreBusiness Minister bangs the drum for EU
Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov (C) hyped the benefits of the EU’s single market in a speech to a policy dialogue debate, ‘25 Years On: How to Rejuvenate the Single Market?’ at the European…
MoreDanes warm to EU
Danes are unlikely to follow Great Britain and vote to leave the EU in the near future. A new Epinion poll for Politiken shows no more than 28% of the electorate would vote…
MoreRefugees return home with cash bonus
More and more refugees and migrants have accepted the government’s offer of a cash bonus to return home. The ‘repatriation grant’ covers flight tickets and up to DKK133,866 to help them stand on…
MoreEU warns against wild boar fence
The EU has expressed concern about the government’s plan to build a 70-km fence along the border with Germany to keep out wild boar, carriers of the deadly African swine fever. In a…
MoreObama in Denmark
Barack Obama landed in Denmark last night ahead of his private talk to business leaders, local dignitaries and students at Business Forum in Kolding today. Although the majority of residents have welcomed the…
MoreDeaths and violence from gang crime
Gang-related crime cost 4 people their lives in Denmark last year while another 65 were seriously injured, a new police report compiled for parliament’s Justice Committee shows. The report highlights the year’s third…
MoreCrown Prince in China
Crown Prince Frederik met with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in Beijing, Thursday, as part of a 3-day trade and cultural exchange visit. The Prince said Denmark would take the opportunity of the…
MoreDanske Bank whistleblower fears retaliation
The Danske Bank whistleblower who was named earlier this week has accused the bank of violating his rights and called for protection. Berlingkse on Wednesday identified the whistleblower as former Danske Bank employee…
MoreDanske Bank whistleblower revealed
Berlingske has named the internal employee who blew the whistle on the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Howard Wilkinson, a British national who headed Danske’s trading unit at its Estonia branch from 2007…
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