DPP calls on police to enforce Burka Ban
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has accused the police of being too soft on ‘Burka ban’ transgressors. The DPP is usually a faithful supporter of the police through thick and thin but party…
MoreGovernment drops digital voting, fears Russian hacking
The threat of Russian intervention in the next Danish general election has led to the government pulling the plug on electronic voting technology. Over the past two decades successive governments have considered replacing…
MoreSyrian refugees refuse to return home
Only 3% of the 4,500 refugees granted temporary shelter in Denmark since 2015, mainly Syrians, have returned home. Despite international reports that more than half a million Syrians have moved back to their…
MoreNearly 3,000 asylum seekers disappear
2,835 failed asylum seekers have gone missing, new National Police figures show. News Radio 24/7 reports that although most have probably left the country there are many who are ‘living underground’ in Denmark….
MoreSubmarine Slayer trial takes dramatic turn
Submarine Slayer Peter Madsen’s High Court appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall was abandoned Friday after a juror collapsed during closing remarks. Madsen, 47, had appealed…
MoreDanske Bank ignored Estonian warning
The head of the Estonian financial supervisory authority (Finantsinspektsioon) has claimed that efforts to make Danske Bank impose an effective money control system in 2014 to prevent money laundering were strongly resisted. Kilvar…
MoreBusiness shorts
US agencies probe Danske Bank / Denmark and Singapore conclude deals / Saxo Bank takeover / 3 minesweepers to Ukraine The U.S. authorities have widened their investigation into allegations of money laundering flows…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 10th – 16th 2018
Politics/Economy: Integration Minister Inger Støjberg pleaded with colleagues to stop criticising her in public – the ruling Liberals’ policy spokeswoman, Britt Bager, citizenship spokesman, Jan E. Jørgensen, and housing spokesman, Martin Geertsen, have…
MoreImmigration policy divides ruling party
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has pleaded with party colleagues to stop criticising her in public. Jyllands-Posten reports how at a recent stormy meeting of Liberal MPs, Ms Støjberg confronted new policy spokeswoman, Britt…
MoreRussian embassy denounces fake news advice for students
Russia’s Embassy in Copenhagen has denounced teaching material produced by Denmark’s Institute for International Studies (DIIS) that instructs students how to identify Russian fake news and misinformation. In a play on words, Wednesday,…
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