No UN refugees says Støjberg
Denmark won’t be accepting any UN quota refugees this year. Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday that even though the government’s policies have drastically reduced the number of refugees and migrants heading for…
MoreConservatives’ call for heavy duty on cigarettes given lukewarm reception
A Conservative proposal to increase the duty on cigarettes so they cost at least DKK60 per packet has received a mixed reception from parties on both sides of the aisle. In response to…
MoreFacebook to build second data centre in Denmark
Facebook has announced plans to build a new ‘mega’ 250,000 square-metre data centre close to Esbjerg in western Denmark, its second in Denmark. The U.S. web giant is already in the process of…
MoreUS authorities launch investigation of Danske Bank
Danske Bank’s woes continue – the bank announced yesterday it’s being investigated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) about the €200bn money laundering scandal at its Estonian branch. Danske Bank said it’s…
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German oil giant could finance alternative Nord Stream route / Denmark’s strong credit rating / Canadians seize Danish marijuana Germany’s Wintershall Holding, one of five major companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas…
MoreKhader calls for new cyber strategy against Russia: Hack them like they hack us
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen (Lib) has dismissed calls for a counter attack on Russian hackers such as Fancy Bear, a cyber espionage group that’s been linked to the Russian military intelligence agency GRU….
MoreIntegration Minister: Skilled immigrants ‘good business’ for Denmark
Every skilled immigrant who’s pre-hired by a company before arriving in Denmark contributes more than DKK300,000 to the social system so they’re a ’good business’, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday as she…
MoreIranian exiles under police protection
A leading member of an Iranian insurgency group has been under Danish police protection for months. Politiken reports the man, who lives in Ringsted, south-west of Copenhagen, is a member of the Arab…
MoreDenmark pushes for VAT reform at EU
A Danish proposal to reform the VAT system and reduce fraud has been passed by the European Parliament. Social Democrat MEP Jeppe Kofod, rapporteur for the TAX 3 special committee who was responsible…
MoreEU Commissioner faces reality – 2nd term ‘unlikely’
Margrethe Vestager has acknowledged it’s unlikely she’ll be nominated for a second term as EU Competition Commissioner when her five-year term expires in 2019. At a Paris press conference the former Social Liberal…
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