Parliament opens today: DPP calls for drastic change in immigration policy
Ahead of today’s official opening of parliament the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has again urged the government to send more refugees and asylum seekers home. DPP whip Peter Skaarup said yesterday the most…
MoreMPs distance themsleves from invitation to anti-gay priest
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Mette Bock has come under fire inviting an anti-gay priest to give a sermon at Christiansborg Church today to mark the traditional opening of parliament. The 63-year-old priest, Morten…
MoreUpswing benefits families
The economic upswing has boosted private incomes. A new Danske Bank study shows the average two-adult, two-child family has nearly 750 kroner more to spend more every month than in 2017 due to…
MoreBig Apple looks to Denmark for wind energy advice
The city of New York will work with offshore wind experts from Denmark as it pushes ahead with its multi-billion dollar green energy plan. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority…
MoreNordea suspected of money laundering
Nordea, the Nordic region’s largest bank, is implicated in a major fraud case involving a Russian national and a tax-shelter company. TV2 reports how, for the past four years, the State Prosecutor’s Office…
MoreDanske CEO shown the door as investors get nervy
Danske Bank removed its chief executive officer with immediate effect, Monday, to placate nervous investors and shareholders who’ve fled in the wake of the money laundering scandal. Thomas Borgen announced his resignation on…
MoreEuropean Parliament invites Danske Bank whistleblower
Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson has been invited to appear before the European Parliament’s special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance (Tax3). After a meeting of the committee, Monday, whose 45…
MoreBusiness shorts
600 find work / Danske Bank legal adviser quits / Bank executives could be sued The jobless rate dipped slightly in August as 600 people found work. 107,000 are now employed, or 3.9%…
MoreDPP, Soc Dems demand asylum centre answers
The Social Democrats and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have demanded ‘straight answers’ from Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen regarding his plans to house failed asylum seekers at a location outside the EU. In…
MoreDPP suggests Iran swap deal – terrorists for asylum seekers
Any Iranians in Denmark suspected of terrorism should only be extradited if Iran agrees to accept their failed asylum seekers – the latest proposal from the Danish People’s Party (DPP). Iran’s ambassador to…
More
Danish Krone Exchange Rate