Banks’ lobbyist ignored watchdog’s warnings
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) received four written warnings regarding suspicious trading at Danske Bank’s Estonian branch when the agency was headed by Ulrik Nodgaard, now head of Finance Denmark, a lobbying group…
MoreFinland link to Danske Bank scandal?
In addition to various investigations into the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, political parties are now asking questions as to whether its controversial Estonian branch was used for illicit trading when it was…
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Power cable links Denmark and Netherlands /Passenger figures on the rise at Copenhagen Airport A subsea power cable set to link the networks of Denmark and the Netherlands reached the Dutch coast last…
MorePM backs Macron, denounces nationalism
Turning your back on the rest of the world will only lead to distress and malcontent, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned last night after attending a Paris ceremony to mark the centenary…
MoreDPP urges government to copy Germany’s family reunification rules
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is standing firm on its demand for a ‘German-like’ cap on family reunification for immigrants. After a new round of budget negotiations with the government, Saturday, party whip…
MoreLawmakers move to restrict surveillance technology exports to dictatorships
A political majority has backed moves to restrict exports of cyber surveillance equipment to dictator states. Following left-wing daily Information’s revelations that Denmark has exported ‘enough technology to keep the whole populations of Saudi…
MoreSocial fraud back in Copenhagen
64-year-old Britta Nielsen, suspected of embezzling DKK111m from the Danish social authorities, was arrested at Copenhagen Airport on Friday, a day after a South African court freed her after she was arrested on an international…
MoreItalian murderess avoids deportation
The High Court has dismissed an appeal from a 59-year-old Italian woman against her 6-year prison sentence for ordering a hit man to murder her boyfriend but quashed her deportation order as she’s…
MoreA.P. Møller forces new chairman on Danske Bank
A career civil servant is set to become the new chairman of Danske Bank. A.P. Moller-Mærsk, the bank’s biggest shareholder who last week demanded the removal of current chair Ole Andersen after he…
MoreDip in exports threatens growth
Danish exports declined in September even though the global economy continues to grow – a ‘worrying sign’ according to leading economists. The latest Statistics Denmark show exports, excluding ships, aircraft, fuel, etc. decreased…
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