Financier: Danske Bank lied to French authorities
Danske Bank lied to a French judge on at least four occasions regarding the money laundering scandal, international financier and Kremlin critic Bill Browder told Danish officials and MPs in a series of…
MoreBusiness concerns about corporate tax rate
The corporate tax rate in this country is now slightly more than the EU average. A new report by the Tax Ministry shows that at 22%, the Danish rate has crept up over…
MoreVestager targets new U.S. company
Apple, Google, Facebook…and now Nike. Denmark’s EU Competion Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, who’s previously targeted tax evasion by global IT companies, has now launched an in-depth investigation to examine whether tax rulings granted by…
MoreGovernment offers refugee island assurances
The government has guaranteed there will be more ferry crossings from the proposed Lindholm ‘refugee island’ to the mainland, following criticism from human rights groups. Although Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said last month…
MoreMinister denies prior knowledge of critical climate report
Energy & Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt has denied it was a highly critical report by the Danish Council on Climate Change (Klimarådet) that led to the departure of the chair of the council,…
MoreDanish consulate in Australia recieves ‘suspicious package’
Denmark’s consulate in Melbourne was one of more than a dozen foreign missions in Australia that received a suspicious package through the mail Wednesday, reportedly containing asbestos. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said…
MoreAnti-immigrant party aims for EU
The anti-immigrant New Conservatives, who polls predict could win up to six seats at the upcoming general election, are also aiming for the European parliament. Party leader Pernille Vermlund said there’s no real…
MoreDeported terrorist jailed in Morocco
Said Mansour, the first Danish citizen to lose his citizenship and be deported because of a terrorism conviction, has been charged with conspiracy to commit terror in his native country of Morocco. The…
MoreDanske Bank slapped with U.S. lawsuit
Danske Bank is being sued in the U.S. by a major pension fund that claims Denmark’s biggest bank defrauded investors and inflated its share price by hiding and failing to stop widespread money…
MoreBusiness shorts
Car sales hit record high / Vestas breaks energy record / Danish-Chinese company hit by swine fever Danish motorists spent a record amount on new cars last year despite a drop in the…
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