Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

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…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

Business 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…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

Vestager 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…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Government 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…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Minister 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,…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Danish 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…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Anti-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…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Deported 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…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Danske 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…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2019 in: News

Business 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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