DPP fears Social Democrat backdown on immigration
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl is pessimistic about working alongside the Social Democrats after the election, following Social Liberal (R) leader Morten Østergaard’s warning he will actively resist opposition leader…
MorePension funds invest billions in tax scam banks
Danish pension funds have invested billions of kroner in major international banks that defrauded European states in the so-called CumEx-Files tax evasion scheme. Left-wing daily Information, which in a series of articles has reported…
MorePanama Papers provide tax boost for governments
Information revealed by the Panama Papers scandal has proved to be invaluable for tax authorities around the world, including in this country. Three years after the scandal broke a new report by the…
MoreStudents get away with abusing education minister
Students at a Copenhagen high school won’t be punished for throwing coins at Education Minister Merete Riisager and calling her a ‘whore’ but will be required to attend a 1-day course in democracy. The…
MoreWatchdog warning: Money launderers could target smaller banks following clampdown
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has warned smaller banks to be on high alert for signs of money laundering as larger lenders implement wide-reaching safeguards. In an interview with Bloomberg News, the head…
MoreMaersk heir calms jittery investors
Maersk heir Ane Maersk McKinney Uggla came under fire from shareholders, Tuesday, concerned about a steady fall in share price since the shipping giant turned its back on the oil and gas industry to…
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SAS pilots’ strike threat / No currency intervention from National Bank… Copenhagen Airport could be heading for more disruption. After a number of flights were delayed or cancelled , Monday, when baggage handlers…
MoreImmigration threat to Frederiksen’s PM bid
Social Liberal (R) leader Moren Østergaard has warned his ally Mette Frederiksen that unless she distances herself from the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) strict immigration policy he will actively resist her candidacy for…
MoreDenmark wins EU unemployment battle
Labour Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has welcomed the EU Parliament’s rejection of a wide package of changes to rules on the coordination of social security systems. The government had fought to protect Denmark’s…
MoreSlovakian in gay assault appeals to Supreme Court
A 34-year-old Slovakian national who was last year sentenced to 30 days in prison for assaulting the partner of Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme…
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