Money laundering reports on the rise
Sixty cases of suspected money laundering were reported to the police in 2019, the Danish Business Authority is reporting. Just 33 reports were made in the previous year. While the authority’s annual report…
More“Hand grenade” found at Blågårds Plads
A suspicious object, thought to be a hand grenade, has been found at Blågårds Plads police said Tuesday. The inner-city square was the scene of serious unrest Sunday, sparked by the presence of…
MoreSupermarket chain’s losses double
Denmark’s third-largest supermarket group continues to lose money, Finans.dk reports. Dagrofa, which owns the supermarket chains Menu and Spar, posted a deficit of DKK 609 million in 2018 – almost twice as much…
MoreFlying Tiger could be floated
The owners of the successful Flying Tiger Copenhagen chain of stores could be preparing for a stock market flotation. According to Finans.dk, the Swedish equity fund EQT, has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan…
MoreMan charged with illegally filming train wreck
A 20-year-old man who was involved in January’s fatal train accident on the Storbelt Bridge has been charged with filming the victims and sharing the images and videos online, Jyllandsposten reports. The 20-year-old…
MoreDankort exodus gathers pace
More and more stores are choosing to reject the Danish payment card, Dankort, financial daily Borsen is reporting. So far this year burger chain MacDonald’s and the sandwich chain Sunset Boulevard have chosen…
MoreCampaign to retain cash payment option
A campaign against the trend towards cash-free payments is gathering momentum, BT reports. Behind the campaign is journalist Anders Kjærulff, who believes that the traditional payment method still holds advantages over digital alternatives…..
MoreDenmark considers new Russian pipeline route
The Danish Energy Agency has received a third application for permission to build a gas pipeline that will link Russia to Germany. The application contains two new route proposals, both of which avoid…
MoreSpike in employees rejecting retirement
The number of employees choosing to carry on working after retirement age has doubled over the past ten years, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) reports. In 2018, 86,000 people worked beyond 65…
MoreAnti-immigrant party excluded from EU elections
The far-right New Conservative Party (Nye Borgerlige) will not feature on ballots paper when Danes vote in the forthcoming European Parliamentary elections, the Ministry of Economy and the Interior has said. The anti-immigrant…
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