Social fraudster’s kids charged
The three children of 65-year-old Britta Nielsen, who’s charged with embezzling DKK111m from the Danish social authorities, have themselves been charged with receiving stolen property and money totaling DKK51m. TV2, which has seen…
MoreGovernment warns ‘greedy’ banks
The government has warned banks against passing on a new finance sector tax to customers. Athough the details of the tax, aimed at funding the costs of the Social Democrats’ campaign promise to…
MoreNews in Brief
Exports, imports down…..Inflation slows….Denmark has 5th-highest rate of employment in EU…. Exports dipped in December. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show exports fell a seasonally adjusted 3.0 percent year-on-year in December, after a…
MoreEx-prime minister drops UN job following tax shelter allegations
One week after being appointed joint head of a new EU panel tasked with fighting tax evasion, former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has stepped down following reports linking her to tax shelters in…
More‘Lack of transparency means Danish politicians can do what they want’
In a hard hitting editorial, tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet notes that the controversy surrounding former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s links to tax shelter companies comes in the same week that GRECO (the Group…
MoreParties claim they were ‘misled’ on anti-Semitism vote
A number of parties have admitted to voting for a parliamentary motion condemning violence and harassment against Jews without seeing any concrete evidence to support the claim. The motion, passed unanimously last week,…
MoreGovernment fails to clamp down on radical Muslim free schools
The government continues to subsidise Muslim free schools despite the Social Democrats’ promise to stop all funding. In 2017 the party vowed to rescind annual grants totalling DKK200m to all free schools where…
MoreNew poll: Alternatives facing extinction
A new poll shows newly-elected Alternative leader Josephine Fock is facing an uphill struggle to win back voters. The ‘feel good’ party entered parliament on the crest of a wave in 2015 with…
MoreDenmark has wasted millions on ‘useless’ climate credits
More than half of the climate projects earmarked by the state to reduce Denmark’s CO2 emissions are worthless according to experts. The Danish Energy Agency estimates Denmark has spent around DKK1.4bn ($201m) on…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 3rd – 10th 2020:
Politics/Economy: The government’s parliamentary ally, the Social Liberals (Radikale) warned they would consider working alongside the opposition unless their relationship with the ruling Social Democrats improves. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen laid out plans…
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