LEGO aims for sustainable future with green building bricks
LEGO is aiming to make all its iconic building bricks from sustainable materials within a decade. The Danish toy giant said yesterday it hopes to have all its bricks and figurines manufactured from…
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Tax agency sues nine foreign banks…. Carlsberg hit by coronavirus….1 in 3 Danish companies have no climate strategy…. The Danish Tax Agency (SKAT) has launched a DKK880m demand for compensation from nine foreign…
MoreIranians spying for Saudi Arabia nabbed by Danish Intelligence
Three leading members of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA), an Iranian opposition group, were arrested by Danish Intelligence (PET), Monday, on suspicion of spying for Saudi Arabia. The…
MoreAmbassadors summoned to ministry for dressing-down
The ambassadors of Iran and Saudi Arabia were summoned to the Foreign Ministry, Monday, to offer an explanation for the espionage allegations involving their countries. Following the arrest of three leading members of…
MoreLawmakers condemn espionage: ‘We don’t want your conflict on Danish soil’
Leading politicians turned to Twitter, Monday, to strongly condemn the Iran-Saudi Arabia espionage affair. Here’s what they said: Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl: “Good to see our intelligence agencies are…
MoreFraud squad seizes London property funded by share-dividend scam
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly known as the fraud squad, has seized an up-market property in Hyde Park, London, belonging to Sanjay Shah, the British businessman…
MorePM repeats EU budget demand
Following talks with European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn, Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she had made Denmark’s position very clear – the EU’s long-term budget needs to be reduced. Since being elected last…
MoreDenmark lags Nordic neighbours in sustainability race
A new report by to be published today by the Nordic Council of Ministers will show only 36% of energy in this country is produced by wind, solar, or other sustainable sources, putting…
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Agency’s DKK700m legal costs on failed banks…Wind energy boosts profits as Ørsted aims for zero emissions…. The state’s bank-clean up unit, Financial Stability, has so far spent around DKK700m on legal costs in…
MoreChinese embassy demanded removal of Hong Kong sculpture
The Chinese embassy put pressure on Copenhagen City Hall to remove a pro-Hong Kong demonstrators sculpture from outside the Danish Parliament (Christiansborg), Jyllands Posten (JP) reports. The smaller version of Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s…
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