Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Woman who left to join Islamic State granted legal aid

It’s Danish taxpayers who are footing the bill for a lawsuit brought against the state by a woman and her two children stuck in a Syrian detention camp. The woman’s lawyer, Knud Foldschack,…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Government signs asylum agreement with Rwanda

The government has concluded two bilateral agreements with Rwanda which could be the first step towards a Danish offshore processing centre for asylum seekers. During a flying visit to the small, central-Africa state,…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Iranians got $3.4m from Saudi intelligence

Three Iranian men in Ringsted received DKK30m ($3.4m) from a Saudi intelligence agency to promote terrorism according to an indictment handed down by the public prosecutor. In the trial that gets underway today…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections up but ‘under control’….1 million fewer Johnson & Johnson vaccines…..27,000 sign up for 25 unused vaccines…..Ministry advises against India travel…. The number of people hospitalised by covid rose by 9, Wednesday, to…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Business Minister denounces greedy banks

Business Minister Simon Kollerup has lashed out at banks that charge customers negative interest on savings. After Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, this week lowered the threshold for charging negative interest on personal customer…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Reopening boosts business confidence

Business confidence is at the highest level for nearly two years. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the overall business confidence increased to 104.3 in April from 100.7 in the previous month as…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Booming beer sales in China…..Grundfos accused of breaching EU sanctions….SAS appoints Dutch boss…. Beer giant Carlsberg’s sales in China grew by more than 50% in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, far…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2021 in: News

PM dodges business club questions

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sidestepped questions about the Social Democrats’ exclusive business club at a press conference, Tuesday, after it was revealed that, for DKK20,000, people who join the party’s Business Forum Growth…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2021 in: News

Parliament lifts immunity for DPP deputy leader

A unanimous parliament voted yesterday to lift the immunity on Danish People’s Party deputy leader Morten Messerschmidt who’s been charged with misappropriating EU funds in the Meld and Feld affair and forging official documents. …

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2021 in: News

PM under fire for failure to find new departure centre for criminal refugees

The political opposition has accused Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of disregarding the concerns of local residents close to the Kærshovedgård departure centre in Jutland where an increasing number refugees on ‘tolerated stay’ permits…

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