Good week, Bad week….
It was a good week for… … The Tax Agency (SKAT) which concluded an out of court settlement with U.S. tax firm Acupay, one of the main advisors to British businessman Sanjay Shah,…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 31st – February 6th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: On February 1st, Denmark became the first EU country to scrap most pandemic restrictions, saying it no longer considers COVID-19 “a socially critical disease” – Head of the…
MoreTransport Minister quits
Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht resigned last night after admitting he withheld crucial CO2 emission figures from cross-party negotiations surrounding a new, multi-billion infrastructure bill. During a consultation, Thursday, the minister claimed that he…
MoreTax Minister covered up negative green car data
Tax Minister Morten Bødskov finds himself in hot water after it was revealed that he was made aware in November that plug-in hybrid cars emit far greater amounts of CO2 than permitted to be…
MoreVirus updates
High infection rate is ‘no cause for concern’…New BA.2 variant the dominant strain…One third of all adults have had Covid during 2nd wave…. 44.225 new corona cases were confirmed, Wednesday. Of the 166.203…
More27-year-old planned school shootings
A 27-year-old man from northern Jutland has been detained in a secure institution after Aalborg District Court found him guilty of attempted murder for planning several attacks on schools. The defendant, who had…
MoreBusiness leaders call for action on labour shortage
The heads of Denmark’s three biggest business organisations have dismissed the government’s plan to ease the labour shortage as ’unambitious’ and called for new, all-party negotiations to come up with alternative solutions. Brian…
MoreBusiness shorts
Mærks ship runs aground in North Sea….Novo shares up after optimistic earnings outlook…Ørsted hit by lower wind speed…Carlsberg looks for non-beer alternatives…Danske Bank profit up despite aftermath of money laundering scandal… A Maersk…
MoreDenmark gets letter from Russia
Denmark is one of a number of NATO countries that have received a letter from Russia’s Foreign Minister asking whether they intend to comply with OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe)…
MoreDefence Minister dismisses Russia’s ‘ridiculous’ demand
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has dismissed Russia’s demand that Ukraine and other countries, such as Finland and Sweden, are kept out of NATO as ’totally ridiculous’. In response to the letter Denmark has…
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