Fewer districts on ‘deprived areas’ list
The Housing Ministry’s annual report of Denmark’s most deprived residential areas – previously referred to as the ‘ghetto list’ – shows a drop this year, from 20 to17. In accordance with the Social…
MoreSocial control mother stripped of passport
A mother has been stripped of her Danish citizenship and sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of abusing and illegally detaining her teenage daughter. Glostrup District Court heard how…
MoreCopenhagen world’s second- safest city
Copenhagen is the world’s second-safest city according to a new survey. The Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, is number one with Montreal in third place on the latest global rankings by insurance company Berkshire Hathaway…
MoreBankruptcy figures signal ‘new wave’
813 businesses filed for bankruptcy in November, the highest single-month figure since 2019. The capital region has been hardest hit, accounting for more than half of the failures, 54% up on the same…
MoreNational Bank issues dire credit warning
The National Bank has warned that lenders could face rising credit losses as homeowners are forced to tackle a ’toxic combination’ of higher interest rates, rampant inflation, and falling property prices. In its…
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Ex-bank director ordered to pay $17m in compensation to failed investors….German court throws out case related to Danish tax scam….Hamburg court rules that share dividend fraudster wanted in Denmark can be tried in…
MoreEx-PM seeks ‘maximum influence’ on new government
Influencing future policy is more important for the Moderates than being part of government, party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday following a new round of negotiations with acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen….
MoreNegotiating parties reject call for espionage probe
The Social Democrats and Liberals have dismissed political calls for an investigation into whether the espionage allegations against suspended ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen were politically motivated and at the same time refused to…
MoreDenmark tops global tax ratings…again
Denmark has again been confirmed as the world’s highest-tax country. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest annual Revenue Statistics report, published Wednesday, shows Denmark ranked 1st out of 38 OECD countries…
MoreAustrian support for Denmark’s Rwanda plan
Austria has urged the EU to copy Denmark’s, and the UK’s, plan to set up processing centres outside the EU for asylum seekers. SchengenVisaInfo.com reports that Austria’s Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, tabled the request…
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