Police investigate suspicious vehicle outside embassy
Copenhagen police were called after a suspicious car was abandoned on the pavement outside the Swedish embassy in Copenhagen, Wednesday. A police spokesperson said the police received a report at 2:20 pm that…
MoreEU report criticises Denmark’s “revolving door” from minister to lobbyist
Denmark has been singled out in a new EU report for a lack of legislation to prevent government ministers from moving directly into lucrative jobs the private sector after quittng politics. The report,…
MoreMan charged with knife attack on Iranian Ambassador
A 33-year-old man is facing prosecution for a failed knife attack on the ambassador at the Iranian embassy Copenhagen in October last year. The accused is charged under a specific section of the…
MoreMcDonald’s ceases use of Russian fish
Fast-food giant McDonald’s has stopped using Russian fish in their popular Filet-O-Fish burgers in Denmark in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. This was confirmed in a statement by Fannie Pramming,…
MoreNATO appointment casts more doubts on Prime Minister
Jens Stoltenberg’s decision to stay on as NATO Secretary General for another year is the ‘worst possible outcome’ for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, political analysts said last night in response to the news…
MoreDutch slavery apology splits parliament
Political parties are divided as to whether Denmark should follow the Netherlands and offer an official apology for its own slave trade in the Caribbean 300 years ago. During a speech in Amsterdam,…
More10,600 households given DKK6,000 in error but refuse to pay back the money
More than 10,000 households that were mistakenly given a DKK 6,000 (€850) heating allowance by the government last year have declined to pay back the money. 400,000 households with a pre-tax income of…
MoreEU Commission probes state aid for SAS
The European Commission has launched a new investigation into whether Denmark and Sweden acted unlawfully when they pumped around DKK7.bn (€1bn) of state aid into Scandinavian Airways (SAS) in 2020 to keep the struggling…
MoreTax fraudster in court today
One of the main suspects in the 2016 multi-billion share dividend scam will appear before Glostrup District Court this morning after being extradited from the UK, Tuesday. 51-year-old British hedge fund trader Anthony…
MoreBusiness shorts
Airport boss nabs Heathrow job….Record revenues for Danish juice chain….Pension company gives climate warning to U.S. banks….Danish brewer acquires Dutch company…. London Heathrow has appointed the boss of Copenhagen Airport, Thomas Woldbye, as…
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