Minister denies authorities use Google, Facebook to monitor taxpayers
Tax Minister Jeppe Bruus has confirmed that the Tax Agency (SKAT) doesn’t collect personal data from Google or Facebook for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. After Politiken revealed this week that the tax…
MoreImmigrants’ fertility rate less than Danish women
For the first time in many years ‘non-western’ immigrant women are having fewer children than ethnic Danes. A new report by Statistics Denmark shows non-western women, typically from the Middle East, Africa, certain…
MoreVoters demand royals work more for their money
A majority of the electorate wants to see more demands placed on the royal family for the extra DKK17.3m they will receive this year, if the government’s proposal is passed by parliament. When…
MorePolitico: Denmark’s tough immigration policy could deny Mette Frederiksen top EU job
Politico EU, seen as the most influential media in the EU, reports how Denmark, under Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her centre-right predecessor Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has pursued some of the…
More4 out of 10 women reject military conscription
A majority of the electorate agrees with the government’s move to introduce compulsory military conscription for women. After presenting a plan last month to increase defence spending by more than DKK40bn ($6b) over the next…
MoreDanish CEO files counter claim in US sex-slavery lawsuit
A Danish business executive in the U.S. who was fired following allegations of sex slavery has launched a DKK278m ($40m) countersuit against his accuser. Christian Lanng, the 45-year-old co-founder and former CEO of…
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SAS gets early Easter boost but fined for violating Covid rules…. The early Easter period this year gave struggling Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) a much-needed boost. Two million passengers travelled with SAS in March,…
MoreGovernment moves to dissolve criminal biker gang amid fears of ‘civil war’
Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard has warned of a ‘Swedish-like’ civil war in this country unless there’s a crackdown on gang-related crime. At a press conference, Wednesday, where he announced the government is looking…
MoreIt’s confirmed – Big Brother IS watching you
The Tax Authority’s (SKAT) use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to monitor citizens continues to dominate the news. After SKAT’s legal director, Katrine Ledam Rasmussen, refused to provide any details about a report that…
MoreHamas leader in TV2 interview: ‘Israel is to blame for everything’
In an interview shown on TV2 last night Hamas leader and spokesman Osama Hamdan denied any responsibility for the October 7th terror attack and claimed Israel is solely responsible for the devastation of…
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