Analyst: Europe has waited too long to blame Russia
Blaming Russia and warning of consequences for Moscow is something European countries should have done long ago, a leading analyst said last night after the German government directly accused Russian of orchestrating three…
MoreTax agency wins share scam court battle in U.S.
Two US businessmen have been ordered to pay $476m (DKK3.2bn) to the Danish tax agency (SKAT) for their role in the 2015 share dividend scam when foreign tax speculators defrauded the Danish state…
MoreSculptor seeks to retrieve Tiananmen Square massacre statue
Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt has taken the first steps to retrieving his controversial 8-metre high ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue that was exhibited at Hong Kong University (HKU) for more than two decades in remembrance of…
MoreDoctor swindled research money to fund extravagant lifestyle
Danish researcher Poul Thorsen has pleaded guilty to defrauding the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of more than $1m in research funding. Prosecutors at Atlanta Federal Court said the fraud…
MoreJobless rate remains stable
The unemployment rate held steady for the third straight month in July. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of jobless remained stable at 94,000 people, or 3.1% of the workforce. Unemployment…
MoreStore owner jailed for trafficking Vietnamese workers
A nail salon boss has been jailed for three years for trafficking eight Vietnamese women and forcing them to work under slave-like conditions at two shops north of Copenhagen. Helsingør District Court heard…
MoreCrackdown on criminal immigrants
Justice Minister Nicolai Wammen has vowed to crack down on criminal immigrants following new figures showing foreigners are heavily overrepresented in convictions for murder and rape. After it was reported on Monday that…
MoreRussian warship in Danish waters
One of Russia’s most advanced warships sailed through Danish waters earlier this month in ‘a deliberate show of strength aimed at Denmark and NATO’ according to a leading military analyst. The Admiral Kasatonov,…
MoreLiberals split as farmers rally against new fertilisation law
Liberal (Venstre) leadership has said it will go ahead and vote for a controversial new fertilisation law despite an internal revolt and fierce opposition from the agricultural sector, its traditional base. Four of…
MoreMore problems for Liberal leader as party plunges in the polls
On top of the internal unrest within his party a new opinion poll has dealt another blow to Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen. The latest Voxmeter survey shows the party would win…
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