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Foreign Ministry issues China advisory….Aarhus University messes up climate figures….US Syria envoy in Copenhagen…. The Foreign Ministry has expanded its travel advisory regarding China, warning Danes to ‘think twice’ before travelling to Hubei…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 20th – 25th 2020:
Politics/Economy: Former Defence Minister Søren Gade will testify before the Supreme Court about how much the government knew in 2004 when, under the Denmark-led Operation Green Desert, a group of Iraqi farmers were…
MoreCrown Prince held secret meetings with military top brass
The Defence Ministry has been given assurances that Crown Prince Frederik wasn’t briefed on military secrets during private meetings with top-ranking defence leaders. According to web news site Olfi, which covers Danish defence…
MoreDefence Minister launches fraud investigations
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has launched separate external investigations into allegations of fraud and misappropriation of public funds at the Ministry of Defence Estate Agency (MDEA). A pre-Christmas report found errors in 54…
MoreEx-defence minister to provide testimony in Supreme Court appeal trial
Former Defence Minister Søren Gade has been summoned to testify before the Supreme Court about how much the government knew in 2004 when, under the Denmark-led Operation Green Desert, a group of Iraqi…
MoreTaxman could earn even more
A more effective method of tax collection could provide a multi-billion kroner windfall for the state according to a yet to be published report by the National Audit Office. The report concludes that…
MoreFraud Squad’s efforts to combat money laundering ‘severely deficient’
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK) is strongly criticised in a report to be published today for its failure to act on reports of possible money laundering between…
MoreCopenhagen mosque vandalised
Copenhagen’s ‘super mosque’ was defaced with racist slogans, Thursday. Police were called to the mosque in Rovsingsgade, Nørrebro, where vandals had spray painted ‘Immigrants are trash’ and ‘Islam = Cancer’ on the walls….
MorePillar of Shame artist: Sculpture reflects Danish support for Hong Kong protesters
A sculpture of Hong Kong protesters was erected outside Christiansborg (Parliament) Thursday. The smaller version of Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s eight-metre tall Pillar of Shame – originally made to mark the crackdown in Beijing on…
MoreDenmark world’s least corrupt…again
Despite a rash of public sector scandals Denmark has again been named the world’s least corrupt country. Transparency International’s latest global ranking of perceived corruption amongst 180 countries and territories ranks Denmark number…
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