Danish businessmen in international fraud scam
A number of Danish businessmen are at the centre of an international DKK540m VAT fraud scam with links to various European countries, USA, and Dubai. Business magazine Finans, in cooperation with left wing…
MoreNew poll: Extremists on course for parliament as right-wing parties falter
The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party is heading for parliament at the expense of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and anti-migrant New Conservatives. The latest Voxmeter poll for Ritzau News indicates Stram…
MorePaludan was too extreme for anti-migrant party
Rasmus Paludan, head of the far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party, has previously been thrown out of the anti-migrant New Conservatives for making inflammatory and racist comments. Leader Pernille Vermlund confirmed to tabloild…
MoreHead injury could be the source of anti-Islamist’s erratic behaviour
2015 High Court documents reveal how notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan, head of the far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party, suffered a head injury in 2005 that made him unable to handle conflict….
MoreElection date speculation as PM dallies
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen defied political commentators’ expectations yesterday by failing to call a general election to coincide with the EU election on May 26th. However, although a 3-week time frame is…
MoreDenmark urges EU to flex foreign policy muscles
Denmark and eight European allies have challenged the EU to play a more decisive role international affairs. A joint position paper signed by Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Romania,…
MoreDPP calls for more administration of Greenland following sex abuse revelations
Denmark needs to place Greenland under administration for violating international child conventions, the Danish People’s Party’s Søren Espersen said last night after a TV documentary revealed widespread sexual abuse of minors in the…
MoreU.S. questions China’s role at Arctic Summit
The eight nations of the Arctic Council – Denmark, United States, Canada, Russia, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland, alongside representatives of the region’s indigenous populations – convened in Finland, Monday, to discuss…
MoreBusiness shorts
Sharp rise in bancruptcies / Copenhagen most expensive for construction… The number of businesses going bust in this country doubled last month as the as the tax authorities continue to crack down on…
MoreDefence Minister: Extremist party could provoke new ‘Mohammed situation’
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has warned that an election campaign with anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan and his far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party on the ballot has made Denmark vulnerable to the same…
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