Aid subsidy to encourage African migrants to return home
The ruling Liberals have urged the EU to set up a repatriation aid programme that would tempt failed African asylum seekers to return home with enough money to start a small business –…
MoreSlain backpacker trial postponed
Twenty-four men appeared in an anti-terrorist court in Morocco, Thursday, accused of offences in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian backpackers but their trial was postponed until May 16th after defence lawyers…
MoreAnd on the seventh day ……SAS pilots go back to work
The pilots’ strike that caused thousands of SAS flight to be cancelled over the past week is over. Following another day of talks, Thursday, CEO Rickard Gustafson said late last night that the…
MoreBusiness shorts
Carlsberg surprises in Q1 / Danish ferry loses Brexit contract / DR surplus… Brewing giant Carlsberg reported a 9% increase in first-quarter sales, boosted by Asian turnover that grew by 28 percent year-on-year….
MoreNew poll: New government next month
A new poll gives the strongest indication yet that Denmark will have a new government by the end of next month. The latest YouGov poll for tabloid daily BT projects a comfortable victory…
MoreFrederiksen shouted down by noisy demonstration
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen was forced to briefly interrupt her May 1st speech in Fælledparken, Copenhagen, when fighting broke out in the crowd between rival Social Democrat supporters. While some welcomed the prospect…
MoreSocialists demand new direction for Denmark
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) will demand a ‘sharp’ left-wing turn for Denmark if the opposition regains power at the upcoming election. In a May 1st speech to the powerful 3F union in…
MoreEU Commission sees Danske Bank ‘smoking gun’
The EU Commission is preparing to challenge a European Banking Association (EBA) report that cleared the Danish and Estonian financial supervisory authorities of any wrongdoing in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. After left-wing…
MoreU.S. Secretary of State to Greenland
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Greenland on May 9th for talks with Prime Minister Kim Kielsen and Denmark’s foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen. According to the U.S. State Department’s website “…they…
MoreDanske Bank: We have enough money to deal with fines
Facing hefty fines for its money laundering activities, Danske Bank said yesterday it has strong capital buffers that exceed both regulatory requirements and the bank’s own targets. After first quarter results showing a…
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