Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Sri Lanka tragedy for Danish billionaire

Denmark’s richest man lost three children in the Sri Lanka attacks, Easter Sunday. A spokesman for Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Bestseller clothing empire, confirmed three of the billionaire’s children were among…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Queen sends personal message to Sri Lanka

Queen Margrethe expressed her sympathy and condolences for the victims of the Sri Lanka terror attack in a personal message to President Maithripala Sirisena. Her Majesty wrote: “Deeply shocked to learn about the…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Pop star underpaid Lithuanian workers

One of Denmark’s most famous pop stars has invested millions in a Copenhagen construction project employing underpaid migrant workers. TV2 reports how Rasmus Seebach and two co-investors paid seven Lithuanian labourers no more…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

EU clears Danish watchdog

The EU’s financial watchdog, The European Banking Authority (EBA), has cleared its counterparts in Denmark and Estonia of any wrongdoing in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Ahead of the Easter break the…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Pre-Easter news in brief

For those who’ve been away here’s a brief round-up of the pre-Easter news: 23 people were detained following an anti-fascist riot in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen where Muslim provocateur  Rasmus Paludan staged…

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Posted on 17. Apr, 2019 in: News

23 detained after Nørrebro riot

23 people have so far been detained following the anti-fascist riot in Nørrebro, Sunday evening, when Muslim provocateur  Rasmus Paludan staged a protest in the immigrant-dominated district. Copenhagen police said the detainees, mostly…

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Posted on 16. Apr, 2019 in: News

Employment minister intervenes in Solesi case

A conflict between Italian construction company Solesi and Danish trade unions could set a disturbing precedent if it is not resolved, a government minister has said. In a letter to the European Commission,…

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Posted on 16. Apr, 2019 in: News

Money laundering reports on the rise

Sixty cases of suspected money laundering were reported to the police in 2019, the Danish Business Authority is reporting. Just 33 reports were made in the previous year. While the authority’s annual report…

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Posted on 16. Apr, 2019 in: News

“Hand grenade” found at Blågårds Plads

A suspicious object, thought to be a hand grenade, has been found at Blågårds Plads police said Tuesday. The inner-city square was the scene of serious unrest Sunday, sparked by the presence of…

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Posted on 16. Apr, 2019 in: News

Supermarket chain’s losses double

Denmark’s third-largest supermarket group continues to lose money, Finans.dk reports. Dagrofa, which owns the supermarket chains Menu and Spar, posted a deficit of DKK 609 million in 2018 – almost twice as much…

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