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…
MoreQueen 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…
MorePop 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…
MoreEU 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…
MorePre-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…
More23 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…
MoreEmployment 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,…
MoreMoney 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…
More“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…
MoreSupermarket 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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