Danske Bank needs more cash, academics claim
Danske Bank needs a cash injection of around DKK50bn (€6.6bn) to deal with the fallout of its recent money laundering scandal, according to a new academic report from two financial experts. The report…
MoreNo Regrets for Thulesen Dahl
The popularity of Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s Danish People’s Party (DPP) may be in decline but the controversial nationalist politician has no regrets about his personal career. On the contrary, he said, he has…
MoreNew concerns over teenage boozers
Half of all 15-year-old Danish males have been drunk several times, and every fourth boy drinks alcohol weekly, according to a new survey from the National Institute of Public Health. This is a…
MorePM’s policy spokeswoman reported to police
Two Red/Green Alliance MPs have reported the ruling Liberals’ policy spokeswoman, Britt Bager, to the police after two law professors claimed she had acted illegally by accepting a DKK100,000 campaign donation in 2015….
MoreLøkke backs ‘Brextension’ deal
Denmark backed last night’s EU-UK agreement for a ‘flexible extension’ of Brexit until 31 October. In a tweeted message after five hours of talks at an EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Lars…
MoreEx-mayor found guilty of favours for friends
Parliament’s ombudsman has ruled that former Copenhagen City Hall Labour & Integration Mayor (burgermeister) Anna Mee Allerslev violated gift rules for elected officials when a local building firm allowed her to use a…
MoreQueen welcomes pandas as zoo looks to recoup DKK100m outlay
HM Queen Margrethe officially inaugurated the DKK160m ($24m) Panda House at Copenhagen Zoo, Wednesday, which for the next fifteen years will be the home to two panda bears on an extended loan from…
MorePoliticians scared of taking a stance on smoking
National lawmakers remain reluctant to follow most developed countries and raise the price of cigarettes. Local Government Denmark (Danske Regioner) this week called for a 100% increase in the price of cigarettes, from 40 to…
More35,768 reports of ‘suspicious transactions’ last year
Reports of possible money laundering rose by 44% last year as the Danske Bank scandal dominated the financial headlines. The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (Søik), popularly known as the…
MoreBusiness shorts
Australians take over Domino’s Pizza / E-scooters back in Copenhagen… Domino’s Pizza, which went bankrupt in Denmark last month following a food storage scandal, has been taken over by the franchise’s Australian operator in…
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