U.S. Ambassador knocks $11 million off LA mansion
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has reduced the asking price of her Bel-Air mansion to $25.8 million, down from last year’s $37 million, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the real…
MoreFood, dairy companies make green comittment
Denmark’s biggest food and dairy companies have laid out plans to significantly reduce their carbon footprint by 2030. Arla, the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia, is working on a plan to…
MoreManchester linked to Aarhus, Aalborg
The north-England city of Manchester, home of football giants City and United, as well as world-famous music groups such as Oasis and the Smiths, has signed a ‘cultural agreement’ with Denmark’s 2nd and…
MoreFinancial watchdog to get increased powers to crack down on money laundering
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) could soon be allowed to impose direct fines on banks without going through a lengthy court process, part of the government’s crackdown on money laundering. In an interview…
MoreBusiness shorts
EU approves North Sea deal /Royal boost for Greenland business / Bedding chain spreads throughout Europe… The European Commission has approved a dealt that allows Total to buy out Chevron Denmark, giving the…
MoreElection 2019: The unstoppable Ms Frederiksen
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen is heading for the prime minister’s office at full speed but nobody in the Social Democrats is willing to predict victory just yet. In an op-ed piece in Berlingske,…
MoreElection 2019: DPP has lost 1 in 3 voters
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is heading for a disastrous election. A new Voxmeter poll for Ritzau News shows the populist party would win no more than 14.2% of the vote if an…
MoreSKAT mislaid fraudster’s file
The Tax Department (SKAT) was informed six years ago about social fraudster Britta Nielsen’s escapades but mislaid the files. Confidential correspondence between SKAT and parliament’s Justice Committee obtained by tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet…
MoreArms dealer ‘bitterly regrets’ India weapons drop
Convicted arms dealer Niels Holck has admitted he committed a major mistake by dropping four tons of weapons from a Soviet plane to a sect in West Bengal in 1995. The incident sparked…
MoreEducation Minister showered with abuse at Copenhagen high school
The Ministry for Education has launched an investigation into allegations that students at a Copenhagen high school threw coins at Minister Merete Riisager last week and called her a ‘whore’. Ms Riisager was…
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