Ambassador: Denmark was aware of possible human rights violation
The Danish authorities were fully aware that deported terrorist Said Mansour would be imprisoned on arrival in Morocco, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, Khadija Rouissi, said last night in an interview with TV2….
MoreEqual rights for sex workers
Sex workers should have the right to claim unemployment insurance in line with all other employees in Denmark, according to Social Affairs Minister Mai Mercado who said prostitutes work in a ‘poorly regulated’…
MoreFinancier: Danske Bank lied to French authorities
Danske Bank lied to a French judge on at least four occasions regarding the money laundering scandal, international financier and Kremlin critic Bill Browder told Danish officials and MPs in a series of…
MoreBusiness concerns about corporate tax rate
The corporate tax rate in this country is now slightly more than the EU average. A new report by the Tax Ministry shows that at 22%, the Danish rate has crept up over…
MoreVestager targets new U.S. company
Apple, Google, Facebook…and now Nike. Denmark’s EU Competion Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, who’s previously targeted tax evasion by global IT companies, has now launched an in-depth investigation to examine whether tax rulings granted by…
MoreGovernment offers refugee island assurances
The government has guaranteed there will be more ferry crossings from the proposed Lindholm ‘refugee island’ to the mainland, following criticism from human rights groups. Although Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said last month…
MoreMinister denies prior knowledge of critical climate report
Energy & Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt has denied it was a highly critical report by the Danish Council on Climate Change (Klimarådet) that led to the departure of the chair of the council,…
MoreDanish consulate in Australia recieves ‘suspicious package’
Denmark’s consulate in Melbourne was one of more than a dozen foreign missions in Australia that received a suspicious package through the mail Wednesday, reportedly containing asbestos. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said…
MoreAnti-immigrant party aims for EU
The anti-immigrant New Conservatives, who polls predict could win up to six seats at the upcoming general election, are also aiming for the European parliament. Party leader Pernille Vermlund said there’s no real…
MoreDeported terrorist jailed in Morocco
Said Mansour, the first Danish citizen to lose his citizenship and be deported because of a terrorism conviction, has been charged with conspiracy to commit terror in his native country of Morocco. The…
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