Denmark 2nd on most-taxed list
For the first time in 14 years Denmark no longer has the highest rate of taxation amongst developed nations. A new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report shows France had the…
MoreDenmark tops global climate report
Denmark, alongside Britain, are best in terms of implementing measures to fight climate change, according to a new report published as delegates from more than 190 nations gathered for the Katowice Climate Change…
MoreBusiness shorts
Mercedes tops best-seller list / Currency reserves dip / SAS back in the black… 628 Mercedes Benz top of the range premium cars costing DKK460.000 each (€60,000), twice what the average Dane earns,…
MoreLithuania denies prison rumours
Lithuania’s justice minister has dismissed reports his country is ready to build a brand new prison to house criminal refugees sentenced to deportation from Denmark. In response to anonymous sources who told state-run…
MoreIntelligence report: Russian threat to Danish election
Russia is one of the biggest security threats to Denmark and could attempt to influence next year’s general election in this country – the main conclusion of the latest risk assessment report from…
MoreHuman rights groups decry ‘racist’ island project
The government and Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) have defended the plan to relocate failed asylum seekers and criminal immigrants to a deserted island in the face of fierce criticism from human rights groups….
MorePolitiken slams ‘internment camp’ for refugees
Politiken has urged the Danish population to ’stand up and resist’ the government and Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) plan to ‘intern various groups of immigrants – and not just criminals’ on a deserted…
MoreDeserted island project will cost €100m
A new Finance Ministry projection shows it will cost DKK1.8m annually to house each individual failed asylum seeker or criminal immigrant at the new deportation camp on the deserted island of Lindholm, seven…
MoreWatchdog chairman denies knowledge of share dividend scam
Chairman of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) David Lando has denied any involvement in the share-dividend scandal that rocked Europe this year. Mr Lando was a board member of the Capital Association…
MoreGovernment declines to back EU transaction tax
Denmark won’t be supporting a joint German/French proposal for a financial transaction tax for the European Union. EU member states were briefed about the plan on the sidelines of a finance ministers’ meeting…
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