Government summons Saudi ambassador over murder allegations
The government has summoned Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to demand an explanation over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Turkish parliament, Tuesday, the killing was a…
MoreSocialists call for trade ban on Saudi Arabia
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has urged the government to consider trade restrictions against Saudi Arabia following the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Denmark exported DKK7.2bn ($1.1bn) of goods and services to…
MoreDPP demands more immigration restrictions for budget support
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is pushing for even stricter immigration policy as their price for supporting the government’s 2019 budget. Finance spokesman René Christensen said although the government has imposed new restrictions…
MoreConsumer confidence down
Despite the strong economy, low unemployment, and the booming housing market, the consumer confidence index fell in October the latest Statistics Denmark figures show. The monthly survey, which asks a cross section of…
MoreBribe company awarded new multi-million state contract
An IT company involved in Denmark’s biggest ever public sector corruption case has been awarded a new DKK720m ($110m) purchasing contract. Two ex-bosses of Atea, the leading supplier of IT infrastructure and system…
MoreDanske Bank suspected of misleading watchdog
In a new twist to the long-running Danske Bank money laundering scandal, Denmark’s biggest bank is suspected of deliberately misleading the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov told parliament’s business committee,…
MoreDanske Bank e-mails went missing
The e-mail accounts of top Danske Bank officials implicated in the Estonia money laundering scandal were wiped out before an independent investigation got underway, Berlingske reports today. Experts have dismissed the probe by…
MoreTax scam – where did the money go?
A small group of people and companies received the billions of kroner cheated out of the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) in Denmark’s biggest ever fraud scandal. A TV2 report, based on evidence provided…
MoreParliamentary committee cancels Saudi trip
A parliamentary delegation has cancelled a trip to Saudi Arabia next week following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Members of the Foreign Policy Committee should have met with 33-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
MorePM at anti-corruption conference: Denmark has a lot of work to do
Transparency International’s Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) got underway in Copenhagen, Monday, at an inopportune time for Denmark which is still reeling from the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, the DKK111m social embezzlement by a…
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