Foreign Minister: EU and Asia can make a difference – ‘if we want to’
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen called for more dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe after attending the 12th Summit of the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM12) in Brussels, Friday. He said there are many good…
MorePM on Brexit, Sweden, Italy….
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen addressed a wide range of issues during an interview with Bloomberg News on the sidelines of the P4G summit in Copenhagen, Friday, including Brexit, the EU, Italy’s budget…
MoreLøkke pushes for more trade with Vietnam, South Korea at P4G summit
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was a busy man after officially opening the first Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) climate summit in Copenhagen, Friday. Vietnamnews.vn reports that during talks with prime…
MoreEx-Minister: Deportation for kids reflects ‘xenophobic’ laws
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg is under fire again following a rise in the number of deportations for foreign-born minors. The Danish media has highlighted the case of 13-year-old Mint from Thailand, who moved…
MorePM: Denmark needs to join EU banking union to combat fraud
Reports of gigantic tax fraud throughout Europe are a good reason for Denmark to join the EU banking union, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday after a joint investigation by European media…
MoreNo backing for banking union
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Red/Green Alliance have joined together to dismiss the prime minister’s call for Denmark to join the EU banking union. The DPP’s tax spokesman, Dennis Flydtkjær, said the…
MoreInvestment banks exploited tax loophole
A number of major investment banks were involved in the share dividend fraud that led to the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) mistakenly paying out DKK12.7bn to a British financier. Treasury documents obtained by…
MoreTDC’s biggest shareholder played key role in tax fraud
Australian investment bank Macquarie, the main shareholder in Danish telecom giant TDC, and who previously owned a majority stake in Copenhagen Airport, has for years played a key role in the share dividend…
MoreHard Brexit would be costly for Denmark
If Great Britain leaves the EU without a free-trade deal it could seriously affect the Danish economy. Avisen.dk lists how a hard Brexit would damage trade with Great Britain, one of Denmark’s most…
MoreFraudster was warned about social funding discrepancies
64-year-old Anna Britta Troelsgaard, who’s suspected of embezzling DKK111m from the Social Welfare Authority (Socialstyrelsen), was given a written warning 18 years ago about discrepancies in the administration of funding, Social Minister Mai Mercado…
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