Tax demand on Danes abroad could cost the state millions
Increased taxation on Danes stationed abroad, which the state expects will raise DKK260m per year, may lead to a loss of DKK240mn and 2,375 jobs. In a new study by the Danish Construction…
MoreMaersk publishes oil reserve figures
There was mixed stock-market reaction, Tuesday, towards the publication of A.P. Moller-Maersk’s (APM) oil reserves. APM has never revealed the extent of its holdings before but the figures, showing reserves of 443 million…
MoreFogh: NATO will defend Turkey
Danish NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has backed Turkey’s right to defend itself from Syrian attacks along its border. From the Huffington Post: NATO is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid artillery exchanges along its tense…
MoreDanish activists break into Swedish nuclear plants
A group of 70 Greenpeace activists, including 14 from Denmark, broke into the restricted areas of two nuclear power plants in Sweden, early Tuesday morning. A Greenpeace spokesman called the action a ‘peaceful…
MoreMuslim double agent urged militants to oppose Denmark
Former PET (Danish Intelligence) double agent Morten Storm incited Danish Muslims to violently oppose Danish society and support militant Islamism abroad while he was still on the agency’s payroll from 2006 until last…
MoreEnvironment Minister urges ‘green’ procurement policy
When public institutions in Denmark and the rest of Europe get better at ‘buying green’ it will benefit the environment, boost growth, and create jobs, Environment Minister Ida Auken said yesterday at the…
MoreSocialist leader candidates move towards left on budget
Both candidates fighting to become new Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader have signalled potential conflict with government policy by rejecting Liberal demands that money saved on benefits cuts should go towards funding new…
MoreFinancial incentive for East European countries to accept criminals
The opposition will financially reward East European countries such as Romania, Poland, and Lithuania that agree to accept the repatriation of their own criminal citizens. Under the terms of a new proposal from…
MoreDon’t re-socialise foreign criminals
Denmark should drop all efforts to re-socialise foreign prison inmates who are awaiting deportation, the Liberals’ justice spokesman Karsten Lauritzen said yesterday ahead of cross-party negotiations surrounding a new long-term agreement for the…
MoreMinister defends freedom of information restrictions
Justice Minister Morten Bødskov has come out in defence of the new public information bill agreed by the government, Liberals, and Conservatives last week that limits public access to ministerial documents and correspondence….
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