Tax agency apologises after wrongful claims in identity theft cases
The Tax Authority (SKAT) has admitted making mistakes after a television investigation revealed it had spent years pursuing innocent identity theft victims for millions of kroner in unpaid tax. The admission follows the…
MoreNordic Waste executives face DKK 450m lawsuit over clean-up
Six former executives linked to the companies behind the Nordic Waste clean-up operation are facing a compensation claim of around DKK 450m ($60m) over the massive landslide that devastated the village of Ølst…
MoreSpy agency watchdog launches first-ever probe into Samsam case
The Intelligence Services Oversight Board (TET) has launched a formal investigation into the controversial Samsam case, marking the first time the watchdog has used its new powers to examine a specific intelligence-related controversy. …
MoreNew rules for Ukrainian refugees
Displaced Ukrainian men aged 23-60 will no longer granted automatic residency in this country after the government proposed a change to the Ukraine Special Act. Immigration Minister Morten Bødskov said in a statement,…
MoreLawmakers denounce gender-segregated Muslim march
A Muslim procession through the inner-city district of Copenhagen, Friday, was denounced by politicians because women were ordered to walk behind men during the annual Day of Ashura event. Shiite men and women…
MoreVoters split on nuclear reactors close to Copenhagen
The electorate is split on the prospect of a new nuclear power plant being built at Barsebäck, southern Sweden, just 23 kilometres from Copenhagen, In a new Voxmeter poll for Ritzau, 39.5% of respondents…
MoreRecord temperature
Denmark recorded its highest temperature ever Saturday – 37 degrees centigrade recorded both in Beldringe, north of Odense, and in Odum, north of Aarhus. The previous record was 36.4C in August 1975. TV2…
MoreClimate Council calls for higher aviation tax to discourage air travellers
The Danish Climate Council (DCC) has called for higher airline ticket prices to encourage people to fly less and reduce the environmental impact of aviation. In a new report published last week the…
MoreNew study: Economic growth dependent on pharmaceutical industry
A sharp fall in Novo Nordisk’s sales would have a massive knock-on effect on the economy, a new study by the Rockwool Foundation has found. Co-author Jan Rose Skaksen said the figures underline…
MoreBusiness shorts
Retail sales rebound…Drug, alcohol problems at SAS….Gastronomic boom… Retail sales increased by 1% month-on-month in May, reversing a 1.8% fall in April – on a yearly basis sales rose 3.8%. Pharmacy sales and…
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