Election briefs – Day 8
The Social Democrats and Liberals (Venstre) may be political opponents but their 2030 economic plans are very similar, according to TV2’s political editor, Hans Redder, who said both parties want to increase welfare…
MoreTax Agency wins first round of legal battle in share dividend dispute
Some of the world’s biggest banks have failed in their bid to get the Danish Tax Agency’s multi-billion compensation claim in the alleged share dividend scam tried outside Denmark. The High Court ruled…
MoreBusiness shorts
LEGO inks $875m deal in US….Copenhagen Airport turns down the temperature….100,000 electric cars on the road… Danish toy giant LEGO has acquired American e-learning platform BrainPOP in a DKK 6.7bn ($875m) deal. BrainPOP…
MoreCross party agreement after Russian bombing campaign: Ukraine should be given everything it needs
Danish lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have vowed to provide even more help to Ukraine following Russia’s bombing of Kyiv and other cities, Monday. The Liberals’(Venstre) defence spokesperson, Lars Christian Lilleholt,…
MoreDefence Minister: More arms for Ukrainian freedom fight
Following the blanket show of support for Ukraine from parties on the right and left, Defence Minister Morten Bødskov echoed the message that Denmark stands behind Ukraine ‘as long as they need us.’…
MoreVoters dismiss cross-party coalition
Very few voters share Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s dream of a cross-party coalition government. In a new Gallup poll, only 12% of respondents said they would prefer a government consisting of parties from…
MoreElection briefs – Day 7
Parties on the right, with the exception of the Conservatives, agree that the elderly should have the right to reject care workers who wear religious headwear. At a press briefing by all six…
MoreMoney laundering across DK-Sweden bridge
A Swedish chef has been sentenced to three years in prison for smuggling DKK74m ($10m) out of Denmark, part of a Syrian network’s organised money laundering operation, dubbed ‘Operation Aleppo’ by the police….
MoreGloomy report: 100,000 to become jobless as economy heads south
Around 100,000 people will lose their job over the next 14 months according to a pessimistic prognosis by the so-called ’wise men’ of the Economic Council, who predict the economy is heading for…
MoreQueen ‘tarnished’ by public squabble over royal titles
Queen Margrethe’s image has been tarnished by removing the princely titles from her youngest son Joachim’s four children, royal watchers claim. Speaking after the public announcement was made two weeks ago a visibly…
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