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EXPLAINED: What is Denmark’s Nordic Waste scandal and why is a ...
WEBJan 22, 2024 · Its majority shareholder is Danish billionaire Torben Østergaard-Nielsen. Large amounts of polluted earth are piled up at its Ølst facility. The December landslide – caused by one of the many bouts of extreme weather seen in Denmark this winter – set in motion some 2 million tonnes of earth towards Alling Å river, which flows into ...
Danish police chief says young Swedes ‘paid for serious crime’ in …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Two Swedish nationals aged 17 and 16 years have been placed in pre-trial detention in Denmark after carrying out shootings in Kolding and Copenhagen respectively on Wednesday. According to Danish police, the two youths were recruited on social media to commit crimes in Denmark. In the Kolding shooting a man was shot at …
Danish employment minister against easing immigration rules for …
WEBSep 18, 2023 · Danish employment minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen says the Social Democrats to not want to ease immigration rules in response to the labour shortage. File photo: Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix. Denmark’s employment minister, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, is not in favour of easing immigration rules to …
'The state takes care of you': Why Denmark is such a 'happy' country
WEBMar 21, 2024 · The UN’s World Happiness Report, published on Wednesday, puts Denmark second on its national happiness ranking, a place it has held consistently since 2019. The findings are drawn from Gallup World Poll data and analysed by leading wellbeing scientists. The number of people and countries surveyed varies year to year, but around 100,000 people in 130 countries participate in the Gallup World ...
Denmark upgrades Storm Pia to 'very dangerous' with floods …
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Villagers in Nivå., northern Zealand, stack sandbags ahead of the arrival of Storm Pia. Photo: Keld Navntoft/Ritzau Scanpix. Denmark's state forecaster DMI has upgraded Storm Pia to the highest "very dangerous weather" category, warning of widespread flooding after it hits Denmark on Thursday afternoon. Here's what …
Danish defence analyst: 'You shouldn't be worried about war'
WEBJun 17, 2024 · If it isn't prevented, then systems will be restored quickly. "You shouldn't be worried about war and you shouldn't be worried about system breakdowns. It's about citizens looking after themselves for a short amount of time, to give authorities time to look after the worst-affected areas so the system is not overwhelmed by the public, where ...
Danish government announces major plan to cut income tax
WEBNov 6, 2023 · An upcoming tax reform will propose cuts to personal income taxes amounting to some 10 billion kroner, Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Sunday. “I’m pleased that we can now make the largest cut to taxation on work for ten years. It’s a pat on the back for working Denmark …
Denmark confirms tax cuts in most income brackets - The Local …
WEBDec 15, 2023 · The highest rate of tax, topskat, will be halved for persons whose annual income is under 750,000 kroner, meaning they will pay a rate of 7.5 percent on income that falls into the topskat bracket, instead of the regular 15 percent. The government also proposes adding a new bracket of tax for the very highest earners, often referred to …