Denmark: Changing Legal Sexual Identity Simplified
(July 3, 2014) The Danish Parliament has approved a law allowing Danish citizens to change their legal gender identity without first undergoing sterilization or surgery. Denmark’s Minister of the...
View ArticleDenmark: Recent Bank and Tax Statements on Bitcoin
(July 16, 2014) On March 18, 2014, the Danish Central Bank issued a statement declaring that Bitcoin is not a currency. The Bank went on to explain, “Bitcoin does not have any real trading value...
View ArticleDenmark: Package of Measures to Combat Cross-Border Tax Evasion and Use of...
(Nov. 24, 2014) On November 6, 2014, the Danish Ministry of Taxation published a package of measures on the prevention of tax evasion and the use of tax havens. (Laura Ambagtsheer-Pakarinen, Denmark:...
View ArticleDenmark: Ban on E-Cigarettes for Minors Considered
(Mar. 9, 2015) The Danish Parliament is now considering a proposal to tighten regulations on the purchase of electronic cigarettes and vape pens. Under the legislation being considered, Denmark would...
View ArticleDenmark: Animal Protection Act Strengthened by Ban on Bestiality
(May 7, 2015) On April 21, 2015, Denmark’s legislature approved a motion that bans bestiality; the goal of the action is to combat animal-sex tourism. The ban, which comes into force on July 1, was...
View ArticleDenmark: Government Agreement Reached to Restore Tax Deduction for...
(July 2, 2015) Denmark’s Ministry of Taxation announced on June 29, 2015, that a scheme for deducting remuneration for certain household services, referred to as BoligJobordning (household employment...
View ArticleDenmark: Proposal to Increase Immigration Controls
(July 10, 2015) The Danish government recently announced plans to re-establish border controls to combat illegal immigration and smuggling. According to the Foreign Minister, Kristian Jensen, “[w]e...
View ArticleCanada; Denmark; Norway; Russia; United States: Fishing Declaration Covering...
(July 21, 2015) Five countries that ring the Arctic Ocean, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States, signed a declaration in Oslo on July 16, 2015, designed to prevent unregulated fishing...
View ArticleDenmark: Higher Penalties for Rape and Other Violent Crimes Contemplated
(Aug. 19, 2015) The new Danish Minister of Justice, Søren Pind, supports increasing the penalties for rape and other violent crimes in Denmark, it was reported on August 13, 2015. The Ministry is...
View ArticleDenmark; Lebanon: Danish National Sentenced in Lebanon for Joining ISIS
(Sept. 9, 2015) A court in Lebanon has sentenced a Danish national to three years of imprisonment for fighting on the side of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). According to the defendant’s...
View ArticleDenmark: Dual Citizenship Recognized
(Oct. 16, 2015) On September 1, 2015, with the entry into force of amendments to the Act on Danish Citizenship, Denmark started recognizing dual citizenship. (Lov om ændring af lov om dansk indfødsret,...
View ArticleDenmark: Tougher Requirements for Acquiring Danish Citizenship Through...
(Oct. 23, 2015) On October 5, 2015, Danish politicians announced an agreement on new, tougher rules for acquiring Danish citizenship through naturalization. (Steen A. Jørgenssen, Regeringen indgår bred...
View ArticleDenmark: Law to Stem Asylum-Based Immigration
(Feb. 1, 2016) On January 26, 2016, the Danish Parliament, in a vote of 81 to 27 (with 70 absentees), adopted several measures meant to reduce the number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark. (Forslag...
View ArticleDenmark: Ban on E-Cigarettes for Minors Considered
(Mar. 9, 2015) The Danish Parliament is now considering a proposal to tighten regulations on the purchase of electronic cigarettes and vape pens. Under the legislation being considered, Denmark would...
View ArticleDenmark: Animal Protection Act Strengthened by Ban on Bestiality
(May 7, 2015) On April 21, 2015, Denmark’s legislature approved a motion that bans bestiality; the goal of the action is to combat animal-sex tourism. The ban, which comes into force on July 1, was...
View ArticleDenmark: Government Agreement Reached to Restore Tax Deduction for...
(July 2, 2015) Denmark’s Ministry of Taxation announced on June 29, 2015, that a scheme for deducting remuneration for certain household services, referred to as BoligJobordning (household employment...
View ArticleDenmark: Proposal to Increase Immigration Controls
(July 10, 2015) The Danish government recently announced plans to re-establish border controls to combat illegal immigration and smuggling. According to the Foreign Minister, Kristian Jensen, “[w]e...
View ArticleCanada; Denmark; Norway; Russia; United States: Fishing Declaration Covering...
(July 21, 2015) Five countries that ring the Arctic Ocean, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States, signed a declaration in Oslo on July 16, 2015, designed to prevent unregulated fishing...
View ArticleDenmark: Higher Penalties for Rape and Other Violent Crimes Contemplated
(Aug. 19, 2015) The new Danish Minister of Justice, Søren Pind, supports increasing the penalties for rape and other violent crimes in Denmark, it was reported on August 13, 2015. The Ministry is...
View ArticleDenmark; Lebanon: Danish National Sentenced in Lebanon for Joining ISIS
(Sept. 9, 2015) A court in Lebanon has sentenced a Danish national to three years of imprisonment for fighting on the side of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). According to the defendant’s...
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