Tag: Denmark
#JunckerPlan supports cultural sector in #Denmark
The Juncker Plan is backing an agreement in Denmark, where the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group signed an agreement with the public investment fund Vaekstfonden. The agreement aims to provide financing worth €40 million to 80 small and medium businesses active in the creative and cultural sectors such as design, architecture, visual arts and music. […]
#Danske – European Banking Authority opens investigation into Estonia and Danish anti-money laundering supervisors
The European Banking Authority (EBA) have opened a formal investigation into a possible breach of Union law by the Estonian Financial Services Authority (Finantsinspektsioon) and the Danish Financial Services Authority (Finanstilsynet) in connection with money laundering activities linked to Danske Bank and its Estonian branch in particular. The commencement of an investigation follows a letter […]
#DontBeAMule – More than 1,500 #MoneyMules identified in worldwide #MoneyLaundering sting
Working together with Europol, Eurojust and the European Banking Federation (EBF), police forces from over 20 States arrested 168 people (so far) as part of a coordinated money laundering crackdown, the European Money Mule Action (EMMA). This international swoop, the fourth of its kind, was intended to tackle the issue of ‘money mules’, who […]
Danish Prime Minister #Rasmussen: ‘Future of EU depends on how it solves today’s challenges’
Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen debated the future of Europe with MEPs© European Union 2018 – EP Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen debated the future of Europe with MEPs and EU Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis on Wednesday (28 November). Lars Løkke Rasmussen praised the EU for bringing peace to the continent. He went […]
#EAPM – #HTA debate moves to Sofia for key conference
As the debate on EU-wide health technology assessment (HTA) reaches Council level after a positive vote on the Commission’s proposals at the latest Strasbourg plenary, the Bulgarian capital Sofia will host a conference on HTA’s implications for personalised medicine, writes European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) Executive Director Denis Horgan. The Brussels-based EAPM, and its […]
#Denmark commits to joining #EuroHPC Joint Undertaking
Related topics High-Performance Computing Denmark has announced that it will become a founding member of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. Denmark has confirmed its commitments towards the European Joint Undertaking for High Performance Computing (EuroHPC JU), with the firm intention of joining this legal entity once it is formally adopted by the Council of the European […]
Countries launch UN work to shut down global trade in #TortureTools
On 24 September, the Alliance for Torture-Free Trade agreed to step up the pace of its efforts and work towards a United Nations instrument – such as a binding convention – to stop the trade in instruments for torture and the death penalty. The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade is an initiative of the European Union, […]
