Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Show some political courage says DPP

The Danish People’s Party has renewed its call for a ban on the radical Hizb-ut Tahrir organisation. In the wake of the Muslim group’s controversial debate forum at the Royal Library, Friday, that…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Afghanistan expenditure continues to soar

Spending on the Afghanistan war is expected to reach an all-time high next year. Despite the government’s assurances that things are improving in the war-torn country, Minister of Defence Gitte Lillelund Bech stated…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Power women legislation on the cards

A Social Democrat/Socialist People’s Party coalition would introduce far-reaching quota restrictions according to gender. According to the trade union weekly newsletter A4, a future left-wing government headed by Denmark’s first ever female Prime…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

New pirate attack

Another Danish cargo ship has come under attack from pirates in the dangerous navigational waters in the Gulf of Eden. According to reports, the 233-metre tanker Torm Kristin came under fire for hours…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

News in brief

Africans caught in drugs swoop – War crime suspect released – Surprising solar energy figures 32 people of mostly African descent have been held in custody in connection with the sale of drugs…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Denmark to accept responsibility for asylum seekers

The government will in future have to stop deporting asylum seekers back to Greece and let the Danish authorities deal with the appeals for residency in this country. Andreas Kamm, Secretary General of…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Show Greece the money says DPP

The Danish People’s Party wants the EU to send more money to Greece to alleviate the country’s chronic asylum problems. In response to today’s European Court of Human Rights ruling that it’s irresponsible…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Above average youth unemployment

Denmark has a relatively low level of youth employment, 14.8% of the workforce compared to the the EU average of 20.5%, new Statistics Denmark figures show. Holland leads the way with 8.3%, while…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 in: News

WikiLeaks: Credit package was for banks, not public

The public appears to have been misled and fed with a great amount of ‘spin’ when the government presented its rescue package for the banking sector in late 2009. ‘Bank Package 2’ was…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 in: News

Kjær’s money problems

The messy financial affairs of Conservative policy spokesperson Henritte Kjær are once again in the spotlight after it was revealed that a Lyngby court recently ordered her to pay back just under DKK150,000…

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