DPP demands deportation for Roma people
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged the government to tighten the deportation rules for criminal foreigners. The party’s legal affairs spokesman, Peter Skaarup, dismissed Justice Minister Lars Barfoed’s suggestion of more police…
MoreLibyan insurgents get Copenhagen office
The Libyan Observatory, a newly-formed umbrella organisation for various factions of Libyan freedom fighters, has set up an office in Copenhagen with financial support from aid NGO, Actionaid Denmark. In addition to funding,…
MoreFinance Ministry disavows Fogh’s financial policy
Finance Ministry economists have admitted that Denmark’s financial policy during the upswing years between 2005-8 was ‘too flabby’ – the first time ever that the Ministry has distanced itself from the private spending…
MoreMinistry positive, despite negative equal opportunity figures
Minister for Gender Equality Lykke Friis has been accused of misleading parliament. Even though a number of leading companies signed an agreement 2008 to increase the number of women at management level, the…
MoreCross-border trade costs jobs, revenue
Cross-border trading is heading for an all-time high. A new Chamber of Commerce (DE) survey reveals that Danes are bringing home far more goods from shopping trips to Germany and Sweden than official…
MoreArms allegations a ‘misunderstanding’ says ship captain
The Danish ship ‘Danica Sunrise’ which was boarded by Indian security forces in Mumbai searching for arms is at the centre of a major misunderstanding, according to the ship’s owners. Two British crew…
MoreMayor calls for solution to homeless problem
Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen has called for political action to stop the growing number of criminal, homeless foreigners in the capital. After the Minister of Integration was forced to rescind its deportation…
MoreNo worries – Danish will resist English
Despite the increasing encroachment of English on Danish society there’s no reason for Danes to fear that their language is in danger of dying out. A new report shows that Danish is solidly…
MoreLess violence, more break-ins
Fewer people were physically attacked during the first three months of the year, but more homes were broken into. The latest National Police statistics show that acts of violence, threats, and arson were…
MoreDalai Lama in Copenhagen
The Dalai Lama said yesterday that it’s up to Denmark to decide its own foreign policy, not China. On the first day of his visit to Copenhagen, the exiled Tibetan leader said he…
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