Conservatives: Couples should have common law rights
Newly elected party leader, Søren Pape Poulsen, wants equal tax rights for both married and cohabiting couples. Currently it is only married couples that can benefit from each other’s unused personal tax allowences….
MoreGreenpiece: Shale gas operations should be Ministry’s responsibility
Environment Minister, Kirsten Brosbøl (S), will now take control of pending shale gas operations in Northern Jutland. Greenpiece has criticized Denmark for previously placing the responsiblity of initial exploratory drilling on the Northern…
MoreDanes want tighter asylum regulations
There is a growing number of refugees coming into Denmark, and more Danes are calling for more restrictive asylum rules, according to a new poll by research analysis group, Megafon. The figures are…
MoreDahl not wanted as Prime Minister
A new poll shows 51 per cent of Danes do not want Danish People Party leader, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, as new prime minister. DPP spokesperson, Peter Skaarup, says there is a marked difference…
MoreConservatives will increase defense budget
NATO has stated that member states should spend a greater share of GDP on defense. At the Conservative national congress on Sunday, the party voted to increase the defense budget to 2 percent…
MoreGovernment should not interfere in prayer rooms
Integration Minister, Manu Sareen (R), believes that the availability of a prayer room available for employees should be up to the individual workplace or institution, and not the government. Sareen is referring to…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 21st – September 28th, 2014
Politics / Economy Education Minister Sofie Carsten Nielsen will cut 4,000 spaces in study programs where employment prospects are lowest. The Red-Green Alliance accused the government of punishing students for the lack of…
MoreLiberals support soldiers in Syria
Soren Pind, the Liberal Party’s foreign affairs spokesman, has said that soldiers are necessary on the ground in order to eliminate the terrorist group the Islamic State in Syria. “Bombing is not enough…
MoreDHL to experiment with drone delivery
The first unmanned aircraft to deliver goods within Europe will be trialled by Danish logistics firm, DHL. They plan to deliver medication to Juist, a small German island in the North Sea. A…
MoreTrade Minister to UN: Denmark is taking the lead against extremism
The Development and Trade Minister, Mogens Jensen, told the United Nations Security Council that Denmark is one step ahead of the UN when it comes to dealing with extremism. On Wednesday the United…
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