Denmark best European country for business
Denmark has the fourth year in a row been ranked as the best place in Europe to do business by the World Bank From Invest in Denmark: Companies looking for a smooth way…
MoreAmbassadors in major reshuffle next year
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a re-shuffle of ambassadors at Denmark’s most senior diplomatic posts in August next year. Denmark’s ambassador in the USA, Peter Taksøe-Jensen, is to be the new…
MoreMulti-billion Science City project
Copenhagen’s new Science City is slowly taking shape in the inner city district of Nørrebro. The DKK6bn ($1.1bn) project, a new science-based environment aimed attracting international researchers and students, will stretch over a…
MoreAmericans shocked by high Danish fast-food wages
The Danish welfare system is again highlighted in the New York Times, which registers surprise that people can earn a decent, liveable wage by flipping burgers at McDonalds or Burger King. From the…
MoreGovernment’s ‘misguided’ refugee numbers
The government stands accused of ‘muddying’ the immigration debate by constantly claiming that 20,000 asylum seekers will have arrived in Denmark by the end of the year. New figures show that many of…
MoreLiberals push for more asylum restrictions
The Liberals are pushing for far tougher asylum restrictions than those proposed by the government. In response to new figures revealing that no more than 20-25 per cent of Syrian refugees – those who…
MoreGovernment’s secret aid plan
The government has drawn up a secret draft for how it plans to take funding from development aid projects abroad to pay for the dramatic increase in asylum seekers in this country. Politiken…
MoreAsylum seekers cost less than four years ago
In the midst of the ever-present immigration debate it’s emerged that expenditure per each individual asylum seeker has fallen by more than 20 per cent over the past four years. Left-wing daily Information…
MoreLabour Minister: Government policy has led to more unemployment
The government has admitted that removing the cap on social benefits and abolishing the low rate of start help for welfare has led to more unemployment amongst immigrants – but claims the cuts…
MoreCorrespondence confirms frosty relationship between parliament and justice ministry
The Justice Ministry has on at least two occasions refused to allow PET (Danish Intelligence), the police, or top civil servants, to brief MP’s on controversial issues. After Jyllands-Posten revealed that a number…
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