PM’s New Year speech: Work for all refugees
Prime Minister set the stage for the upcoming election campaign in her New Year speech, Thursday, when she warned of increased demands on refugees claiming welfare. With immigration and integration high on the…
MorePolitical reaction to PM’s speech:
Liberals’ (V) deputy leader Kristian Jensen: “Apart from talking about immigrants and refugees there was nothing new. It’s disappointing that she failed to offer any view of how the government intends to stimulate…
MoreWhat the papers say
There was widespread criticism for the Prime Minister’s New Year speech in the national press, with the general consensus that it was ‘too vague’ and ‘self congratulatory’. Jyllands-Posten: “The PM’s vision for Denmark…
MoreQueen’s ‘political’ speech
HM Queen Margrethe made one of her most political New Year speeches ever, Wednesday, when she urged the population ‘to make a greater effort to welcome newcomers to this country.’ Berlingske’s political analyst,…
MoreEconomy, immigration top election agenda
The economy remains the biggest problem for voters as parties gear up for the election that has to be held before September. A new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten shows that 26.1 per cent…
MoreReduced fear of terrorist attack
Despite high-profile issues such as the murder attempts on Islaim critic Lars Hedegaard and Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard, and the bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad, the fear of an attack in…
MoreNorth Korean refugee attacked by government agents
A North Korean refugee claims that North Korean agents tried to strangle him and threatened to cut off his head unless he returns to the country. Bae Jun Sik is in hospital in…
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