Government to impose more restrictions on vulnerable refugees
The government will place more demands on the most vulnerable group of newcomers to Denmark, the so-called ‘quota’ or UN refugees. In agreement with the UN, Denmark accepts 500 placements every year, individually…
MoreTop civil servants take the rap for stateless Palestinians’ fiasco
Former Immigration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech could be facing a parliamentary reprimand. Ms Hornbech was sacked in 2011 by prime minister at the time, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, after 36 stateless Palestinians were wrongly…
MoreDPP won’t reprimand ex-minister
The Danish People’s Party will refuse to support any parliamentary reprimand for former Immigration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech, who was yesteday criticized by the Stateless Commission for failing to live up to a…
MoreLiberal Alliance – freedom fighters
The Liberal Alliance (LA) have laid out their five top political priorities for the winter parliamentary session and upcoming budget negotiations: TV license, public schools, property taxes, deregulation of the business sector, and…
MoreLA urges DPP to support demand for tax cuts
The Liberal Alliance (LA) has urged the Danish People’s Party (DPP) to join its demand to lower the punitive top rate of income tax. LA leader Anders Samuelsen said his DPP counterpart, Kristian Thulesen…
MoreCopenhagen U moves up world rankings
The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is the fifth best university in the world from a non-English speaking country, the University Post reports. And based on the 2015 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, it’s the…
MoreTotal stops fracking in Jutland
The political left has welcomed French gas giant Total’s decision to stop drilling for shale gas in north Jutland because the lack of deposits makes the project unprofitable. Both politicians and local citizens had…
MoreLockheed inks radar deal with Danish company
Lockheed Martin is to work together with Danish corporation Weibel Scientific to integrate the Gap-Filling Tracking Radar into the European ballistic ‘star wars’ missile defense system. Lockheed, one of the front runners to…
MoreProducer prices fall
Denmark’s producer prices declined notably in July due to a fall in domestic market prices, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Monday. The overall producer price index dropped 5.1 percent year-over-year in July and…
MoreIntegration Minister in Jordan: ‘Don’t come to Denmark’
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg arrived in Jordan, Saturday, with a message to refugees – don’t come to Denmark. After a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp, where over 81,000 people are crammed together,…
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