Military advisors should be pulled out of Iraq says DPP
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is reconsidering its support for Denmark’s training operation in Iraq after Lieutenant Colonel Per Henrichsen, who’s coordinating operations from Kuwait, claimed the Iraqi army continues to suffer from…
MoreDPP: Deport foreign criminals
The Danish People’s Party has again called for foreign-born criminals to be deported. In response to new Prison Service figures showing the percentage of foreigners remanded in custody awaiting trial has risen to…
MoreFinance Miniser accused of concealing key budget figures
Leading economists have accused Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen of concealing key calculations in the government’s 2016 budget draft. Financial daily Børsen reports that the criticism is aimed at the structural deficit, the…
MoreJustice Minister launches investigation of police in Tibet affair
Justice Minister Søren Pind has set up a commission to investigate why police forcibly kept pro-Tibet activists from demonstrating and holding up Tibetan flags during a 2012 state visit of then Chinese president…
MorePET failed to intervene against Islamic State recruiter
A leading member of the extremist Islamist community in Denmark freely recruited foreign fighters to fight in Syria despite being kept under close surveillance by Danish Intelligence (PET) for years. A new book,…
MoreCoalition arms going to Islamic State
Weapons supplied to Iraqi forces are ending up in the hands of Islamic State (IS) terrorists, a top Danish military official has warned. Although Denmark’s F-16 fighter jets have been withdrawn, Danish advisors…
MoreRuling Liberals sink to 24-year low in new poll
Celebrations to mark the government’s first 100 days in power tomorrow will be muted after a new poll showing the ruling Liberals have sunk to just 17.6% in the polls, their worst showing…
MoreLøkke determined to reduce tax for high earners
Although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is having difficult putting together a majority for his campaign promise to reduce the 15% punitive top level of income tax, he’s still determined to reduce the…
MoreCash bonus for Royal Family
The Royal Family can look forward to a wage hike next year. If the government’s draft budget is passed royal expenditure will increase by 0.7%, to DKK106,5m, with HM Queen Margrethe’s annuity rising…
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Foreign exchange reserves down/ National Bank expects pressure on krone Foreign exchange: Denmark’s foreign exchange reserves (FX) dropped to DKK514bn in September after the National Bank was forced to intervene with DKK22bn to…
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