Refugee village proposal stalls asylum talks
The latest round of cross-party negotiations on a new refugee/asylum bill ground to a halt, Thursday, after the Social Democrat and Danish People’s Party refused to back down from their demand for state-run…
MoreReferendum briefing
On December 3 Danes will vote in an EU referendum to decide whether the Danish opt-out on EU Justice and Home Affairs should be replaced by an opt-in model. 7:59 Danish News Today…
MoreNo campaign surges ahead
The no-side has surged into the lead in the countdown to next week’s EU referendum. A new Norstat poll for political website altinget.dk indicates that 41 per cent are preparing to vote in…
MoreBusiness sector warns against no in opt-out vote
Top business leaders have warned that a no in next week’s EU referendum will damage trade and cost jobs. If voters maintain the justice opt-out, as suggested by a new poll (above), it…
MoreRepatriation scheme a failure
Local authorities are losing millions of kroner in failed attempts to repatriate refugees. According to repatriation rules, refugees can claim up to DKK129,000 if they are willing to voluntarily return to their native…
MoreImmigrant crime
Chinese immigrants are the most law-abiding people in Denmark. A new Statistics Denmark survey shows that while non-westerners and their descendants are the most criminal immigrant group, 83 per cent of all criminality…
MoreDPP in new EU funding scandal
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) again stands accused of spending taxpayers’ money on their EU election campaign in 2014. The European Parliament has already ruled that DPP MEP Morten Messerschmidt acted illegally when…
MoreTakeover bid for B&O
Luxury consumer electronics company Bang & Olufsen is in talks over a potential takeover bid. The company says it has “initiated a dialogue to investigate and analyze the firmness” of the offer, but did…
MoreIntegration Minister praises Sweden’s refugee restrictions
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has welcomed Sweden and Norway’s moves to restrict the influx of asylum seekers, but claimed Denmark is still at the forefront of legislation to limit the wave of refugees….
MoreHuman rights experts question legality of government’s refugee restrictions
Forcing refugees to wait three years for family reunification, one of the key points of the government’s latest asylum package, could be a violation of their human rights. Civil liberties expert, Professor Jens…
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