State wastes billions on useless job schemes
The state is wasting billions of kroner every year forcing the unemployed to attend ‘activation’ schemes that seldom lead to real work. A new survey by the Rockwool Foundation shows that expenditure on…
MoreGovernment launches DKK9bn business plan
Consumers can look forward to bigger supermarkets in the future under the terms of the government’s new DKK9bn business stimulus package. Denmark has traditionally limited the size of supermarkets to no more than…
MoreEuropean Investment Bank strengthens presence in Denmark
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group officially inaugurated its representative office in Copenhagen, Monday ‘to support business, develop contacts with the public and private sectors, strengthen relations with promoters and partner banks, and…
MoreIntegration Minister: DPP’s ‘lies and distortion’
The government has accused its parliamentary backer, the Danish People’s Party (DPP) of spreading lies and distorting the true facts in the EU referendum campaign. At the Liberals’ national conference in Herning, Sunday,…
MoreLøkke backs down on refugee promise
The Danish government’s promise to accept 1000 refugees from other EU nations no longer stands, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told delegates at the Liberals’ annual conference in Herning, Saturday. He said the…
MoreTerror suspect released, charges dropped
Terror suspect Mutar Muhanna Majid, subject of a manhunt in both Denmark and Sweden last week, was released from custody yesterday and won’t face any charges. The Swedish Prosecution Authority had until 12:00…
MoreRefugees housed in tents as snow falls
40 refugees spent their first night in Denmark in tents, Saturday, just as winter’s first snowfall arrived. The municipality of Thisted’s has agreed to operate an emergency refugee centre containing 25 tents, each…
MoreDenmark dependent upon Europol
Denmark uses Europol more than any other EU country. New calculations by DR News show that Denmark searched the Europol EIS database 71,000 times last year, around 200 times every day, in the…
MoreNegativity towards Muslims
The recent spate of terrorism has altered the overall view of Muslims in this country. A new Gallup survey shows that 21 per cent of the electorate has a more negative attitude towards…
MoreCopenhagen bomb scare
Danish police were called to investigate a ‘suspicious item’ outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, Sunday morning. The area around Strandgade and Skt. Annæ Gade was cleared and cordoned off by…
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