The Week That Was, November 16th – November 22nd 2015
Foreign Affairs/EU In an official response to the Paris attacks, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said: “The terror that has hit France, is an attack on the entire Western world – including Denmark. The…
More‘Blue’ state budget announced
Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen (Lib.) presented the 2016 state budget on Thursday, which marked the culmination of lengthy negotiations between the Liberals, the Danish People’s Party (DPP), Liberal Alliance (LA) and the…
MoreSPP: State budget lacks solidarity
The opposition parties are united in their disappointment with the new state budget agreement, which they believe will only benefit the rich. Pia Olsen Dyhr, leader of the Socialist People’s Party (SPP), found…
MoreDanish economy better than anticipated in 2014
The Danish economy improved slightly more in 2014 than earlier financial forecasts had expected. In a recent review of the national accounts, Statistics Denmark determined that the gross domestic product (GDP) had actually…
MoreDPP to repay EU funds for boat trip
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) may have to repay DKK120,700 to the EU — money that the party used to pay for a boat trip in connection with the 2013 local elections. On…
MoreGovernment expects more asylum seekers in 2016
The government is now estimating an increase in the number of expected asylum seekers to Denmark in 2016 — from 15,000 to 25,000 people. The additional costs related to the increase will be…
MoreRed-Greens call for sanctions against IS supporters
The Red-Green Alliance are asking the Foreign Minister to strengthen efforts against the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) after last week’s attacks in Paris, which killed almost 130 people. According to Red-Green spokesperson…
MoreDanish police aid Swedish hunt for suspected terrorist
The Danish police have confirmed that Danish officers are helping their Swedish colleagues look for a person who recently arrived in Sweden and may be planning to commit an act of terror somewhere…
MoreGreek businessmen jailed for bomb ‘joke’
Two Greek businessmen — who caused chaos at Copenhagen Airport on Wednesday after joking about having a bomb — have been detained in prison for 13 days and will remain charged, DR News…
More‘Blue’ agreement on cash-benefits limit
The Danish government and the blue parties have agreed to set an upper total limit for social benefits as part of the Liberals’ attempt to make it more attractive to get a job….
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