Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed the possibility of tightening refugee and asylum policy even more in the future. As parliament passed the controversial ‘jewellery bill’ yesterday the PM said the government…

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed concern about the government’s harsh immigration policy. Ahead of yesterday’s vote on the government’s new asylum, which passed by a large majority, he warned on…

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has demanded a full report from the Danish Immigration Service on the extent of child brides living with their adult spouses in Danish asylum centres, after it was revealed…

Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen has distanced herself from former party leader, Mogens Lykketoft’s derogatory comments about Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Ms Frederiksen said she has ‘no sympathy’ for her colleague, who…

For the fourth year in a row Denmark is ranked the least corrupt country in the world on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index , scoring 91 points out of a possible 100, compared to a…

Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen and Immigration Minister Inger Støjberg came under fire from left-wing and liberal MEPs when they appeared before the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee in Brussels, Monday, to defend the…

The Danish parliament will vote today on the government’s highly controversial proposal to confiscate asylum seekers’ valuables to pay for their upkeep. The government has already secured cross-party support to the bill, which…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working hard to repair Denmark’s image abroad, tarnished by constant reports of anti-refugee legislation, border control, and restrictions on family reunification. To prevent the negative coverage of…

Parties on both sides of the aisle are lining up to question the Justice and Tax ministers as to how, and why, a number of foreign businessmen have funded terrorist activities with a…

A tent camp providing shelter and food for 200 refugees costs DKK 537,000 a month to operate – around DKK6.5m a year, or nearly one million US dollars. An estimate provided by the…