Justice Minister defends snooping law, attacks media ignorance
Justice Minister Søren Pind has accused Danish media of ignoring the terror threat against Denmark and failing to understand the need to reintroduce internet session logging that would allow the state to monitor…
MoreGovernment extends border control
The government has again extended temporary control along the Danish-German border, this time until March 4th. Just 190 refugees sought asylum in this country last week, the lowest number since the government re-imposed…
MoreAmnesty International criticises Denmark
Amnesty International criticises Denmark’s controversial ‘jewellery law’ in its annual report to be published today, which documents the state of human rights in 160 countries and territories during 2015. The report paints…
MoreGovernment reveals real cost of public sector relocation
It’s going to cost far more to relocate 4,000 public sector jobs out of the capital than the government has claimed – DKK1bn compared to the original estimate of DKK400m, or a quarter…
MoreOpposition fears jobs relocation will lead to cutbacks
Opposition parties fear the massive cost of relocating 4,000 public sector jobs out of Copenhagen will lead to cuts in welfare. After the government more than doubled its original estimate yesterday, to DKK1bn,…
MoreRyanair boss attacks unions
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary acknowledged yesterday that Danish trade unions have cost the cut-price airline growth in this country but warned it has no intention of giving up. Mr O’Leary, who was in…
MoreBusiness shorts
Vestas wins massive Norway deal as Chinese competitor opens development centre in Denmark: Vestas: Wind energy giant Vestas has been awarded a DKK8.6bn (€1.1 bn) deal to supply 278 wind turbines for Norwegian…
MorePM defies unions – flies Ryanair
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen has dismissed accusations that it was a deliberate provocation when he flew to Malaga with cut-price Ryanair for a winter break last week. Denmark’s biggest trade union, 3F, criticised…
MoreDrop in asylum seekers after border control
Just 190 refugees sought asylum in this country last week, the lowest number since the government re-imposed border control at the start of January. 2,218 people have applied for asylum this year, an…
MoreChild bride ruling could breach human rights
The government is at risk of breaching the human rights convention by banning under-age girls from living with their asylum-seeker spouses, legal experts have warned. A recent survey by the Danish Immigration Service…
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