Polish president in Copenhagen
Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, arrives in Denmark tomorrow (Wednesday) for a three-day visit, part of a European tour ahead of the NATO summit in Warsaw on July the 8th. The President will hold…
MoreAsylum figures hit new low
The end of May saw the seventh consecutive week with fewer than a hundred asylum seekers. 87 refugees or migrants applied for asylum here last week, compared to 641 immediately after border control…
MoreDelhi court reaches rape verdict
A Delhi court has convicted five men for gang raping, robbing and kidnapping a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014. According to the prosecution, the five, all vagabonds, had robbed and gang raped the…
MoreDenmark maintains triple A credit rating
Global credit ratings agency Moody’s has stripped Finland of its coveted triple-A credit rating, citing the country’s ongoing economic problems, but Denmark remains amongst the elite. However, according to the Confederation of Danish…
MoreBusiness shorts
Currency reserves up / Russian execs running Copenhagen real estate companies / Boom time for Danish design Currency: Denmark’s foreign exchange reserves rose to DKK 426.9bn ($64.1 billion) in May from DKK 403.5bn…
MorePM: Denmark belongs in EU
Denmark is performing well – and often better than many Danes seem to believe – but can’t do everything alone. That was the message from Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in his Constitution…
MoreNew immigration law: 6-year-olds to be ‘evaluated’
Parliament tightened family reunification laws again, Friday, with a controversial bill that will require the immigration authorities to evaluate the ability to integrate of all children above the age of six who have…
MoreQueen’s Turkey troubles
Queen Margrethe has become involved in a political row over her planned trip to Turkey later this year. Although the Royal Family traditionally remains above the political fray, critics claim the Istanbul visit…
MoreMinister proposes fighting terror online
Justice Minister Søren Pind has proposed a crackdown on online terrorist activities. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten, Sunday, he said: “It’s important that we show that democracy has a response, at a time…
MoreSocialists demand easier access to citizenship
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) want to ease the requirements for long-term immigrants seeking Danish citizenship. Party leader Pia Ohlsen Dyhr spoke out on the issue at two Constitution Day events, Sunday. She…
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