Turkish ambassador defends Ergodan
Although nearly 60,000 people have been detained in Turkey after the botched military coup last week, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, Mehmet Dönez, continues to defend President Ergodan’s crackdown on alleged dissidents. In…
MoreHillary Clinton should take the Denmark route
Former editor-in-chief of Politiken, Bo Lidegaard, has urged Hillary Clinton to ‘follow the Danish way’ when she officially accepts the Democrats’ presidential nomination this evening. In an op-ed piece on Project Syndicate, ‘the…
More1 in 3 Danes say Denmark is at war with Islam
33% of the Danish electorate believe Denmark is at war with Islam, a new Megafon survey for TV2 shows – however, 56% reject the notion. Top Islam expert, Professor Jørgen Bæk Simonsen of…
MoreKhader in text storm after Muslim comments
The Conservatives’ integration spokesman Naser Khader was bombarded with hate mail and abusive text messages yesterday after he called on moderate Muslims and imams to publicly denounce acts of terror and the violence…
MoreHealth minister: Care homes are like hotels
The Care for the Elderly organisation has responded angrily to Health Minister Sophie Løhde’s claim that some care homes are like hotels. In an interview with Berlingske the minister said it’s time to…
More‘Toxic’ US election campaign threatens Danish exports
Free trade has become a dominant issue in the US election campaign with both sides warning of restrictions if they win. Export & Growth Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, who’s currently attending the Democrats’…
MoreGerman tourists, threatened by terror, head for Denmark
After a bloody summer of violence in their own country German tourists are flocking to Denmark. Put off by militant violence and political upheaval in traditional sun-and-sea holiday hotspots like Tunisia and Turkey,…
MoreMaersk accused of ‘bullying’ at Indian port
The Maersk Group’s ports and terminals division, APM Terminals, has been accused of using ‘strong-arm tactics’ at India’s biggest port, Jawaharlal Nehru. According to a complaint filed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the…
MoreDenmark in danger from mentally ill refugees
After the last week’s spate of attacks in Germany by psychologically unstable or suicide threatening refugees, Danish aid organisations have warned there are thousands of asylum seekers in this country who present a…
MoreModerate Muslims need to denounce terrorism
A significant majority of the electorate believe moderate Muslims and imams have a duty to publicly distance themselves from acts of terror. In a new Megafon survey for TV2, three out of four…
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