Liberals: Stop EU negotiations with Turkey
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘anti-democracy’ moves and his support for reintroducing the death penalty should lead to immediate cessation of the country’s EU accession negotiations, the ruling Liberals said yesterday. Foreign policy spokesman,…
MoreDPP calls for conventions to be renegotiated
The Danish People’s Party has urged the government to lead the way in challenging international conventions that prevent Denmark from imposing even stricter immigration restrictions. Ahead of negotiations surrounding the government’s 2025 economic…
MoreSlight drop in illegal immigration
The improving economy has led to fewer illegal immigrants in Denmark but there are still around 18,000, according to the Rockwool Foundation. The estimate is based on the number of people detained and…
MoreRefugee youths suspected of prostitution
Young refugees at the Sundholm Asylum Centre believe could have been lured into prostitution. Head of the centre, Jannich Bisp, said it was ‘mysterious’ to see young boys go missing for a few…
MoreTrade surplus up
Denmark’s foreign trade surplus increased in June from a year ago, as exports rose and imports fell. The balance of payments surplus rose to DKK 7.7 billion in June from DKK 5.5 billion…
MoreHomeowners beware – ‘housing boom won’t last forever’
Denmark’s biggest mortgage lender has warned homeowners that the current housing boom, fueled by low and even negative interest rates, won’t last forever. Senior Nykredit analyst, Mira Lie Nielsen, said homeowners need to…
MoreRuling Liberals on the back foot ahead of tough negotiations
A new opinion poll suggests the ruling Liberals have a lot of hard work to do this autumn to win back voters. The latest Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau shows the minority…
MoreLøkke aims for EU welfare concessions
One of the minority Liberal government’s top political priorities this autumn will be to win some of the EU concessions offered to Great Britain ahead of the Brexit referendum, such as a crackdown…
MoreFocus on Islamic terrorism conceals right-wing threat
Danish lawmakers and authorities have been accused of ignoring the growing threat from right-wing extremists by focusing too much on Islamic terrorism. After a summer when Europe has suffered from a spate of…
MoreAsylum figures hit new low
The latest figures show no sign of a repeat of last year’s late-summer influx of refugees. Only 48 people have applied for residency over the past seven days, while the average over the…
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