New report reveals widespread benefit fraud
Benefit cheats defraud society out of at least DKK300m (€40m) every year. The first-ever comprehensive report on welfare fraud, compiled by Local Government Denmark (KL), reveals claimants who receive unemployment or sickness benefits…
MoreDrop in asylum seekers provides cash boost for foreign aid
The dramatic decrease in the number of asylum seekers could release more funding for development aid projects abroad. Only 5,000 refugees or migrants have applied for asylum so far this year, far fewer…
MoreFemale-led mosque hold first prayer session
The Mariam Mosque in Copenhagen, Scandinavia’s first female-led mosque, has held its first Friday prayers session. Founder Sherin Khankan, a self-avowed ‘Islamic feminist’ project, called it a ‘milestone’ that would will help combat…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 22nd – 28th 2026
Politics/Economy A new poll indicated the centre-left opposition would win power if an election was held today, led by the Social Democrats who have gained 2.7 percentage points, the equivalent of five seats…
MoreGovernment’s propaganda proposal threatens freedom of speech
Justice Minister Søren Pind’s proposal to imprison anybody found guilty of distributing online propaganda from the Islamic State (ISIL) or other terror organisations for six years has been criticised by civil liberties organisations…
MoreOpposition on course for victory but Conservatives in trouble
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen is on course for the prime minister’s office but the Conservatives are in danger of dropping out of parliament – a new Megafon poll shows the centre-left opposition would…
MoreMinisters head for US to drum up trade for defence industry as doubts surface about F-35
Defence Minister Peter Christensen and Business Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will take a trip to Lockheed Martin’s factory in Fort Worth, Texas, next month in a bid to secure lucrative contracts for Denmark’s…
More1 in 2 voters distrust Tax Authority
Voters have lost confidence in the Tax Authority (SKAT) which has been hit with a series of scandals and scammed out of billions of kroner. In a new Gallup poll 52% of the…
MoreDKK 10m fine for gossip magazine
Denmark’s biggest media organisation, Aller Press, was hit with a DKK 10m fine by Copenhagen District Court, Thursday, as two of its top executives were given suspended jail sentences for illegally buying credit…
MoreDI: Economy will suffer from Brexit
Great Britain’s exit from the EU will have a negative influence on the world economy and lead to lower economic growth in Denmark, according to the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI). In a…
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