DPP on refugees: We should copy Australia
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged the government to copy a German proposal to replicate Australian’s controversial refugee policy. After a spokesman for Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told newspaper ‘Welt…
MoreFinance Minister warns of snap election
The government is heading for a snap election unless parties on the right come together on a deal for the 2017 budget, Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has warned. In an interview with Bloomberg…
More2017 budget: DPP demands more immigration restrictions
The government’s hopes of reaching a quick agreement on the 2017 budget have been hit by the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) long list of demands for more immigration and integration restrictions. Party leader…
MoreJensen summons Turkish ambassador
The Foreign Ministry has summoned Turkey’s ambassador to explain why Kurdish politicians are being arrested in his country. Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said, Saturday: “We are deeply disturbed by Turkey’s detention of opposition members of parliament. We…
MoreTaxpayers’ debt to state approaches DKK100bn
The public’s collective debt to the state and local authorities has risen by a massive DKK 19.3bn (€2.6bn) over the past year, around DKK 1.6bn (€2.1m) per month, and now stands at DKK91.7bn…
More91-year-old Dane acquitted of WW2 crimes
In what is likely to be the last-ever legal dispute in Denmark concerning World War 2 crimes, the public prosecutor has declined to charge an elderly Dane accused of being involved in the…
MoreReality star Rufus Gifford: ‘A different kind of ambassador’
US TV network CBS reports how US Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, has become a media star. From CBS: Mr Gifford, the ambassador to Denmark, is a former Obama fundraiser and political appointee,…
MoreDenmark funds their education but EU students return home after graduation
More than 40% of all foreign students who claim student grants (SU) leave Denmark as soon as they’ve gained an education. The generous SU scheme has tempted an ever-increasing number of young people…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 31st – November 5th 2016
Politics/Economy Newspapers agreed that Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen reputation as a major, political strategist is in tatters after he was forced to postpone the government’s long term 2025 economic plan ’indefinitely’ –…
MoreDefence Minister: Civilian deaths in Iraq ‘the price of war’
The war against the Islamic State (ISIS) must be won at all costs, Defence Minister Peter Christensen said last night – even if the price is civilian deaths. As Iraq troops entered the…
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