Heightened police presence on New Year’s Eve
Copenhagen Police are stepping up security ahead of News Year’s Eve celebrations. Deputy Police Inspector Henrik Møller Jakobsen said there would be a ‘major’ police presence at Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) to prevent…
MoreVoters prefer Frederiksen
A new Gallup provides Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen with a pre-New Year hangover. In a ‘head to head’ run-off with opposition leader Mette Frederiksen the PM loses out on all key issues…
MoreAnti-extremism legislation a ‘threat to civil liberties’
A ban on hate preachers is a threat to freedom of speech, according to the civil liberties think-tank Justitia. In response to the public outcry provoked by the TV2 documentary series ‘Mosques Behind the…
MoreChristmas consumer boom
Christmas consumer spending broke all previous records. Card payment services company, NETS, which issues the ‘national’ debit card, Dankort, recorded sales in excess of DKK30bn (€4bn) in December ahead of Christmas Eve, including…
MoreDanish women have high cancer rate
Yet another health report shows Danish women have the highest rate of cancer in Scandinavia, due to heavy smoking and drinking. The new report by the National Institute of Public Health (SDU), based…
More3 out of 4 local bank branches have closed down
75% of local bank branches have closed down over the past 35 years. A survey by Jyllands-Posten shows there are fewer than 1,000 local bank branches in Denmark today, compared to 3,656 in…
MoreEx-foreign minister: We share the blame for heightened terror threat
By failing to support the pro-democracy rebels in Syria with arms Denmark has helped to increase the terrorism threat against the West, ex-foreign minister Holger K. Nielsen claimed in an in-depth interview with…
MoreIntegration Minister: Failed asylum seekers need to be detained
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has called for failed asylum seekers to be placed in detention while they are awaiting repatriation to their native country. In response to the Berlin Christmas tragedy the Minister…
MoreNo more emergency aid to Aleppo
Denmark shouldn’t send more emergency aid to Aleppo, according to a majority of the electorate. In a new Megafon poll for TV2, only one-in-three voters believe parliament should appropriate more funding, while nearly…
MorePET warns of chemical attack risk
Danish Intelligence (PET) has warned of the risk of the Islamic State (ISIS) employing drones and chemical weapons against the West. After the Pentagon confirmed earlier this year that ISIS forces fired crude…
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