‘Wise men’: We need skilled immigrants
The government needs to ease the visa requirements for skilled immigrants to attract more highly qualified manpower to Denmark, a new report says. Under current rules a foreign national needs to document earnings…
MoreLiberals attack Politiken
The ruling Liberals have accused Politiken of harbouring a ‘political agenda’ against Integration Minister Inger Støjberg. In a series of articles the left-leaning newspaper has claimed Ms Støjberg ignored the advice of ministry…
MoreLittle Mermaid suffers whale protest
Denmark’s most iconic landmark, the statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen harbour, was vandalised sometime between Sunday and Monday by animal rights activists protesting Denmark’s failure to stop brutal whale hunts in…
MoreDanish student jailed in UAE
A 19-year-old Danish student has been jailed for three months in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for smuggling and possessing 4,000 tramadol pills, a morphine-like pain reliever used to treat moderate to severe pain….
MoreKorean woman deported
The South Korean woman wanted for questioning in connection with a major corruption probe in her home country was put on a plane and deported from Denmark, Tuesday. Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter…
MoreBusiness shorts
New route to India /Cement company wins Pakistan contract / Vestas signs South Korea deal / National Bank sells government bonds Despite the continuing tense diplomatic relations between Denmark and India due to the…
MoreIslamist-owned Danish companies could have funded al-Qaeda
Leaked documents reveal that Spanish counter terrorism agencies have for a number of years conducted an investigation into the possibility of multi-million kroner tax fraud by now bankrupt Danish companies owned by militant…
MoreDefence Minister: Denmark has ‘complete confidence’ in U.S.
Denmark is still ‘100%’ committed to the USA, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said yesterday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Donald Trump has made it difficult for her country and others in Europe…
MorePM ‘talks up’ job figures
Prime Minister Lars Lars Løkke Rasmussen (V) has been accused of cosmetically enhancing the government’s job creation success. After being forced to drop plans to raise the retirement age last week the PM…
MoreNew 2025 plan today
The government will present its revised 2025 plan for the economy today, including tax cuts and incentives aimed at keeping seniors in the labour market past the current retirement age of 67. According…
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