Støjberg accused of ‘Muslim bashing’
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has been accused of ‘Muslim bashing’ to divert attention from her own problems. Following the premiere of the musical The Book of Mormon in Copenhagen, a satirical take on the Mormon…
MoreOpposition ready to grill Løkke today
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is facing a grilling from opposition MPs at a parliamentary consultation today regarding his personal relationship with the so-called ‘quota kings’ who control large proportions of fishing licensing…
MoreDefence Minister defends boss
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen reacted angrily yesterday to accusations by the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) fisheries spokesman, Ib Poulsen, that fishing quota kings’ have ‘been allowed to buy influence with the government.’…
MoreDenmark number 3 in health
Denmark has the 3rd-best health sector in Europe, a new report by the Swedish-based Health Consumer Powerhouse shows. The Euro Health Consumer Index ranks Holland number one followed by Switzerland at number 2. Norway,…
MoreProsperous Poles pose problem for Danish labour market
Poland, Romania, and other East European countries have provided much-needed manpower for the Danish labour market over the past five years but with living standards now rising in Eastern Europe, many of their ‘guest…
MoreLower business tax but revenue remains the same
Consecutive governments since 1996 have lowered the corporate tax rate but the overall amount of tax paid by companies is virtually the same today as it was twenty years ago. A new Tax…
More10 companies pay a third of all corporate tax revenue
Ten companies alone paid more than a third of all corporate tax revenue collected by the state in 2016, a new Tax Ministry report shows. Out of the DKK60.5bn ($10bn) paid in tax…
MoreArson attack on sex abuse kindergarten?
A kindergarten at the centre of a child abuse scandal has been burned to the ground. Fire fighters were still fighting the blaze early this morning at the institution in Høje-Taastrup, west of…
MoreIntegration Minister: The sad truth about Islam
Denmark has been ‘scared into silence’ by a ‘bunch of violent Islamists’, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg claims in an op-ed article in tabloid daily BT under the heading, ‘The sad truth about Islam’….
MoreHigh Court asks for EU ruling on family reunification
Thousands of foreign nationals who’ve been refused residency in Denmark could have their applications re-evaluated after the High Court asked the EU for an assessment as to whether Turks have for years illegally…
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