Danish passport ranked 3rd most powerful in the world in 2018
Denmark is ranked joint third on the 2018 Henley Passport Index, a global ranking of countries according to how many other countries a holder can travel to visa-free – 175 for Danes. Germany holds on…
MoreDanish troops join NATO mission in Estonia
200 Danish soldiers will arrive in Estonia this week as part of a NATO mission to protect the security of the Alliance’s Eastern flank against Russian aggression. The soldiers will be stationed for the…
MoreDanish F-16s to patrol Baltic airspace
Denmark and Italy will join forces to keep the skies of the Baltic safe as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission in the region. Danish F-16 jets will fly from Šiauliai Air Base…
MoreNew poll: Opposition moves ahead
Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen would become prime minister with a clear majority if a general election was held today. The first opinion poll of 2018, by Voxmeter, indicates a 52.4%/46.9% majority for…
MoreDenmark ‘best governed’ country in the world
Denmark is the best-run country in the world according to a new ‘good governance’ survey based on data from the World Justice Project, the World Bank, and the Social Progress Index. The BBC reports how…
MoreDanish economy needs extra boost to keep up with neighbours
The Danish economy is recovering but will be outstripped by other countries over the next few years, a new report by The Danish Chamber of Commerce shows. Finance Minister Kristian Jensen told financial…
MoreUnions warn government not to drop refugee scheme
Union bosses have warned Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen not to bow down to the Danish People’s Party (DPP) by amending, or dropping, the Integration Training Courses scheme (IGUs in Danish), a cornerstone…
MorePupils, teachers demonstrate against Muslim school closure
Around 500 pupils, teachers, and parents demonstrated outside the Ministry of Education, Monday, to protest against the imminent closure of the troubled Iqra Muslim free school, which has been under increased supervision by…
MoreImmigration lawyer demands health re-evaluation of deportees
A leading immigration lawyer has demanded that an Afghan client should be allowed to return to Denmark, following the Integration Minister’s decision to temporarily suspend deportations for seriously ill asylum seekers. After the…
MoreWhere does tax revenue go?
The taxman collected DKK1,107,267bn in 2016 but the specific breakdown of tax spending is something most Danes give little thought to – so how did the state, local, and regional authorities spend the…
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