North Africa nations reject Danish refugee camps proposal
Tunisia and Morocco have already dismissed the possibility of hosting a Danish-funded asylum processing centre, as proposed by the Social Democrats. In a mail to DR News, the Moroccan Embassy in Copenhagen wrote…
MoreLiberal politician on cocaine rap
A leading Liberal Party MP has lost his job and been kicked out of his local constituency after being found guilty of driving under the influence of drugs – cocaine. Tabloid daily Ekstra…
MoreNew agreement limits family reunification
Non-western immigrants who want to bring their foreign-born spouse to Denmark will be facing an uphill battle in the future. The government, Danish People’s Party, and Social Democrats have reached agreement on strict…
MoreImmigration consensus reflects major shift in Danish politics
The new cross-party agreement to limit family reunification (above) represents a major shift in Danish politics, according to TV2’s political analyst Anders Langballe who said it shows how the biggest parties are now…
MoreGang leader fights deportation
The father of a gang-leader facing deportation told the High Court, Wednesday, his son has no family and no place to live if he was sent to Pakistan. 31-year-old Danish-Pakistani Shuaib Khan, leader…
MoreMinister: Criminals should lose custody of their kids
Parents found guilty of serious criminality should be legally stripped of the custody of their children, according to Minister for Children and Social Affairs Mai Mercado. In an interview with tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet…
MoreBusiness shorts
Russian law hits Carlsberg profits / TDC rejects takeover bid / Banks could be forced to up capital requirements Carlsberg, the fourth largest global brewer, saw its profits and sales fall last year, partly because…
MoreDenmark pushing for new asylum policy at EU
The government is already well-advanced with plans to send refugees seeking asylum to EU-funded asylum processing centres in a safe third country. In response to the Social Democrats’ list of proposals for a…
MoreTax reform agreement as Løkke scales back ambitions
After months of negotiations the government and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have finally reached a deal that will provide DKK 5bn ($830m) of tax cuts, but is a fraction of the DKK 23bn…
MoreEconomists decry tax reform failure
When the government published its tax relief proposals last autumn it claimed employment would increase by 14,800 people – after yesterday’s tax agreement with Danish People’s Party (DPP) that figure has now been…
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