Cash bonus for councils that fast-track refugees into jobs
Some local authorities are looking forward to a multi-million cash bonus following a new report showing that the number of refugees who’ve gained employment has risen by 60%. The report by the Immigration…
MoreDramatic drop in Muslim citizenship applicants
The number of new citizens from Muslim countries has fallen dramatically since the Liberal-led government came to power in 2015. A new Politiken study shows that in 2015 around 70% of all new…
MoreMajority backs language testing for tots
The government has put together a majority for its proposal to language test pre-school children in troubled social housing areas. After receiving backing from the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Social Democrats Education…
MoreOpposition parties question Prince’s IOC role after e-mail cover up
Left-wing opposition parties have urged Crown Prince Frederik to step down from the Olympic International Committee (IOC) following the Culture Ministry’s refusal to release five e-mails regarding his 2016 decision when he defied…
MoreCapital hit by spate of watch thefts
Expensive-watch owners are being targeted by confidence tricksters in Copenhagen. A Norwegian tourist was robbed of his Patek Philippe timepiece, valued at $50,000, Saturday, and just a day later four thieves assaulted a…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 7th – May 13th 2018
Politics/Economy: Hard-line Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said there’s no need to follow Germany and impose a cap on family reunification for refugees who’ve only been granted subsidiary protection. Greenland Prime Minister Kim Kielsen…
MoreNon-western immigrants will burden the state into next century
Non-western immigrants are a major financial burden on the state and will continue be so into the next century. A Finance Ministry projection for the next 82 years shows non-western immigrants and their…
MoreDPP wants more immigration cuts for death duty support
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is willing to support the Conservatives’ proposal to cut inheritance tax but only in return for more immigration restrictions. The ‘death duty’ debate has gained strength this week…
MoreMacron on state visit this summer
France’s President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to Denmark this summer. Mr Macron has accepted an invitation from HM Queen Margrethe to visit Denmark on the 28-29th of August, the first…
MoreStøjberg backs PM: No need for cap on family reunification
Hard-line Integration Minister Inger Støjberg believes there’s no need to follow Germany and impose a cap on family reunification for refugees who’ve only been granted subsidiary protection. The new coalition government in Berlin…
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