Ghetto residents feel stigmatised, excluded
Following the government’s move to ‘Danishize’ children who live in in vulnerable, social housing districts designated as ghettoes, news bureau Reuters reports how some immigrant residents feel stigmatised and excluded from mainstream society. From…
MoreA third of voters would prefer a ‘3rd choice’ as PM
Ahead of parliament’s final debate before the summer recess today, a new poll shows that Prime Minister is still lagging behind opposition leader Mette Frederiksen in the popularity stakes. According to the Norstat…
MoreGovernment facing defeat on energy bill as ally switches sides
The Social Democrats and Danish People’s Party have joined forces to deny the government a majority for its energy bill. The Lib/Con/LA coalition has proposed financing its energy initiatives with DKK7.7bn (€1bn) from…
More20,000 to be shifted from welfare to work
The government is ready to declare 20,000 long-term benefits claimants ‘fit for work’ as part of a 20-point plan to fill the growing labour shortage. The 20,000, who would normally be placed on…
MoreImmigration restrictions fuel labour shortage
Denmark’s strict immigration rules contrast sharply with the constant reports of a labour shortage. With employment at an all-time high and unemployment around just 4 percent, businesses in Denmark have been complaining about a lack…
MorePoliticians suffer ‘trash attack’
Two politicians have been hit with a ‘trash attack’ by a group of neo-Nazis. A group calling itself the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM), which describes itself as a ‘national socialistic anti-Semitic movement’ that…
MoreEstonia, Denmark bicker over money laundering investigation
The Liberals have called for a speedy resolution to the Danske Bank money laundering scandal after Jyllands Posten reported how the Estonian and Danish financial watchdog authorities are in disagreement about who has the responsibility…
MoreDairy giant slashes 350 jobs
Danish dairy group Arla said on Tuesday it would cut around 350 jobs as part of a three-year cost-cutting programme that it announced in April. Around 195 of those jobs are in global…
MoreCompulsory Danish training for ghetto kids
Children living in vulnerable, immigrant-dominated social housing districts will be forced to attend kindergarten and pre-school for 25 hours per week from the age of one under a new, compulsory scheme announced by…
MoreImmigration Minister denounces ‘hypocritical’ trade union
Immigration Minister Inger Støjberg has accused Denmark’s biggest union, 3F, of ‘politicising’ and hypocrisy after it was revealed the union’s own magazine warned eight years ago that Muslim bus drivers experience problems with…
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