Government moves to cut red tape
Fewer rules, less bureaucracy, and more focus on the individual – key elements of the ‘debureaucratisation’ reform bill presented by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Innovation Minister Sophie Løhde at a government…
MoreOpposition leader questions handshake law
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen has been accused of reneging on her agreement with the government and Danish People’s Party (DPP) by refusing to support a controversial bill that would legally require immigrants to…
MorePolice ban street gang
Copenhagen Police have imposed an immediate ban on the immigrant street gang Loyal to Familia (LTF). The ban will remain in force until an official application to outlaw the gang is heard by…
MoreDenmark puts together reserve squad after top players walk out
Denmark has been forced to assemble a third-team squad of relatively unknown footballers for tonight’s match against Slovakia and Sunday’s game against Wales after negotiations collapsed between the players’ union and the national…
MoreSubmarine Slayer appeals sentence
Submarine Slayer Peter Madsen appears in court today hoping to get his jail term reduced for the murder of journalist Kim Wall last year. The Copenhagen High Court has set aside three days…
MoreTurkish national falls foul of ‘Burka Ban’
A Turkish woman has become the first non-resident to be fined for breaching the recently-introduced ban on face-covering veils, the so-called Burka Ban. The woman was arrested after she entered an Aarhus police…
MoreDanske Bank shares in free-fall following new laundering revelations
Danske Bank shareholders took a collective DKK10.5bn ’bath’, Tuesday, following new revelations in the money laundering scandal. Shares fell by 6.2% and have now dropped by 26.2% since the start of the year….
MoreGovernment fears foreign interference in election campaign
The government has awarded Danish Intelligence (PET) DKK 172m in its draft budget to resist election interference from foreign powers, Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said yesterday. DKK43m over the next four years…
MoreLiberal mayors reject handshake ruling
The handshake debate also concerns wide-ranging issues in Danish society, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said last night after a number of Liberal mayors throughout the country vowed to defy any directive about forcing…
MoreWriter warns Swedish voters against Danish immigration policy
A Danish writer has come under fire from lawmakers for criticising Denmark’s immigration policy in a Swedish newspaper. Under the heading ‘Learn from us – don’t bow down to the Sweden Democrats’, well-known…
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