Socialist leader issues ‘come together’ plea
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has called on all opposition parties to ‘bury the hatchet’ and come together ahead of the next election. The centre-left has become increasingly divided over the past six…
MoreRacism on the rise in Denmark
A new National Police report shows a dramatic increase in the number of hate crimes involving racism or religion. 446 hate crimes were reported to the police last year compared to 274 in…
MoreNeo-Nazi gets 30 days for handing out ‘anti-refugee’ spray
The former leader of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Danes Party has been given a 30-day suspended prison sentence for handing out ‘anti-refugee spray’. In a publicity stunt two years ago Daniel Stokholm stood on…
MoreEU urges European watchdog to probe Danske scandal
European Commissioner for Justice Vĕra Jourová has called on the European Banking Authority (EBA) to investigate why Denmark and Estonia’s financial supervisory authorities failed to pick up on Danske Bank’s massive money laundering…
MoreBusiness shorts: Even more Danske Bank news
Danske Bank set to name new CEO / Justice Minister’s ‘regrets’ / Credit ratings remain stable Danske Bank’s board is close to appointing a new chief executive to replace Thomas Borgen who resigned…
MoreIran summons Denmark’s ambassador for dressing-down after terrorist attack
Denmark’s ambassador to Iran, Danny Annan, and envoys from the Netherlands and UK were summoned to appear before Teheran’s cleric regime, Saturday, after terrorists with alleged links to all three countries carried out…
MoreForeign Minister: ‘Serious repercussions’ if Iran attack has links to Denmark
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen condemned the terrorist attack on the army parade in Ahvaz, Iran, and warned there would be ‘serious repercussions’ if it’s proved the perpetrators are linked to Denmark, as claimed…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 17th – 23rd 2018
Politics/Economy: The ruling Liberals’ shuffled their team of spokespersons to stop growing internal dissension on immigration ahead of the election. Pernille Vermlund, head of the far-right New Conservatives, dismissed a Danish People’s Party…
MoreConservative leader dismisses far-right threat
Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen admits he has no strategy to resist the right-wing splinter party, the New Conservatives, siphoning off voters at the next election. All polls indicate the new, anti-immigration party…
MoreDeportation for Rwanda genocide suspect
The High Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that a 50-year-old Danish citizen should be extradited to Rwanda to face charges of murdering hundreds of ethnic Tutsis during the 1994 genocide. Wenceslas…
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