Germany looking for asylum deal with Denmark
Germany is seeking a bilateral agreement with Denmark that would ease the processing of asylum seekers caught up in the Dublin Regulation. Kristeligt Dagbladet reports how Germany has sent a draft proposal to…
MoreDenmark wins seat on UNHCR
Denmark won its bid for a seat on the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Friday, receiving 167 out of the 192 votes cast. Also elected were Burkina Faso (183), Togo (181),…
MoreScandals test Denmark’s image
As Danish police and Interpol continue to hunt for the 64-year-old Social ministry who’s defrauded the social services out of at least DKK111m, Transparency International (TI) has warned that the latest scandal seriously…
MoreEducation Minister’s company received state funding
Questions are being asked as to why a DKK2m business grant was given to a company partially owned by Education Minister Tommy Ahler. A parliamentary majority granted the money to the RFRHS company…
MoreVoluntary organisations suspected of fraud
The Social authorities have asked the police to investigate three voluntary organisations suspected of misappropriating public funds, forging documents, and violating accountancy laws. The three organisations received government grants totalling DKK4.4m between 2014-17…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 8th–14th 2018
Politics/Economy: A new poll showed a virtual dead heat between the two opposing parliamentary factions if the Alternatives go ahead with their threat not to back either side. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen…
MoreDenmark to extend border control
After Austria informed the EU Commission yesterday that it intends to extend border control until May 2019, the Danish Integration Ministry confirmed it’s in the process of renewing Denmark’s application. Denmark is one…
MoreDenmark seeks seat on UNHCR
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen is in New York where the UN will vote today on Denmark’s candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council (UNHCR). Ahead of the trip Mr Samuelsen said…
MorePM affirms support for Israel
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stressed Denmark’s continuing support for Israel during talks with President Reuven Rivlin, Thursday. The Israeli president landed in Denmark on Tuesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of a…
MoreHuman Rights Institute: Low integration benefit breaches constitution
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has dismissed claims that the government’s low start rate for welfare claimants – the so-called ‘integration benefit’ – is in violation of the Danish constitution. After winning the election…
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