DPP: Schools need to tell the Mohammed cartoons story
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is pushing for the Mohammed cartoons to become part of the school curriculum. Former speaker of the house, DPP founder Pia Kjærsgaard, said the political system needs to…
MoreGerman businessman demanded million euros for trade secrets
A German businessman has been charged with helping a former top executive at Velux, the world’s leading manufacturer of roof windows and skylights, sell trade secrets to a Polish rival. Helsingør District Court…
MoreKofod to meet Belarusian opposition leader
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod will today meet with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who arrived in Copenhagen, Thursday to receive Politiken’s freedom award. Mr Kofod said in a press release: “Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is…
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Consumer confidence up….Denmark 2nd best for pensions…..Danes unconcerned about cybercrime…… Danish consumers have become slightly more optimistic despite concerns about rising unemployment in future. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the consumer confidence…
MoreEx-minister receives death threat as Mohammed cartoons debate flares up again
The Liberals’ (V) deputy leader Inger Støjberg has received death threats after reposting one of the controversial Mohammed cartoons on her Facebook page. The former hard-line immigration minister claimed she was sharing the caricature…
MoreSocial Liberal leader: ‘I wasn’t acting in sexism video’
New Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has denied she was acting when appearing in a video denouncing sexism alongside her disgraced predecessor Morten Østergaard on October 3rd– even though she was…
MoreAnother MP admits to sex with 15-year-old
39-year-old Jesper Petersen, the Social Democrats’ policy spokesman, is the latest MP to admit to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Just one day after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she expects the…
MoreSocial Democrat ‘panicked’ after Ekstra Bladet threat
Jesper Petersen pressed the panic button too early by providing details of his one night stand with a 15-year-old in 2001, according to BT’s political editor Henrik Qvortrup who said last night it…
MoreConservative spokesman canned after sex abuse allegations
The Social Democrats weren’t the only party hit yesterday by the MeToo wave that’s washing through Danish politics – the Conservatives have stripped MP Orla Østerby of all his spokesperson positions following allegations…
MoreSubmarine Slayer was dissatisfied with prison conditions
‘Submarine Slayer ’ Peter Madsen was remanded in custody, Wednesday, after admitting to threatening prison staff and others during an attempt to escape from prison. Prosecutors said 49-year-old Madsen, given a life sentence in…
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