Danish flag mystery solved
The great flag mystery was solved yesterday when the Ministry of State revealed that it’s considering introducing national days for the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Politicians were baffled by an instruction issued by…
MoreAnti-refugee policy: European Parliament demands answers
The European Parliament has asked the Danish government to attend a formal meeting in Brussels to defend its tough anti-refugee stance. In response to the widespread, negative international coverage of the government’s plan…
MoreForeign Minister to UN exam
The UN will today examine whether Denmark and the Danish government live up to their human rights obligations. With Denmark’s image abroad severely tarnished because of its tough anti-refugee policy, Foreign Minister Kristian…
MoreAnalyst: Løkke weakened by Social Democrat/DPP deal
The Social Democrats’ deal with the Danish People’s Party on refugee villages makes life awkward for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, according to Berlingske’s political analyst Thomas Larsen who said the alliance between…
MoreLiberals’ misleading jewellery guarantee
The ruling Liberals’ policy spokesman Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has come under fire for guaranteeing that the government has no intention of seizing refugees’ jewellery to pay for their food and lodging while their application…
MoreRefugees carrying diphtheria
Refugees have brought the highly-contagious infection diphtheria into Denmark and authorities are warning hospitals there could be an outbreak, free daily metroXpress reports. The Danish State Serum Institute (SSI) said two Libyan refugees…
MoreRoyals’ Saudi visit provokes political storm
Confusion surrounds Crown Prince Frederik’s planned trip to Saudi Arabia next month as the head of a trade delegation. A number of trade delegations, including the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) and Agriculture…
MoreUpdate: Foreign Minister defends Saudi trip
Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said last night he could see ‘no problem’ in Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary heading a trade delegation to Saudi Arabia. The trip has been met with…
MoreDrop in asylum applications
After two weeks of border controls in Denmark and identity checks in Sweden, the latest figures show the number of asylum applications in both countries is decreasing. From euractiv.com: Due to the refugee crisis, Sweden…
MoreLøkke defends local authorities
During parliamentary question time, Tuesday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen distanced himself from his faithful ally, Finance Minister Claus Hjorth Frederiksen, who has urged local authorities to ‘stop whining’ about refugee expenditure. Under…
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