US Embassy monitored left-wing activists
The US Embassy in Copenhagen closely monitored the activities of the far-left anarchist group, the ‘autonome’. A former Danish security guard at the embassy claims in Politiken Sunday that he and his colleagues…
MoreDPP – no thanks says Søvndal
Villy Søvndal has dismissed speculation about a possible centre-left government involving the Danish People’s Party as ‘absurd’. The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader said any political alliance or coalition should be based on…
MoreLocal authorities invest in corrupt states
A number of local authorities have invested in high-risk government bonds in troubled countries around the world, prompting a word of warning from the Minister of the Interior. A new survey reveals that…
MoreHomeless foreigners create rift between DPP and government
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has been accused by its alliance allies of trying to score cheap political points by threatening to side with the opposition if the government refuses to address the…
MoreCrimebusters to combat East European crime
The police are ready to launch a crackdown on criminals from Eastern Europe. In response to new figures showing that charges against Romanians, Poles and Lithuanians have more than doubled over the past…
MoreWe’re not all criminals says Ambassador
Rumania’s ambassador to Denmark has expressed concern that the constant media coverage of East European criminals is damaging the image of his law-abiding countrymen. Mr Alexandru Victor Micula said: “ There are around…
MoreCrisis could spread to Denmark
It’s feared the euro currency crisis that last week forced the EU to come up with a DKK633bn bail out for Ireland could gain in strength and spread to Denmark. As Europe struggles…
MoreRenters thrown out
A record number of renters are being forcibly evicted from their homes because they can’t pay the rent. And according to a spokesman for Copenhagen housing association KAB, which has 50,000 rental units…
MoreMisogynist Sheik in Copenhagen
A controversial Imam who has proposed the death penalty for homsosexuals and described equal gender rights as a ‘delusion’ is to give a speech in Nørrebro today – for women only – about…
MoreDF MP gets racism rap
A Danish People’s Party MP has been found guilty of racism. Randers District Court gave the party’s spokesman on ecclesiastical affairs, Jesper Langballe, a DKK5,000 fine for an op-ed piece in Berlingske Tidende…
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