Voters can reject pension reform if they want, says Løkke
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has denied reneging on a political promise by announcing plans to scrap the early retirement scheme. However, in an interview with Jyllands-Posten today he admits that the government’s…
MoreEmbassy burning: What did the government know?
Was the Danish government aware of Syria’s role in the burning of the Danish embassy in Damascus in 2006? The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is now demanding answers as to who knew what…
MoreAfghanistan: Loss of lives will continue says Minister
Despite the surge against Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan, Minister of Defence Gitte Lillelund Bech has refused to promise fewer Danish casualties in 2011. Nine Danish soldiers were killed last year and 105 injured,…
MoreResistance to lifting of Chinese embargo
A political majority in this country will resist EU efforts to lift the controversial arms embargo clamped on China in 1989 following the Tiananmen crackdown. In a recent report presented to EU leaders…
MoreProminent Swedish Muslim related to terror suspect
One of the terror suspects arrested on Wednesday is a relative of one of Sweden’s most prominent Muslims. Helena Benaouda, chair of the Swedish Muslim Council, is the mother in law of ‘MA’,…
MoreMohammed cartoons to be re-printed
The controversial Mohammed cartons are to be published yet again, this time in the Norwegian edition of Flemming Rose’s book, ‘The Tyranny of Silence’. Mr Rose was cultural editor of Jyllands-Posten in 2005…
MoreBan on Hizb ut-Tahrir?
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Pia Kjærsgaard believes the radical Muslim organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir’s call for an uprising against Danish soldiers in Afghanistan could be the final nail in its own coffin. She said…
MoreThe new economic reality
The electorate has to realise that Denmark is in a very difficult situation. The Liberal Party’s parliamentary group chairman Kristian Jensen has backed his boss, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, by urging voters…
MoreMore ships under Danish flag
The number of merchant ships sailing under the Danish flag rose by 8% in 2010 and at 15 million tons the fleet is at the highest level of dead-weight tonnage ever. Danish shipping…
MoreUS Ambassador ‘ridiculous’ says Khader
James P. Cain is the worst ambassador the USA has ever sent to Denmark says the Conservatives’ integration spokesman Naser Khader. Leaked diplomatic cables between Copenhagen and Washington in 2007 reveal that the…
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