Swedish politician’s rant against Denmark
Maria Wetterstrand, departing leader of the Swedish environment party, The Greens, lashed out at Denmark as a ‘closed off, intolerant country’ in her concluding speech to parliament, Wednesday. She expressed concern that Sweden…
MoreLøkke at no.10
British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed his Danish counterpart Lars Løkke Rasmussen and seven other Nordic leaders to Downing Street last night for a ‘free exchange of ideas’. Mr Cameron, a long-time admirer…
MoreEspersen denies duplicity allegations
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen was once again forced to deny allegations of duplicity yesterday when parliament debated the CIA rendition flights affair. She rejected an accusation by the Social Democrats’ Mogens…
MoreA flock of communists
The Danish People’s Party has dismissed the left-wing’s demand for an independent inquiry into the CIA flights as ‘communist paranoia’. The party’s foreign affairs spokesman, Søren Espersen, said the whole situation creates a…
MoreThe prosperous live longer
High earners have a greater life expectancy than those who earn least. A new survey by the National Institute for Public Health (SIF) finds that those termed ‘prosperous’ can expect to live ten…
MoreDead prisoner had no fatal injuries
An autopsy performed on the 23-year-old Ekrem Sahin who died in police custody last week reveals he didn’t have any fatal injuries. Police defence lawyer Stine Gry Johannessen said there were no visible…
MoreLeft demands independent inquiry into CIA flights
An opposition petition for an independent inquiry into the CIA rendition flights affair is being rushed through parliament after new WikiLeaks information that former US Ambassador James P. Cain indicated in a cable…
More75,000 jobs? Very unlikely
Leading economist Steen Bocian has expressed serious doubts about the Socialist People’s Party’s claim that public sector support for innovative private sector projects in environment, water, climate, and welfare could create 75,00 jobs…
MoreNazis ask for library’s help
Denmark’s National Front has asked the Royal Library for permission to rent space for a gathering just as the radical Muslim organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir has done. In a letter sent to the library’s Managing…
MoreDPP criticises Per Stig
The Danish People’s Party has expressed disappointment in Minister of Culture Per Stig Møller after he refused to intervene in the controversy surrounding Hizb-ut Tahrir’s debate forum at the Royal Library, Friday. After…
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