New leader but Conservative slump continues
The change around in Conservative party leadership hasn’t attracted new voters. A YouGov poll for free daily metroXpress gives the struggling party just 4.3%, the same level of support as before Minister of…
MoreNo support for public information bill
The government is unable to put together a majority for its public information bill. Traditional support parties, the Liberal Alliance (LA) and Danish People’s Party (DPP), have said they won’t be supplying the…
MoreGuns in Copenhagen
Police seized 385 firearms in Copenhagen last year, of which 68 were directly linked to criminal bikers or immigrant gangs said the head of Copenhagen Police’s special gang-busting unit today. Additionally, the unit…
MorePirates released
Six alleged pirates who have been detained on the Danish warship Esbern Snare are now back in Somalia. Although the High Court had ruled that the six men could be prosecuted in Denmark,…
MoreUpbeat Vestas
Wind energy giant Vestas managed to live up to expectations in 2010 despite widespread redundancies, plummeting share prices and a rather tarnished image. Year-end accounts published today show the company received a record…
MoreLøkke softens retirement stance
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen admitted yesterday that he may be forced to make changes in the government’s retirement reform proposals. With polls indicating that his efforts to phase out the early retirement…
MoreMinister refuses to name source
Minister of Science & Technology Helge Sander has again been forced to defend his personal relationship with Copenhagen University neuro researcher Milena Penkowa, who has been reported to the police for misuse of…
MoreAsians top education list
Immigrants from Sri Lanka and Vietnam lead the way when it comes to education. A new Integration Ministry survey of how ethnic minorities are represented at colleges and universities shows that 52% of…
MoreHomeowners save money
Homeowners have cost the state DKK47bn since the government came to power in 2001. New Finance Ministry figures show that since property taxes were frozen in 2001 they haven’t reflected the massive increase…
MoreOpposition to help stranded asylum kids
A political majority at Christiansborg is ready to offer help to 27 refugee children who have been stranded in Danish asylum centres all their lives. Although the Danish People’s Party (DPP) last week…
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