4,766 immigrants were granted residency by family reunification last year, mostly from Thailand, Turkey and the Philippines. Despite the government’s efforts to limit family reunification it was the highest number since 2003 and…

Minister of Development Søren Pind will go head to head with his ‘arch enemy’, legal professor Claus Haagen Jensen in a potentially explosive TV debate tomorrow evening. Mr Pind has called Mr Jensen…

Parties agree new Helmland mandate – Egypt travel OK – Danish-Bulgarian diplomacy Political agreement on the Danish engagement in Afghanistan: The Danish Helmand Plan 2011-2012 The Danish Government and the Social Democrats, the…

To read Jon Worth’s  blog about the rise of the right in Denmark and Sweden: http://www.jonworth.eu/the-rise-of-the-right-in-denmark-and-sweden/

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen launched a verbal attack on Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi at his weekly press conference, Tuesday. The PM condemned the attacks on peaceful demonstrators and distanced himself from Gaddafi’s…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has asked Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech for a detailed report of why stateless Palestinians were denied citizenship in violation of UN conventions. Ms Rønn Hornbech expressed…

Former Conservative policy spokeswoman Henriette Kjær has distanced herself from her partner Erik Skov Pedersen’s murky financial affairs. In her first public announcement since Mr Pedersen was remanded in custody 10 days ago…

The Danske Bank has warned small investors against buying up Facebook shares when the company becomes stock-market listed in Denmark. Senior strategist Anders Nellemose expressed concern that many could be tempted to risk…

Jyske Bank managed to push its pre-tax earnings over the one-billion kroner mark in 2010 despite a struggling banking sector. The bank has copied Nordea and Jyske Bank by refusing to publish expectations…

The price of petrol continues to rise as disturbances escalate in the Middle East. Analysts predict that if the civil uprisings spread to Saudi Arabia, which produces 10% of all the world’s oil,…