Pind: UN conventions are outdated
UN conventions concerning refugees and asylum are out of touch with reality, according to newly installed Minister of Integration Søren Pind – however, until Denmark chooses to pull out they have to be…
MoreDPP decries EU rulings
The Danish People’s Party has urged Søren Pind to fight the EU’s attack on Danish immigration legislation. Before the new minister had even got his feet under the table at the Integration Ministry,…
MoreSocial Liberals concerned about Pind appointment
The Social Liberals have dismissed Søren Pind’s appointment as Integration Minister as a ‘dark day for integration’. The party’s spokesman on justice, Manu Sareen, who has Indian roots, said the Ministry’s goal should…
MoreNew Education Minister lacks qualifications
New Minister of Education Troels Lund Poulsen is definitely lacking in one area – he doesn’t have an education himself. Although he’s been appointed to fulfil the ministry’s dream that places of learning…
MoreConnie’s climate roadmap not good enough
Danish EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard’s new ‘climate roadmap’ towards a greener EU in 2050 has been given a lukewarm reception by the Danish Energy Association (DEA) who claim it includes no definite…
MoreMuslims urge Libyan consul to defect
With Libyan diplomats throughout the world deserting Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, the Islamic Faith Society have written a letter to Libya’s consul in Denmark asking whether he ‘wants to be part of a repressive…
MoreCabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has announced his new cabinet. Søren Pind takes over at Integration after Birthe Rønn Hornbech but retains the Development Aid ministry, while Troels Lund Poulsen leaves the Tax…
MoreIntegration Minister fired
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has fired Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech and ordered the Justice Ministry to set up an independent investigation of the stateless Palestinians fiasco. The PM said that…
MoreEducation Minister quits
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is going to have to re-shuffle his cabinet rather more than expected after Minister of Education Tina Nedergaard announced her resignation as Minister of Education. In a press release Ms…
MoreBirthe heads for exit
Birthe Rønn Hornbech’s time as Minister of Integration appears to be over. According to reports she’s expected to resign as today – and if she doesn’t she could be fired by Prime Minister…
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