Voters split on economy strategy
The government and opposition have now both published their respective economic strategies in the run up to the election and, rather unsurprisingly, a new Epinion poll for DR TV shows that voters are…
MoreDPP backs down on deportation demands
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has dropped its demand for administrative deportation for criminal foreign nationals. DPP is currently locked in negotiations with the government concerning the details of the so-called ‘safety and…
MoreIntegration Minister satisfied with new mosques
Minister of Integration Søren Pind won’t be making any effort to prevent the planned construction of large mosques in Copenhagen and other locations in Denmark. A number of parties sitting on the ‘Committee…
MoreOpposition targets growth economies
Denmark isn’t selling enough to growth markets in Asian and Latin America, according to the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party who have now launched their own strategy aimed at doubling exports to…
MoreIranian hostages set ashore. Pirates could go free
The 16 Iranian hostages who were freed after a gun battle between the Danish warship Esbern Snare and Somali pirates have been put ashore in Kenya into the care of an Iranian diplomat….
MoreDR News shows false video footage
State-run TV network DR showed graphic images of demonstrators in Syria being tortured, Monday. Unfortunately the pictures were a number of years old and from Iraq. The emotional video footage of demonstrators being…
MoreElection – not yet says PM
There’ll be no general election within the immediate future. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen dashed all the rumours and speculation at his weekly press conference today when he said he wasn’t thinking about…
MorePolitics, not personalities, say voters
Danish politics is too dominated by petty, personal issues according to a massive majority of voters. Lene Espersen’s decision not to attend an Arctic Ministers’ meeting, Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s husband’s tax affairs, and the…
MoreButcher from Skjern get 20 years
Innocent Sagahutu, also known as the ‘Butcher from Skjern’ has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the UN Tribunal on Genocide in Rwanda. Sagahutu lived in Denmark as a refugee until…
MoreRed + Blue plan would be best says professor
Combining the best elements of the government’s 2020 strategy with the opposition’s Fair Solution’ agenda would provide the best conditions for the economy to withstand the major challenges of the next decade, says…
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