Pind warned about preferential treatment bill
Minister of Integration Søren Pind has been warned that his ‘positive discrimination’ proposal could be in breach of international conventions. Mr Pind has suggested a change in legislation that would exempt citizens from…
MoreVoters don’t believe Helle
Nearly half of all voters believe that Helle Thorning-Schmidt will increase the tax burden on home-owners if she becomes Prime Minister after this year’s election. Although the Social Democrat leader has repeatedly vowed…
MoreVon Trier rejects Iranian support
Danish film director Lars von Trier has again been forced to distance himself from last week’s controversial comments about Jews and Nazis after the Iranian regime, which has consistently denied the Holocaust, criticised…
MoreAsh cloud no problem
The volcanic ash cloud that moved in over Denmark, Tuesday, is gradually disintegrating. Although parts of Northern Jutland were made a no-fly zone yesterday, Air Traffic Service Navair said that Danish airspace generally…
MoreDanish ship monitors Greenpeace
Danish commandos haven’t, as claimed by the British newspaper the Guardian, boarded an oil rig in the Arctic to offer protection against a possible Greenpeace action. According to naval command, the Danish inspection…
MoreDenmark a centre for infertility treatment
One in four women being treated for infertility in Denmark is from abroad as Danish sperm has become an export hit. New National Board of Health figures reveal that 6,000 foreign women were…
MoreIndian deal for Vestas
Wind-energy giant Vestas has signed a deal to supply windmills to a major 92 megawatt project in India. According to Bloomberg News, the project is to be developed by the Malaysian casino company…
MoreStill no election
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is still holding his election cards close to his chest. At his weekly press conference, Tuesday, the PM again played coy by saying only that ‘an election has…
MoreMP’s holiday delayed
Parliament’s summer recess has been postponed from the 1st of June to the 23rd so MP’s have time to vote on the proposals that have emerged from the cross-party 2020 negotiations. The ruling…
MoreDPP rejects tax decrease proposal
The Danish Peoples Party’s outright rejection of the government’s proposal to lower corporation tax to 20% over the next few years hasn’t made a great impression on Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. After…
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