Border reinforcements must wait
The decision to beef up the Danish border controls was today postponed, as the various parties could not reach an agreement. Despite three hours of negotiations, the government’s plans for 98 extra border…
MoreEU critical of Danish slackers
An EU position paper published today has some highly critical things to say about the education system in Denmark. While recognising the ‘generous’ level of funding afforded education, they point to the high…
MoreIntegration row flares between centre-right councils and government
Liberal and Conservative mayors around the country have had enough of the negative tone towards immigrants and the ever-tightening legal situation they face. The newspaper Information had published details of a survey, which…
MoreChild mistreatment case shocks Danes
Newspapers’ reader comments, Facebook and Twitter have been flooded today with shocked comments in the wake of DR’s documentary about the so-called Brønderslev case. The case in question involves a family living in…
MoreProposed border controls criticised in Germany
Playing with the fire of nationalism was the vivid expression used by German Deputy Foreign Minister, Werner Hoyer yesterday, when attacking the permanent border controls proposed by Denmark, and other EU countries. Whilst…
MoreMinister: Farmers have to be compensated
Agriculture Minister, Henrik Høegh, (V), promised that he would fight for compensation for Danish producers unable to sell their produce due to the E Coli crisis. An extraordinary meeting of the EU member-states’…
MoreDanish outbreak of VTEC strain appears to be over
18 Danes have been diagnosed as infected with the potentially lethal strain of E Coli, deriving from food eaten whilst in northern Germany. But that total is the same as Friday’s, so it…
MoreSo why an autumn election?
Denmark was almost in the middle of an election campaign right now is the clear message from a major analytical piece in Berlingske Tidende, looking closely at how the decision to wait until…
MoreDanish fighter plane in action again
Air Tactical Command confirmed that a Danish F-16 fighter jet has again been in action in Libya in recent days. Four missions have been flown with a total of four bombs dropped against…
MoreTerror suspect in Jyllands-Posten trial remains silent
Tahawwur Rana, accused of assisting David Headley, in planning a terror attack against employees of Jyllands-Posten, chose to assert his right to remain silent in a Chicago courtroom yesterday. Rana has pleaded not…
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