Demonstration against film director
Well-known Danish film director Bille August has come under fire from construction unions for hiring Polish workers to renovate his villa in Hellerup, where Danish labourers and tradesman have planned a demonstration today….
MoreDenmark recognises Libyan rebels
Denmark has officially recognised Libya’s rebel council. During a top-secret visit today to the rebel stronghold city of Benghazi in the eastern part of the war-torn country, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen…
MoreDanish citizen gets life sentence in Bahrain
A Danish citizen has been given a life sentence in prison in Bahrain. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , a leading human rights activist who was granted political asylum in this country in 1991, where he…
MoreAxeman gets 10 years
The High Court has increased the sentence against the ‘mad axeman’ who attacked Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard. The 29 year-old Somali, whose appeal against a lower court’s verdict of attempted murder and terrorism…
MoreOpt-out referendum divides coalition
The government is divided on the thorny issue of a new referendum on Denmark’s EU opt-outs. The ruling Liberal Party’s deputy chair of parliament’s Europe committee, Eva Kjær, has defied the party line…
MoreDPP MP blames Germany
Danish People’s Party (DPP) MP Jesper Langballe refused to back down from his vociferous attacks on Germany yesterday. During a fierce parliamentary debate on the new border control agreement, Mr Langballe, who in…
MoreDid Danish jets bomb civilians?
The Red/Green Alliance is demanding to know whether Danish fighter jets participated in the fatal bombing raid that cost 19 Libyan civilians their lives, Monday. Although NATO has accepted responsibility for the tragedy,…
MoreDeportation proposal divides opposition
The Social Democrats’ (S) and Socialist People’s Party’s (SPP) support for the government’s proposal to deport any immigrants who commit crime has caused a rift with centre left allies, the Social Liberals, who…
MoreResidency by family reunification could grind to a halt
The number of foreign nationals applying for residency by family reunification has been slashed by half to around 300 applicants per month, compared to between 500-600 before January 1st when the government introduced…
MoreCopenhagen hopes to host summit
Copenhagen Town Hall politicians are ready to spend DKK1.5m to host a regional EU summit. Although the UN Climate Conference in the capital in December 2010 was dismissed by many as a fiasco,…
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