Government won’t punish kids
The government has distanced itself from the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) proposal to punish criminal minors in line with adults. The Conservatives’ legal affairs spokesman Tom Behnke accused the coalition’s support party of jumping on…
MoreAnti Pia Kjærsgaard game splits Social Liberals
The Social Liberals are in disagreement about a new computer game in which immigrants score points by throwing shoes at Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard. The game was invented by prospective MP…
MoreStock market joy ahead?
Both Danish and foreign stock market analysts see the potential for a major return on investments in leading Danish shares over the next 12 months, with the possibility of an average 21.3% yield…
MoreDanish investors may drop Murdoch shares
In the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, Danske Bank and the Danish union FOA are considering selling their shares in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. Danske Bank has DKK…
MoreMan dies of rare illness after deluge
A bacteria carried in flood waters after the recent cloudburst in Copenhagen has claimed the life of a 62 year old man. The man died on Thursday of a rare illness called leptospirosis…
More65 year old man bound and beaten by burglars
A man was tied up and beaten during a burglary in his own home in Mørkøv, near Holbæk, on Thursday afternoon. The man was threatened with a pistol and knife by three men…
MoreMærsk spends billions in Brazil
Mærsk Oil has acquired SK do Brasil Ltda. for USD 2.4 billion – around DKK 12.4 billion. The acquisition gives Mærsk Oil access to sizeable pre-salt assets offshore Brazil, one of the most…
MoreDon’t reward criminals says DPP
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has reacted angrily to a Socialist People’s Party (SPP) proposal to reward ex-criminals who try to turn over a new leaf. (http://seven59.dk/opposition-will-reward-ex-criminals). DPP’s justice spokesperson, Marlene Harpsøe, said…
MorePind accepts immigration defeat
Integration Minister Søren Pind will be forced to ease Denmark’s strict immigration legislation after losing a test case at the European Court of Human Rights last month. The court overruled Denmark’s decision to…
MoreDPP calls for change in law as 13-year-old boy is murdered
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for the age of criminal responsibility to be lowered to twelve after a tragic incident in Sønderborg yesterday when a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death…
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