Put a ban on bans
Danes are drowning in legislation. Politicians have over the past 14 years put forward 1,200 proposals for bans or laws that regulate how people live their life, but according to the right-leaning think-tank…
MoreOpposition: EU suspicious of Denmark
The opposition has blamed the government’s ‘knee-jerk’ policies for the EU Commission’s decision to continue its investigation into the legality of Denmark’s border control. After a delegation of EU experts failed to get…
MoreNo more whisky ghettoes
If the opposition wins power this year it will clamp down on ‘rich ghettoes’. According to left-wing daily Information, a Social Democrat-Socialist People’s government would encourage local authorities to green-light social housing in…
MoreMore aid for drought victims
Both the Danish Red Cross and EU have upped their contributions to the Danish Refugee Council’s aid efforts in East Africa. Red Cross has added an extra DKK1.2m to the DKK1m it sent…
MoreNew child abuse scandal
In another child neglect scandal, two foster parents from Mern in Zeeland have been arrested and charged with abuse and violence against children placed in their care. Social Minister Benedikte Kjær called it…
MoreDanish captive in video plea: Help us before we die
One of the two Danish sailors held captive by Somali pirates for seven months has pleaded with government for help. In a video released on the SomaliaReport.com website Søren Lyngbjørn, who appears to be on…
MoreTechnology out paces legislation
The Danish Road Traffic Accident Investigation Board (AIB) has called for a ban on motorists sending text messages, e-mails, or surfing the internet whilst they’re driving. Experts claim that the fast pace of…
MoreShippers eye Japanese energy plans
Shipping executives are hoping for a windfall effect if the Japanese decide to make themselves totally independent of nuclear energy, which would provoke a massive demand for crude oil, refined oil, and gas….
MoreNervous stock market
It was a long, hard day for Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Monday, as Danish shares struggled with the euro crisis and the fear of a state bankruptcy in the USA. The trendsetting C20 index…
MoreDanish woman mistaken for bear – and shot
A Danish tourist in Canada has been shot by a man who thought she was a bear. The 22-year-old woman was relieving herself in the woods, where she was camping with four others,…
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