Anti-Islam blogger in police spotlight
In the wake of Norway’s terror tragedy, the Danish Intelligence Agency, PET, has questioned a controversial blogger who has written fiery outbursts against Islam. PET officers arrived unannounced at the home of Kim…
MorePolice agree to investigate racist attack
Police in Jutland have finally agreed to investigate an alleged racial incident last weekend when a family, with an Indian father, was harassed and chased off a beach near Århus by stone-throwing extremists….
MoreLiberals resist call for anti-smoking effort
Smoking amongst young Danes is so rampant that the Socialist People’s Party (SF) has called for a scare campaign to stop youths becoming addicted. If the left-wing party becomes part of government after…
MoreConservatives: Immigration debate is fair
The seemingly ever-present integration debate in this country is ‘hard but fair’ according to the Conservatives. In the wake of last week’s terrorist tragedy, Erna Solberg, leader of Norway’s Conservative Party, has called…
MoreMan shot in gang war
A 28-year-old man was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting on Tagensvej in Copenhagen yesterday, another sign that the turf war between rival immigrant gangs is gaining strength. The man, who reportedly has…
MorePolice refuse to investigate extremist attack on family
Minister of Justice Lars Barfoed has asked the police to explain why they failed to fully investigate an incident last weekend when a family was driven off a beach near Århus by a…
MoreZeeland man pleads guilty to child porn charge
A 48-year-old man from the mid-Zeeland region has admitted to participating in a global child porn network. The man was arrested in March after Danish police received a tip-off from the US authorities…
MoreNovo Nordisk – Denmark’s undisputed no.1
Denmark’s two biggest companies, Novo Nordisk and shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk (APM), have for years battled for the title of ‘Denmark’s no.1’, but in monetary terms the pharmaceutical giant is now significantly outstripping…
MoreNew crisis threatens healthy banks
Experts believe that the Danish banking sector is so fragile that, without political intervention, it’s only a matter of time before more banks go bust. Political reluctance to amend the much criticised ‘Bank…
MoreLower taxes the key to growth says think-tank
Highly-skilled manpower, cheaper goods, and international companies waiting in line to set up shop in Denmark – that’s the scenario if politicians were willing to bring taxes in line with other European countries,…
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