Skilled immigrants a massive bonus
‘Quality immigration’ could be the saviour of the welfare society in this country. A new research project shows that highly skilled, educated immigrants who come to Denmark to work are a profit making…
MoreArctic Ambassador
Denmark will soon have its first ‘Arctic Ambassador’. The melting Arctic ice cap has opened up new shipping routes, making Greenland’s unexplored raw materials an attractive proposition for countries such as China, the…
MoreReds want more green
The government, with the backing of the Red/Green Alliance, will spend DKK900m over the next few years making Denmark greener. The S/SL/SPP coalition and its far left support party have signalled a major…
MoreNo money? No problem
Although Danes have become more aware over the past few years that they have to live within their means, a new Megafon survey for TV2 reveals that one in four are overdrawn at…
MoreGovernment’s attempt to re-negotiate North Sea concession ‘immoral’ says ex-Business Minister
The government’s decision to explore the possibilities of re-negotiating the North Sea Oil Concession with A.P. Moeller-Maersk (APM) and its consortium partners has come under fire from the opposition parties that signed the…
MoreDebate intensifies over division of North Sea riches
The news that the Danish state’s 2003 North Sea agreement with A.P. Moeller Maersk, (APM), is to potentially be renegotiated has created a fierce debate in Danish politics. The Social Liberals, who were…
MoreMillions to be invested in border surveillance
A mobile video surveillance system is to be preferred over a permanent border control on the German-Danish border, it has emerged. Costing some 28 million DKK, the technology will be directed against criminal…
MoreHedegaard doubtful of new Kyoto deal
Connie Hedegaard, the Danish EU commissioner for Climate, has warned against high expectations for the forthcoming Durban climate summit. In particular, she doubts if any new legally binding deal will be reached to…
MoreGuilty verdict in gang war trial
A 25 year old, Mazdak Fabricius, has been found guilty in court today and sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for the killing of Osman Nuri Dogan in the infamous Tingbjerg murder case three…
MoreDanish PM will unite Cameron, Merkel
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt believes she can build a bridge between British PM David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mr Cameron suggested, Monday, that the eurozone debt crisis presents an opportunity to…
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