Ex-defence minister welcomes investigation
Former defence minister Søren Gade has rejected accusations that he ignored a British military recommendation to close down the Danish Armadillo military base in Afghanistan in 2009. Mr Gade, indirectly blamed for the…
MoreFogh wants Russia and China to share Aghanistan costs
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called on called on China and Russia to help fund Afghan security after alliance forces are withdrawn in 2014. Ahead of next month’s Afghanistan summit in…
MoreLocal authorities have to share the blame for incest scandals
Local authorities in Denmark have failed completely over the past ten years in numerous cases of incest, neglect, and sexual abuse of minors. That’s the main conclusion of new report commissioned by Minister…
MoreBusiness sector dismisses government’s ‘re-education’ plans
The business sector has come out against the government’s planned social benefits reforms, which will require companies to help young unemployed get a foothold on the labour market by making thousands of job…
MoreReducing benefits would increase homelessness
One in five of all the homeless in this country is between the ages of 18 and 24 – and Town Hall administrator for social affairs Mikkel Warming (Red/Green Alliance) believes that number would increase…
MoreDo EU ministers really want energy efficiency?
In a confidential memo to EU environmental ministers, European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger outlined how much energy savings could be secured by the proposed Danish directive, emphasising that the EU’s current commitment…
MoreLeftists aim for European Parliament
For the first time ever, the far-left Red/Green Alliance may be on the ballot when Danes elect members to the European Parliament in 2014. A mandate to the Parliament requires 7 to 8…
MoreRetailers suffering from new shopping patterns
Never before have so many stores gone bankrupt as in the first quarter of this year. A new report by FSR-Danish Public Accountants shows that overall, bancruptcy figures were on par with Q1/2011, but the…
MoreSoldiers’ union demands investigation
The Danish Central Association of Permanent Defence Personnel (CAPD) has demanded a full-scale investigation into why ex-defence minister Søren Gade ignored recommendations from British military leadership and kept the ‘Armadillo’ Danish military base…
MoreDanish economy hit by credit drought
The Danish economy is being kept in a stranglehold by a long-lasting credit drought in the wake of the financial crisis. That’s the consensus of leading economists in a deep-searching review of the…
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