Mole’s name revealed
A former leading journalist for sensationalist tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet is suspected of being a major spy for the notorious East German intelligence agency, Stasi. Politiken claims that Per Michaelsen, who was awarded…
MoreNew report clears officials in CIA affair
Danish officials have been cleared of any duplicity in the CIA renditions flights affair, a new report by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), to be published later today, concludes. The alleged…
MoreTorture allegations against Poland
The Justice and Foreign Affairs ministries have been asked to respond to allegations that a Danish national was tortured whilst detained in a Polish prison. A group of doctors working under the auspices…
MoreDPP calls for crackdown on cannabis clubs
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is demanding that the police be given the authority to immediately close down cannabis clubs in Copenhagen after two violent episodes over the holiday weekend when one club…
MoreBorder trade hits drink sales
The Tax Ministry has for the first time ever admitted that it’s seriously under-estimated the amount of beer and soft drinks that flow into the country from discount retailers across the border. According…
MoreLast week Bill – this week Hillary
Former US President Bill Clinton was in Copenhagen last week and this week it’s the turn of his wife, Hillary Clinton. The US Secretary of State arrives in the capital on Thursday, the…
MoreDanish parliament gets British makeover
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt will be ‘grilled’ twice a month in face to face duels with opposition party leaders from November as the Danish parliament attempts to copy the ‘mother’ parliament in London….
MoreChina stops MP’s Tibet trip
When members of parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee travel to China in two weeks’ time it won’t involve a trip to the disputed province of Tibet – Beijing has denied permission, citing a change…
MoreTax reform bill could hit homeowners hard
Homeowners are being targeted by the government’s upcoming tax reform, even though the coalition parties promised not to touch property taxes during the election campaign last year. According to Berlingske, the proposed reform…
MoreJobless will bear the brunt of tax reform
The unemployed could be forced to foot much of the bill for upcoming tax reform. According to ‘highly placed sources’, the government, as part of its philosophy that it should always pay to…
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