Church prepares for ‘same gender’ weddings
Bishops have prepared a special liturgy to be used for homosexual weddings. The new ritual will be presented to Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Manu Sareen on Monday, just days after the expected successful…
MoreForeign prison inmates cost Denmark millions
An increasing number of prisoners in Danish prisons are foreign nationals, New figures from the Justice Ministry and Danish Prison & Probation Service (DPPS) reveal that 1,100 ‘non-Danes’, or one in four of…
MoreRed threat to Thorning
The Red/Green Alliance has raised the threat of a general election if the government grants too many concessions to the opposition during tax reform negotiations. Leading members of the far-left Red/Green’s steering committee…
MoreAnalyst: Government playing Russian roulette
If the government bows to Liberal demands for further income tax relief it could definitely lead to a general election later this year. That’s the view of leading political analyst, former Conservative leader,…
MoreChinese visit will boost trade, jobs says PM
President Hu Jintao’s official visit to Denmark next week wil hopefully provide a much-needed boost for the business sector and job creation in this country, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Wednesday, promising at…
MoreMore lay-offs
The private sector is facing even more lay-offs over the upcoming months. 1,663 employees were handed a redundancy notice in May, 80 per cent up on the previous month and the highest figure…
MoreChina’s President heads for Denmark
China’s President Hu Jintao arrives in Denmark for an official visit next week, signalling good news for the Danish business sector, experts claim. It’s the first time ever that a Chinese head of…
MoreHuman rights have to be on the agenda
The far-left Red/Green Alliance has urged Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal to discuss human rights, not just business, with China’s President Hu Jintao when he comes to Denmark next week. Party spokesman Per Clausen…
MoreGovernment divides people says Løkke
Politicians and organisations that try to drive a wedge between white and blue collar workers have forgotten the ideals of the Danish constitution. That was the message from former prime minister Lars Løkke…
MorePM defends work demand
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt admitted yesterday that the government hasn’t been successful in explaining why it wants people to work more at a time of massive unemployment. In her Constitution Day speech she…
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