Asylum seekers should be allowed to stay say left-wingers
The Red/Green Alliance has urged the government to utilise a seldom-used law that allows rejected asylum seekers to be granted temporary residency. After 60 Iranian and Syrian asylum seekers throughout the country went…
MoreGovernment gets majority for business write-offs
The government has a majority for its proposal to allow companies to write off 115 per cent of their investments this year and next, after reaching agreement with the Red/Green Alliance, Sunday. Although…
More‘Money not the decisive factor for unemployed’
DKK1,000 more, or less, every month for a benefits recipient deemed unfit to work won’t make any great difference for the individual, according to Socialist People’s Party (SPP) deputy leader Mattias Tesfaye who,…
MoreBirth rate falls after IVF fee imposed
The birth rate in this country has fallen since childless women were asked to pay for their own fertility treatment. According to new health statistics, nearly 700 fewer babies have been born since…
MoreDanish woman attacked in Egypt
A report that a Danish woman was assaulted in Tahrir Square in Egypt, Saturday, has been confirmed by the Danish Foreign Ministry. The story circulated throughout the weekend after an American news photographer…
More‘Crazy’ real estate agent looks for Greek custom
A Danish real-estate company is trying to sell luxury investment properties in this country to rich Greeks – if there are any left after the worst crisis in living memory. For the past…
MoreMaersk slashes jobs
The Maersk Line, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller Maersk (APM), has slashed 400 jobs worldwide, including 250 in Copenhagen as part of its plan to restructure operations at headquarters. This comes after APM…
MorePrime Minister blamed for disastrous poll
Union bosses and Social Democrat local mayors have laid the blame for the disastrous opinion poll that gives the Social Democrats less than 17 per cent of the vote on Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Poul…
MoreSocial Democrats plummet in new poll – comfortable majority for opposition
The first opinion poll after the presentation of the government’s tax reforms provides a serious blow to Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s party. After less than nine months in power, the Social Democrats (SD)…
MoreTax reform could lead to more home repossesions
The government’s proposal to lower the tax deductible on mortgages could be the kiss of death for many homeowners. Those who bought a property when the market was overheated are already struggling –…
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