Extremists to be heard by Supreme Court
Two 23-year-old Danes charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act will have their case heard by the Supreme Court. The two men, alongside three others who have been released pending trial, are allegedly…
More‘Napoleon’ cannonballs discovered in harbour
Police cordoned off an area of Copenhagen harbour close to the Little Mermaids after three unexploded cannonballs, possibly from the English bombardment of the capital in 1807, were discovered by divers. Bomb disposal…
MoreRecord-low housing loans
Denmark’s biggest mortgage lenders were offering record low-interest rates yesterday, bordering on negative, on short-term loans with variable interest. Realkredit Danmark was the cheapest, with 0.19%, followed by BRF and Nordea Kredit with…
MoreDANIDA DEVELOPMENT DAYS 26 – 27 November 2012
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website You don’t want to miss this opportunity to catch up on what’s happening within the development cooperation, broaden your perspectives on two main areas: human rights-based…
MoreIn negative yield land – Denmark
Blog by Marcelo Ballvé Denmark has 2.24 pigs for every person, more than anywhere else in the world (in fact it’s the only country where pigs outnumber people). It is also famous for…
MoreSocial Liberal calls for more reforms
Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager has signalled more conflict within the government coalition by calling for even more reforms during the next parliamentary year – the opposite of her ‘boss’, Prime Minister Helle…
MoreNew offer to the unemployed
The Social Liberals and Social Democrats continued to reject left-wing demands for an extension of the eligibility period for receiving unemployment benefits, Tuesday, but Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen offered an olive branch by…
MoreJob or money say Red/Greens
The Red/Green Alliance has offered to back the government’s offer of a yet to be agreed ‘package’ to the unemployed, but only if it contains guarantees that those who lose their right to…
MoreSocial benefits queue lengthens
46,000 more people have become welfare recipients over the past four years, an increase of 50 per cent and a direct result of the severe crisis that has cost 150,000 jobs so far,…
MoreSocialists fire rebel MP
Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leadership has relieved rebel MP Özlem Cekik of her role as the party’s spokesperson on equal rights, housing, social affairs, and mental health after she refused to vote for…
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