Warning to Jewish parents
Politicians have called for immediate action after a school principal revealed in a radio interview that she has on a number of occasions advised Jewish parents not to send their children to schools…
MoreSegregation in Denmark
“Denmark and Copenhagen in 2013 aren’t the US South in the 60’s, nor South Africa in the 90’s, but the experiences are very similar…” Berlingske’s Chief Editor Tom Jensen comments on the Nørrebro…
MoreState loses out on DKK50bn every year as Danes cheat the system
The state loses around DKK50bn every year because of the population’s willingness to cheat. Whether it’s taxpayers who don’t pay what they should, companies that employ tax loopholes, or benefits recipients who demand…
MoreDenmark rises on business list
Denmark has made a big jump on Bloomberg’s latest list of the top-20 countries to do business in. From 17th last year, Denmark has risen to no.9, surpassed only by Germany and Holland…
MoreDanish competiveness back to 2003 level
Many Danish companies have been forced to relocate production facilities abroad over the past decade as wages in this country have risen significantly, with no matching increase in output. At the same time…
MoreNew Foreign Ministry initiatives for increased aid transparency
The Minister for Development Cooperation has introduced a number of new initiatives for increased transparency in Danida. These new initiatives have now been launched on the Ministry’s website. the new initiative for transparency…
MoreConcern about China’s Arctic ambitions
China isn’t investing massively in Greenland just to drill for raw materials – its ultimate aim is to get a foothold in the Arctic, the Liberals’ Claus Hjort Frederiksen warned yesterday. He said…
MoreF-16’s to Afghanistan
Parliament has given the green light for six F-16 fighter jets to be despatched to Afghanistan to provide air support before and after Danish troops are withdrawn next year. The proposal, put forward…
MoreTop EU Social Democrat cools Helle’s EU ambitions
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt shouldn’t expect any help from her fellow Social Democrats in Brussels if she, as is rumoured, has ambitions to succeed President off the European Commission José Manuel Barroso when…
MoreUnemployed are a massive burden on the state
Every lost job in the industrial sector costs the state around DKK330,000 each ever year in unemployment or social benefits and lost income tax, according to an official parliamentary response by Finance Minister…
More