Smoking and drinking put Danes at bottom of health league
Denmark’s health performance has declined dramatically as poor lifestyle habits have slowly eroded life expectancy. In 1950 Danes lived longer than almost any other people in the world, but a new report by…
MoreDenmark co-sponsors new sanctions against North Korea
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal has welcomed the UN’s expansion of sanctions against North Korea, calling the resolution condemning the recent nuclear test as ‘historic’. He said he was pleased that the 15-member council…
MoreSøvndal condemns UN abductions
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal has condemned ‘in the strongest terms possible’ the abduction of 21 Filipino UN observers in Syria. In a press release he said UN workers should be able to operate…
More1 million Syrian refugees is ‘shameful’ says Søvndal
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Development Cooperation respond to the news that more than 1 million people have now fled Syria. From Foreign Ministry website: Minister for Foreign Affairs,…
MoreMinister queried Kinnock tax ruling
A former director of the Copenhagen Tax Department has given the most damaging yet testimony yet against former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) in the Tax Commission’s ongoing investigation into alleged political…
MoreThorning: A social campaigner but right-wing reformist
A prominent Social Democrat Copenhagen Town Hall councilor has lashed out at Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s right-wing policies and for failing the voters who elected her in 2011. According to Child &Youth Administrator Anne Vang, corporate tax…
MoreDrastic fall in SPP membership
Internal division within the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is mirrored by falling membership numbers. Since the left-wing party joined the government coalition in 2011 6,000 members have dropped out, including 4,000 over the…
MoreUnemployment reform under attack from all sides
The government’s reform of the unemployment insurance scheme, heavily criticised by trade unions, is now under attack from both sides of parliament. In response to new figures showing that nearly 10,000 people have…
MoreVoters support benefits crackdown
The government’s proposal to reform the social entitlements system has been given a significant show of support from the electorate. A new A&B poll for internet newspaper Altinget.DK finds that over 60 per…
MoreLearn Danish or lose your benefits
Immigrants on welfare risk losing their social benefits if they don’t enrol for Danish language lessons. In an interview with Politiken, Thursday, Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen and Integration Minister Karen Hækkerup state their…
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