New poll: Opposition steams ahead
The government has sunk even lower in the polls as parliament heads for the Easter break. A new Voxmeter poll for news bureau Ritzau provides the opposition with the prospect of a commanding…
MoreBiggest budget deficit for 28 years
New Statistics Denmark figures show that money is streaming out of public coffers much faster than it’s coming in. The official budget deficit was DKK75.5bn last year ($13.5bn), including DKK17bn in Q4, the biggest since…
MorePork found in beef products – Muslims shocked
Traces of pork have been found in beef sold to shawarma outlets, pizza restaurants, and fast-food shops throughout the Copenhagen region – a ‘catastrophe’ according to a spokesman for the Islamic Faith Society…
MoreNo government intervention in teaching dispute
It would be ‘inappropriate’ for the government to intervene in the labour conflict between local authorities and teachers, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said last night. As the prospect of a lockout next week…
MoreDPP calls for two reform packages, not one
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged the government not to link the proposed cuts in social benefits and student grants with a reduction in corporate tax. During negotiations with Finance Minister Bjarne…
MoreNo to €
Opposition to replacing the krone with the euro continues to grow. 42 percentage points separate the ‘yeas’ and ‘nays’, the widest gap ever, in a new poll taken after the turbulent Italian election…
MoreCopenhagen gang-leader fought in Syria
A former Copenhagen gangster is one of the 45 Danish Muslims who’ve fought in the holy war in Syria, according to DR News. ‘Big A’, real name Abderrozak Benarabe, ex-leader of the notorious…
MoreLiberals demand crackdown on gangs
The Liberals are demanding a zero-tolerance policy against street gangs. Unveiling the party’s new strategy, justice spokesman Karsten Lauritzen accused the government of doing nothing to stop the recent spate of shootings in…
MoreSomali brothers jailed for terrorism
Two Danish-Somali brothers have been given a three and a half year prison sentence at Aarhus District Court for receiving training from terrorist group Al-Shabaab in a Somalia military camp. The two were…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 18th – March 24th, 2013
Politics / Economy The Socialist People’s Party’s (SPP) ended the week in turmoil after policy spokesman Jesper Petersen quit the party to join the Social Democrats and was quickly followed by two other…
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