Lazy Danes
Politicians have criticised ‘lazy Danes’ who won’t work for minimum wage. After reports that Aarhus City Council has been forced to hire Polish labourers to carry out renovation projects because local unemployed Danish…
MoreSocial Liberals question Afghanistan mission
Although a virtual unanimous parliament is ready to involve Denmark in foreign wars again the Social Liberals now believe the Afghanistan mission was wrong and troops were provided with no clear strategy of…
MoreNo temporary residency for rejected asylum seekers
The government has declined to copy Sweden and grant temporary residency to rejected Syrian asylum seekers who are currently trapped in Denmark because they can’t be sent home due to the civil war…
MoreDenmark could be forced to accept sanctions against the Faroe Islands.
Ireland has urged the EU Commission to impose sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Islands who have both refused to back down in the four-year long mackerel and herring wars. Ireland’s Minister for…
MoreCopenhagen loses out in Nordic capitals battle
Copenhagen is seriously lagging behind its nearest rivals in economic growth. Although the Danish capital is seen as the locomotive for the Danish economy it’s far behind in regional competitiveness, especially in the…
MoreMaersk super ship sets sail
Maersk’s Triple-E container ship, the world’s biggest vessel, set sail on its maiden voyage from the Busan terminal in South Korea, Monday. The ship, christened the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, is the first of…
MoreChina’s drop in GDP hasn’t hurt Denmark
Denmark has been left relatively unscathed by the slowdown in the Chinese economy, China’s growth slowed to 7.5 per cent in Q2 as a result of weak overseas demand, and is expected to…
MorePoliticians ready to send more troops into foreign wars
A broad, cross-party parliamentary majority is ready to send more Danish troops abroad to back up Denmark’s activist foreign policy. As the final group of Danish soldier prepares to leave Afghanistan, the Social…
MoreWar is not the solution say Red/Greens
Politicians’ eagerness to despatch Danish troops into new conflicts abroad is ‘disturbing’ according to the Red/Green Alliance. The far-left party’s Per Clausen said it’s ‘sad’ to see new missions being planned even before…
MoreUnemployment figures exceed government’s projections
23,124 people lost their right to unemployment insurance benefits during the first half of this year as a result of reform introduced on January 1st, far in excess of what the government had…
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