Jobless Danes say no to work
Aarhus local council has been forced to employ Polish labourers for local renovation projects because unemployed Danes won’t work for DKK125 per hour. Head of the local 3F trade union said even though…
MoreConservatives demand national compromise on welfare attack
The Conservatives have called for all parties to join together in a ’national compromise’ to resist the external attack on Denmark’s welfare system. Party whip Brian Mikklesen, who last week characterised east European…
MoreHigh profile anti-welfare MP concealed public funding
The Social Liberals’ anti-welfare campaigner Joachim Bo Olsen, a former top sportsman who’s repeatedly attacked the benefits culture in this country since he became an MP two years ago, has received far more…
MoreIncreased lending reflects optimism
Banks and mortgage lenders are experiencing an increased demand for loans from both private lenders and businesses. New National Bank figures show that loan applications have risen four quarters in a row, signalling…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 8th – July 15th 2013
Politics / Economy Conservative spokesman Brian Mikkelsen characterised East European migrants as ‘grasshoppers’ who are ‘sucking the life out of the Danish welfare system’ after it was revealed that the number of EU…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 8 al 14 de julio de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA El vocero del partido de los Conservadores, Brian Mikkelsen, caracterizó a los migrantes de los países del Este como “saltamontes”, que están “arrasando con el sistema de bienestar de Dinamarca”, al revelarse…
MoreTransport Minister in hot water
Trade unions claim that Transport Minister Henrik Dam Kristensen was made aware that national rail carrier DSB had experienced a number of safety problems last year, even though he has strongly denied that…
MoreDenmark hits €100m EU transport jackpot
Denmark is to receive over €100m (DKK790m) for new transport projects after EU members approved an EU Commission proposal, Thursday, regarding the distribution of funding from the ‘Trans-European Transport Net’(TEN-T). In a press…
MorePoliticians were aware of possible welfare abuse
Experts and think tanks agree that Danish politicians have known for at least a decade that citizens from other EU countries could come to Denmark and abuse the welfare state. After this week’s…
MoreDenmark leads the way in working less
Denmark is no.2 on CNN Money’s latest rankings of which industrialised nations have the fewest working hours. The top-10, dominated by European countries, is led by Holland, where people work no more than…
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