New video: Syrians in Denmark have a duty to fight for jihad
In a new YouTube video, a Syrian national speaking Danish urges his ‘brothers and sisters’ to return home to the war-torn country and fight for jihad. Abu Khattab, a resident of Denmark and…
MoreDenmark protests against Russia’s anti-gay law
The government and Crown Prince Frederik have denounced Russia’s anti-homosexual legislation. Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal threatened a ‘diplomatic offensive’ while the Prince warned against discrimination. Mr Søvndal said the law passed in June…
MoreEconomists: The crisis is far from over
Despite signs that the eurozone is slowly emerging from recession, Danish economists have warned that it’s far too early to speculate about an upswing. GDP in the 17-nation euro area rose 0.3 percent…
MoreTax Minister: Citizens must be treated fairly
Tax Minister Holger K.Nielsen called the tax authorities’ threat of disciplinary action against six high-ranking employees a ‘very serious issue’ and said the public should never be any doubt that they have the…
MoreMini-shuffle for socialists
Former communist party leader, and more recently minister for business and growth, Ole Sohn is the Socialist People’s Party’s new spokesman on defence. At the same time Özlem Cekic, who was suspended as…
MoreGovernment rejects opposition’s EU proposals
Ahead of upcoming negotiations concerning Denmark’s role within the EU, the government has already rejected two key Liberal demands: A quick referendum on Denmark’s EU opt-outs and an evaluation of how free movement…
MoreDPP rides poll wave of success
For the first time ever the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has exceeded the 20 per cent mark in an opinion poll. A new YouGov poll for free daily MetroXpress shows that if an…
MoreNew voices for Social Democrats
The Social Democrats have mirrored Friday’s cabinet re-shuffle by reorganising their own team of spokespersons. Jesper Petersen, one of the group of ‘Young Turks’ who defected from the Socialist People’s Party earlier this year,…
MoreSocial Democrats ignore wise men’s advice
In his first public statement as the Social Democrats’ finance spokesman, newly appointed Jesper Petersen said there’s no chance of the government following economists’ advice to ease fiscal policy. The ‘wise men’ of…
MoreVoters: Halal meat policy is wrong
A significant majority of voters believe it’s wrong for kindergartens and childcare institutions to adopt a halal-meat only policy. In a new Gallup poll for Berlingske, 77 per cent say it’s ‘problematic’ when…
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