No Danish pupils at Aarhus school
A state-run school in Aarhus, Denmark’s second city, doesn’t have one single Danish pupil, provoking demands that it should be closed down. Tovshøjskolen, ranked the worst school in Denmark two years ago, is…
MoreRed/Greens: Stop aid to Egyptian regime
The Red/Green Alliance has called for an immediate stop on direct development aid to Egypt after a Cairo court sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to death. The far-left party’s…
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Lufthansa rejects SAS takeover rumours / New NETS owners target stock market: Lufthansa: Lufthansa has no plans to buy struggling Scandinavian airline SAS During a visit to Copenhagen, Monday, the German giant’s spokesman,…
MoreThorning eyes top EU job – exit strategy in place
Helle Thorning Schmidt has high hopes of replacing Catherine Ashton as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, according to tabloid daily BT which claims the Danish Prime Minister has…
MoreThorning touts Stoltenberg for NATO job
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt showered former Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg, who’s a strong candidate to replace Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO Secretary General later this year, with praise yesterday but dismissed rumours about…
MoreHuman rights commissioner calls for crackdown on racism in Denmark
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, has urged the Danish authorities to crack down on people who make racist and hateful comments. Although an increasing number of Danes gave been found…
MoreJustice Minister rejects racism accusations
Justice Minister Karen Hækkerup dismissed the image of widespread xenophobia in Denmark presented by the Council of Europe’s Nils Muižnieks. In a new critical report, Mr Muižnieks expresses concern about the ‘hateful tone’…
MoreEast Europeans receive less welfare than Danes
East Europeans are way down the list of who claims social benefits in this country. In the midst of the constant debate about welfare tourism, a new study by The Confederation of Danish…
MoreDenmark falls behind in competiveness
Despite low wage increases over the past few years, Denmark continues to lag behind in competitiveness. Two independent surveys, by the Danish Confederation of Industry (DI) and the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC),…
More…but leads the way in globalisation
Denmark may be falling behind in competiveness, but in terms of earnings from globalisation is benefitting more than any other country except Finland. According to a 42-country study carried out by the German…
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