ISIS threat to Denmark
An international expert has warned that the terror threat against Denmark has increased after the rise of the jihadist ISIS (The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant), which has captured a number…
MoreJustice Minister talks terrorism at White House
Justice Minister Karen Hækkerup spent last week in Washington DC and New York exchanging experiences and information on radicalised ‘war tourists’ and exploring ways to combat terrorism. The problem of disaffected young Muslims…
MoreImmigrant parents join ‘white flight’
The Social People’s Party (SPP) has called for an inquiry into why many immigrant parents are opting out of the state-school system by choosing private schools for their children. A new study by…
MoreNew ‘freedom’ think-tank
One of Denmark’s leading social commentators, Jacob Mchangama, director of legal affairs at independent think tank CEPOS and external lecturer in human rights law at the University of Copenhagen, has founded his own…
MoreMaersk dumps ships on Indian beach
The Maersk Line has been accused of violating its own ethical guidelines by dumping ships on an Indian Beach known as the world’s biggest scrapyard. Three former Maersk vessels, sold off to a…
MoreDealers feel the heat on Pusher Street
The amount of illegal substances, such as marijuana, cannabis, and skunk sold by drug dealers in Christiania has diminished significantly since Copenhagen Police set up ‘Task Force Pusher Street’ two years ago, Head…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danish ship fights off pirates / DFDS wins channel ferry battle / Big orders for Vestas Pirates: A Danish ship successfully warded off a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden, Saturday. A…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 23rd – June 29th, 2014
Politics/Economy Employment showed Minister Mette Frederiksen is the clear favourite to succeed Helle Thorning–Schmidt if the rumours prove correct and the Prime Minister is offered – and accepts – a top EU posting,…
MoreFrederiksen is the voters’ choice to replace Thorning in ‘hypothetical’ poll
Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen is the clear favourite to succeed Helle Thorning–Schmidt if the rumours prove correct and the Prime Minister is offered – and accepts – a top EU posting. In a…
MoreBrits confused about Thorning says DPP MEP
Popular Danish People’s Party MEP Morten Messerschmidt has distanced himself from opposition politicians who’ve enthusiastically backed Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s possible candidacy to become President of the European Council. After former PM Lars…
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