Surge in asylum seekers
Local authorities and refugee centres are feeling the strain of a surge in refugees arriving in Denmark, primarily from war-torn Syria. The Danish Immigration Service was unable to say yesterday how much emergency…
MoreNew call for bestiality ban
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has renewed the call for a ban on bestiality. Denmark is one of the only countries in Europe where humans can enjoy sex with a dog, goat, or…
MoreCar sales take a breather
Car sales in Denmark fell slightly in July in July compared to the same month last year but 2014 still looks like being a record year. New figures from the Danish Car Importers…
MoreCopenhagen takes a Eurovision bath
The organisers of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen have posted a DKK58m ($10m) loss. Tourist organisation Wonderful Copenhagen will cover DKK12m but the Copenhagen Regional Authority will have to find…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danish Crown redundancies / No new oil for APM / Exchange reserves up / Sanctions hit APM Terminals Danish Crown: Danish Crown has announced plans to lay off 150 workers at plants throughout…
MoreLøkke back in the driving seat
Centre-right voters appear to have forgiven Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s expense account mess. A new Greens poll for financial daily Børsen shows that 54.8 per cent of the electorate would vote for…
MoreCommentator: Immigration holds the key to Liberals’ return to power
The Liberals’ eagerness to put ‘Danish values’, more specifically immigration, at the top of the election campaign agenda is a well-orchestrated move after the economic crisis has subsided, writes Berlingske’s respected political analyst,…
MoreLiberal MP calls for less-restrictive immigration legislation
Long serving Liberal MP Eyvind Vesselbo has distanced himself from party policy by calling for the annulment of the 24 years of age stipulation for the spouses of Danish citizens seeking residency by…
MoreOpposition needs to stick together say Liberals
The Liberals have urged their fellow opposition parties to drop their differences and form a united front in the upcoming election campaign. Deputy leader Kristian Jensen said even though there’s been a lot…
MoreLA joins call for legalised drugs
The Liberal Alliance (LA) has called for the legalisation of all recreational drugs. Although Copenhagen Town Hall has long fought to decriminalise softer intoxicants such as cannabis and marijuana, LA has gone a…
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