New centre to deal with refugee influx
The authorities have been forced to set up a new registration centre to deal with the record number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark. The new centre will be located next to Amager…
MoreOpposition demands new asylum policy
The opposition has called for new legislation to stop the ever-rising number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark, currently around 100 per day. The Liberals said the situation is ‘out of control’ and…
MoreDanish police criticised by anti-torture committee
A new Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) report is highly critical of Denmark. Based on interviews with prisoners last February the report claims that the police have on a number of…
MoreDanes aren’t that happy
Danes can no longer boast they’re the happiest people on earth. After topping the happiness rankings for the past couple of years a new poll conducted by Gallup and Healthways Global reveals that…
MoreCopenhagen University moves up global rankings
The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is the 45th best university in the world, reports the University Post based on the latest rankings by QS, one of four benchmark rankings used by the University of…
MoreCopenhagen amongst safest cities in the world
Copenhagen is ranked as one of the Safest Cities in the World to Visit by the The Wall Street Cheat Sheet, one of the largest media companies in the U.S. From the Cheat Sheet:…
MoreMinister decries unemployment lies
The Social Liberal’s deputy leader, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, has accused the left wing of distorting the truth in the unemployment benefits debate. She called it a ‘direct lie’ when the Red/Greens and Socialist…
MoreLeft wing rejects ‘deadbeat parents’ proposal
The Red/Greens, the government’s guarantor of a parliamentary majority, and coalition partner, the Social Liberals, have distanced themselves from a Social Democrat proposal to stop deadbeat parents from receiving social benefits if they…
MoreDONG controversy hasn’t scared off Goldman Sachs
US investment bank Goldman Sachs is looking for more investment opportunities in this country despite the negative fallout from the DONG deal earlier this year. The US investment bank hit the headlines in…
MoreUnions ready to fight for minimum wage
Trade union leaders have, for the first time ever, called for a statutory minimum wage in Denmark. The powerful FTF union, alongside LO (Confederation of Trade Unions) and DA (Danish Employers Confederation), who…
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