Cutbacks cause problems for diplomacy say ex-ministers
Denmark is ill-equipped to deal with the growing number of diplomatic crises throughout the world, according to former Danish foreign ministers who blame a series of ‘damaging’ foreign service cutbacks. They claim the…
MoreRelease of PKK fundraisers puts further strain on Danish-Turkish relations
Turkey has requested an explanation from the Danish authorities with regards to the recent release of 10 people who were charged with fundraising for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), stressing that countering the…
MoreVoters reject EU Banking Union – government remains undecided
Danish voters are generally unaware of the consequences of the proposed EU banking union and would reject it by a significant majority if there was referendum on the issue today. In a new…
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Foreign exchange reserves up / Maersk fires up North Sea oil output Foreign exchange: Denmark’s foreign exchange reserves, a monetary policy tool, rose to 443.3 billion Danish crowns ($74.57 billion) in October from…
MoreMandela’s daughter is new ambassador to Denmark
Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi Mandela is set to become South Africa’s new ambassador in Denmark. According to African media reports, Mandela was one of several ANC members who were given ambassadorial roles after not…
MoreDanish People’s Party MP equates Islam with violence
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leadership has defended defence spokeswoman Marie Krarup, who’s come under fire for telling the Washington Post (see below) that “Islam is violence – in Islam it’s okay to beat…
MoreWashington Post highlights ‘fierce Islam debate’ in Denmark
In Denmark, Alisiv Ceran is the terrorist who wasn’t. The 21-year-old student at the University of Copenhagen recently hopped on a commuter train, his bag bulging with a computer printer. Feeling jittery about…
MorePrime Minister on Taxgate Commission: Somebody’s lying
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said it’s ‘extremely unfortunate’ that the Taxgate Commission was unable to discover who leaked her personal tax details to tabloid daily BT during the 2011 election campaign. After the…
MoreLiberals defend former minister’s role in Taxgate
There’s nothing to stop former tax minister Troels Lund Poulsen being given a top cabinet posting if the centre-right wins the next election, Liberal spokesman Claus Hjort Frederiksen said last night, even though…
MoreGive refugees a computer or TV say ‘red’ parties
Integration into Danish society requires access to a computer or TV, according to the Social Democrats, Socialist People’s Party (SPP), and Red/Green Alliance, who have joined together to urge local authorities to allow…
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