All refugees need to be integrated says Social Liberal leader
Social Liberal leader Moren Østergaard continued to maintain yesterday that all refugees should be integrated into Danish society, even those who are only granted temporary asylum and face being sent back to their…
MoreForeign Minister in Israel: Criticises settlement policy
Before leaving for an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Self Rule Authority, Monday, Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said the EU needs to stand together and put pressure on the Jewish state…
MoreDenmark 4th in prosperity
Denmark is the 4th most prosperous country in the world according to a new study that ranked Norway in top place. Public policy think tank Legatum Institute placed Denmark behind Norway, Switzerland, and…
MoreBritish espionage at Copenhagen climate summit
The British intelligence and monitoring service, GCHQ, has systematically spied on international climate change summits, including the COP15 summit in Copenhagen five years ago, according to classified documents leaked by US whistleblower Edward…
MoreIPCC report lays out consequences of severe climate change
The final report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published after a week of negotiations in Copenhagen, Sunday, warned that climate change is set to inflict “severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts”…
MoreDanish companies could get climate windfall
Denmark’s role as a climate leader could provide a massive financial windfall in the future if the international community commits to fighting the major climate changes that, according to the UN’s Climate Panel…
MoreClimate minister calls for ban on coal
Denmark should ban coal use by 2025 to make the country a leader in fighting global warming, adding to green measures ranging from wind energy to bicycle power, Climate Minister Rasmus Helveg Petersen…
MoreTaxgate report published today
The ‘Taxgate’ Commission’s report into alleged political involvement in then opposition leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s and her husband, Stephen Kinnock’s, personal tax affairs ahead of the 2011 election will lay the blame heavily on parliamentary…
MoreLiberals will strip Refugee Board of power
The Liberals (V) have warned they will strip the Refugee Appeals Board (Flytningnævnet) of its legal authority if the centre-right wins the next election. The Danish Refugee Council (Dansk Flygtning Hjælp), a private…
MoreExtra 25 million for Gaza
The government has granted an extra DKK25m to help reconstruction efforts in Gaza after the 50-day conflict between Hamas and Israel that devastated the region. The money is targeted towards helping Palestinians and…
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