Expert: Greenland close to economic collapse
Greenland heads into tomorrow’s general election as a financially impoverished country that’s close to economic collapse, warns Professor Torben M. Andersen, Chairman of the Economic Council of Greenland, in a hard-hitting op-ed piece in Berlingske….
MorePM dismisses Russian threat
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt claims to be ‘unconcerned’ about Russian military provocation in the Nordic region and is prepared for any scenario. After Margot Wallström, a former European Commissioner and UN special representative,…
MoreVestager is wrong: Denmark needs EU investment say Liberals
The Liberals have questioned EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s claim that Denmark doesn’t need any funding from the new EU €315 billion Investment Plan aimed at creating economic growth and getting more people…
MoreDanish F-16’s step up bombing raids in Iraq
Danish F-16’s despatched to Iraq to combat the Islamic State have upped the tempo in Iraq over the past week, when the planes have flown 13 missions and dropped 18 bombs. According to military…
MoreWikileaks informant pleads guilty
One of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s most trusted employees, Sigurdur Thordarsen, who met with FBI agents in Denmark on a number of occasions where he handed over great amounts of Wikileaks’ confidential data,…
MoreDONG shares sold via tax shelter
Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon admitted yesterday that it’s a ‘moral dilemma’ when Danish pension funds are only able to buy shares in state-owned energy company DONG via banks in the notorious tax shelter…
MoreFinancial supervisor set to tighten morgage lending rules
The Danish Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to further tighten guidelines for mortgage lenders. The guidelines, known as ‘the supervisory diamond’, aim to limit adjustable-rate and interest-only loans, which are hugely popular but…
MoreJustice Minister hazy on asylum restrictions
Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen has admitted that she has no idea what effect the government’s proposed asylum restrictions will have on the number of refugees heading for Denmark. When pressed by the opposition…
MoreAsylum figures continue to fall
The number of asylum seekers coming to Denmark continues a downward trend. The government has justified its move to tighten immigration law by estimating that 20,000 asylum seekers could have arrived here by the end of…
MoreImmigration Service review of all Eritrean asylum seekers
The Danish Immigration Service is to launch a review of asylum requests from Eritrean nationals after a fact-finding mission to the east African country. The number of Eritrean asylum seekers in Denmark soared…
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