Generous Danish social benefits are the highest in Europe
Denmark has the highest level of social benefits in Europe, fuelling the argument that low-paid employees earn virtually nothing by working. A new study by the Employers’ Confederation (Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening/DA), shows that a…
MoreExpert blasts Eritrea report
One of the main expert sources of a recent Danish Immigration Service (DIS) report on Eritrean asylum seekers has withdrawn his name because he feels ‘misused’ and ‘betrayed’. Professor Gaim Kibreab of London’s…
MoreFewer deprived areas
The government’s annual ‘ghetto list’ shows a slight drop in the number of deprived social housing areas. 31 designated areas around the country are now termed ‘ghettos’, based on five criteria: education, income,…
MoreMalmø bombing ‘an attack on Sweden’s judicial system’ says minister
The bomb attack in Malmø late Sunday evening was the most serious attack ever on the Swedish judicial system, Sweden’s Justice Minister Morgan Johansson said during a visit to the devastated justice building…
MoreDanish activist sentenced in Bahrain
A Bahrain court has sentenced Danish-Bahraini human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja to one year imprisonment on charges of assaulting the police, her lawyer said yesterday The verdict was handed down in absentia after…
More52,000 new migrants last year
Contrary to Danish public opinion, Switzerland was the country with the largest number of permanent immigrants per capita in 2012, according to the 2014 International Migration Outlook compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
MoreNational Bank says yes to union – banks say no
The Danish National Bank has become involved in a dispute with banks over the EU Banking Union. At its Annual General meeting, Monday, head of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansrådet/DFSA) Tonny Thierry…
MoreNew Book: Løkke was close to quitting – deputy leader accused of double dealing
A new book about opposition Lars Løkke Rasmussen claims he was on the verge of quitting ahead of last summer’s decisive Liberal party crisis meeting when he faced charges of expense account abuse….
MoreEx-minister: Løkke drinks too much
A former Liberal cabinet minister has accused party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen of excessive drinking. 73-year-old Britta Schall Holberg, an honorary member of the party and long-time critic of Mr Løkke Rasmussen’s leadership,…
MoreThorning’s hubby: On that selfie, living apart, and being married to a prime minister
When Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s snapped a selfie with President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service it caused a media sensation. But Ms Thorning-Schmidt’s husband,…
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