Liberals call for benefits cuts to stem refugee flow
The Liberals have repeated the call for lower social benefits to discourage asylum seekers from heading for Denmark. The party’s policy spokeswoman, Inger Støjberg, said Denmark is bound by international refugee and human…
MoreAid minister urges Gulf states to help out
Oil-rich Middle East states need to step up to the plate and help Europe deal with the refugee problem in the Mediterranean, Development Minister Mogens Jensen said last night. As the wave of…
MoreOpposition backs down on anti-terror funding
The police are to be given an extra DKK150m to combat terror. Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) asked parliament’s Finance Committee to approve a one-off DKK130m grant last month to maintain the high…
MoreBeleagured minister defends DONG deal
Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon has again defended the government’s controversial DONG sell-off. During a parliamentary grilling, Tuesday, the Minister defiantly stated that DONG was sold at the most opportune moment, the price wasn’t…
MoreNo more sex with animals
Denmark has finally fallen in line with the rest of Europe by banning sex with animals A cross-party majority passed legislation yesterday outlawing bestiality, toughening a law that animal rights activists feared was…
MoreIMF: Denmark won currency battle
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised National Bank governor Lars Rohde for winning ’a spectacular and rare victory’ over currency speculators who three months ago launched an attack on Denmark’s fixed rate…
MoreDanes have ‘powerful’ passports
Danish passports are ranked the 6th most powerful in the world in an index published by travel website Goeuro.com. The index examined 50 countries around the world to reveal the how much the…
MoreLEGO ‘more reputable’ than Disney, Apple
Danish toy giant LEGO is ranked fifth on the Reputation Index’s annual list of the world’s most reputable companies. LEGO is ahead of global brands such as Disney (6th) and Apple (8th) on the…
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Norwegian and Ryanair announce new cheap flights / Maersk in salvage merger / Pension fund sues Portugal’s National Bank Cheap flights: The cut-price war at Copenhagen Airport continues. Norwegian Air has announced new…
MoreCopenhagen Conference to address Media Freedom Concerns
More than 100 international and Danish media professionals and experts will gather in Copenhagen on April 29-30 for a conference on media freedom and the importance of a free press in the development…
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