More criticism for PET
Danish Intelligence (PET) has been given a reprimand by watchdog Tilsynet med Efterretningstjenesterne (Supervision of Intelligence Services) for failing to delete personal information on citizens. A spot check revealed that the agency continued…
MoreMuslim student gets DKK400,000 for refusing to eat pork
A Danish court ordered a culinary school to pay DKK40,000 in damages to a Muslim student after she was allegedly made to taste pork as part of her studies. The 24-year-old student, who…
MoreInterview with Muhammed editor
In the wake of the latest Muhammed cartoons attack in Texas, USA, when two gunmen were shot dead after opening fire with assault rifles at a heavily guarded exhibit of caricatures of the…
MoreBusiness shorts
China looks for Danish water technology / Maersk close to new Korean ship deal / Retail price drop / National Bank declines government bond offers China: China’s Minister of Water Chen Lei, Minister of Water arrived…
MoreOpposition steams ahead in new poll
A new poll could make Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt think twice about calling a pre-summer election. Just weeks after the government coalition and its allies appeared on the verge of an unlikely comeback,…
MorePoor opinion polls could force PM to wait
A new poll showing a solid majority for the opposition could encourage the prime minister to wait until the Autumn to call an election, leading political commentator, and ex-Conservative leader, Hans Engell said…
MoreJobless tempted with DKK9,000 bonus
The unemployed are to be offered a DKK9.000 incentive to look for work. Under the government’s new job-bonus scheme, published yesterday, all those who’ve been jobless for at least a year will be…
MoreBin-Laden ordered attack on Denmark
Al-Qeada documents recovered from the home of Osama bin Laden reveal operatives were sent to Europe to carry out missions against Denmark and American targets. Memory cards and flash drives collected by Navy Seals…
MoreCopenhagen buses torched
Police believe that four Danish buses found on fire in the early hours of Friday in Copenhagen were destroyed in an arson attack and may have a political motive. Another bus was found…
MoreJewish community demands permanent security
The Jewish community is demanding permanent armed surveillance of all Jewish institutions in this country. Since the February terror attack armed guards have patrolled outside the Krystalgade synagogue in Copenhagen and the Jewish…
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