Government pushes for more snooping legislation
The government is determined to step up the surveillance of airline passengers even though a similar proposal to provide national authorities with access to personal and private data was rejected by the EU…
MoreDanish surveillance plane to Mediterranean
Denmark has agreed to send a Challenger surveillance plane to the Mediterranean to help Frontex, the EU’s border control agency, ease the migrant problem. The initial mission is limited to 40 days, starting…
MoreFemale shift towards left
Many female voters have moved back to their traditional left of centre ‘home’, which could have a significant influence on this year’s election. A new study of voting trends reveals that that the…
MoreThorning-Schmidt’s ‘unconventional marriage’
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was at her husband, Stephen Kinnock’s side during his successful campaign for MP in the UK, but he won’t be returning the compliment in the upcoming Danish election campaign….
MoreOpposition warms up for new Iraq mandate
Opposition parties are ready to extend Denmark’s military mission against the Islamic State (IS) beyond the October deadline when the original political mandate expires. The Liberals’ defence spokesman, Troels Lund Poulsen, told Politiken…
MoreVoters agree with less welfare for refugees
6 out of 10 voters believe refugees should be given a low ‘start rate’ of social benefits, a strong signal that immigration and asylum policy will be high on the agenda of the…
MoreDanish opt-outs inspire British PM
The ’Danish model’ for EU membership could provide possibilities, and inspiration, for British Prime Minister David Cameron who’s vowed to renegotiate Britain’s membership terms. The respected Financial Times reports that Denmark’s membership isn’t…
MoreNew poll: 6 out of 10 Danes believe refugees should be turned back
A majority of the Danish electorate believes the EU should turn back boat loads of refugees in the Mediterranean before they reach the European mainland. In a new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten, six…
MoreCopenhagen terror: Police failed to learn from Norway lesson
Although Danish police vowed to learn from Norway’s terrorist attack in 2011, when eight people died in a bombing in Oslo and 69 youths died on nearby Utoya island, many of the same basic mistakes…
MoreForeign fighters go to war on Danish benefits
32 Danish foreign fighters have received a total of nearly DKK400,000 in social benefits while fighting in Syria. Official figures from the Employment Ministry, obtained by news radio 24/7, show the 32 Danish…
More