Socialist People’s Party: Without a majority, Government must resign
The Socialist People’s Party have said that the government should resign if it doesn’t receive the majority required to pass its municipality budget, after The Conservatives unexpectedly declared they would vote against it….
MoreDenmark promises emergency aid in the event of Grexit
Foreign Affairs Minister Kristian Jensen is prepared to help a crisis-stricken Greece with foreign aid in the event that the country exits the eurozone and plunges deeper into economic strife. “I still hope…
MoreNorth Jutland want fewer asylum seekers
North Jutlandic municipalities have sent letters to Immigration Minister Inger Støjberg asking for help to reduce their intake of asylum seekers. A collective of municipalities in Denmark’s North Jutland region have penned a…
MoreConservatives insist Defence must test fighter jets
The Conservative Party want all three potential candidates for Denmark’s new fighter jet to be tested by Danish pilots, prior to purchase. This is according to Rasmus Jarlov, Chairman of the Parliamentary Defence…
MoreSocial Democrats against Government ‘politicising’ religion
Leading Social Democrat MP Mette Gjerskov is considering opting out of the church in order to protest the government’s emphasis that “Denmark is a Christian country” in the new government program. “To use…
MoreDenmark sends millions to ‘desperate’ Yemen
Denmark has sent 10 million DKK in humanitarian aid to Yemen, after the Foreign Affairs Minister declared to country’s conflict-stricken situation “desperate.” In the past few months, the conflict has intensified between government…
MoreDPP nabs another influential parliamentary position
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has been handed another top parliamentary position. Just five days after former party leader Pia Kjærsgaard was elected Speaker of Parliament, the DPP’s growing influence is reflected in…
MoreDPP rejects human rights criticism of asylum restrictions
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has rejected criticism of the new restrictions placed on asylum seekers and called for even more. After the Danish Institute for Human Rights claimed that the new, low…
MoreRyanair, unions, exchange threats after talks break down
A conciliation meeting between Ryanair and Danish unions lasted just eight minutes, Wednesday, before the Irish airline’s representatives stormed out. The ground service unions have now warned that they will extend their blockade…
MoreMohammed drawings to be exhibited in Copenhagen
A Danish anti-Islam group is planning to hold an exhibition featuring drawings from the Mohammed art exhibition staged in Dallas, Texas, in May, which resulted in a shootout that left two gunmen dead and one…
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