Former White House officials urge government to revive Iraq Commission
Two former high ranking members of the Bush Administration have urged Denmark to revive the Iraq Commission, which was shut down shortly after the new government came to power. Former CIA national intelligence…
MoreExremist Muslim visited mosque ahead of peace ring
Hundreds of Danes and Muslims formed a peace ring around a Copenhagen mosque last weekend that the previous day had played host to British extremist cleric Haitham al-Haddad, who has claimed Jews are…
MorePM: Merkel and I agree on refugee policy
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has denied the government’s strict immigration policy distances Denmark from the rest of the EU. During talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Friday, the PM claimed there’s…
MoreLøkke urges companies to speak German
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged the business sector to strengthen its links to Germany by stressing the importance of German as a second language and removing the barriers for educational exchanges….
MoreSocial Democrats demand more border control
In a surprising turnaround the Social Democrats have joined the call for more control at the Denmark-Germany border. Ahead of upcoming cross-party negotiations concerning more police funding, the party’s justice spokeswoman, Trine Bramsen,…
MoreDenmark wants seat on UNHCR council
Despite being criticised by human rights organisations for its strict refugee and asylum policy, the Danish government has announced Denmark’s candidacy for a seat on the UNHCR (Human Rights Council) an agency mandated…
MoreLykkeoft pushes for female UN Secretary General
Mogens Lykketoft is hoping to see a woman to become UN Secretary-General when Ban Ki-Moon steps down next year. Mr Lykkefoft, who has taken a sabbatical from parliament to become President of The…
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Maersk ship boarded by pirates/Denmark maintains gas and oil targets/National Bank sells off government bonds Maersk: A Maerk tanker, the Maersk Labu, was one of six ships sailing in the Straits of Malacca…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 24th – 29th 2015
Politics/Economy Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen attacked the ‘holier than thou, politically correct’ critics who claim the government’s hardline immigration policy is scaring off much-needed skilled foreign manpower, after parliament passed legislation to…
MoreFinance Minister: We have nothing to be ashamed of
Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen (V) has fired off a verbal broadside at the ‘holier than thou, politically correct’ critics who claim the government’s hard-line immigration policy is discouraging much-needed skilled foreign manpower…
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