Sweden criticises anti-refugee campaign
Sweden’s Migration Minister Morgan Johansson was highly critical of the Danish government’s anti-refugee campaign in foreign media when he arrived at EU emergency migration talks in Brussels, Monday. Ahead of private talks with…
MoreNGO’s ‘Welcome to refugees’ in Lebanese newspaper
A Lebanese newspaper has printed an opinion article by the Danish NGO ‘Refugees Welcome’ describing the advantages for refugees in Denmark. The article, written by head of the NGO Michala C. Bendixen, comes after experts denounced…
MorePolice struggling with workload but reject help from Home Guard
The cash-strapped Danish police force, which has put in hundreds of hours of overtime after the February terror attack and is now having to deal with the massive influx of refugees, is ‘worn…
MoreAid organisations: Government trying to conceal poverty figures
The government stands accused of trying to cover up the extent of poverty in this country. Both the Red Cross and child aid agency, Save the Children, claimed yesterday that Social Minister Karen…
MoreWashington Post: Refugees are fleeing Danish ‘wonderland’
Denmark’s international reputation, which sank to an all-time low after the Mohammed cartoons crisis in 2006 but had recovered two years later, could, according to Politiken, have suffered irreparable damage after the recent…
MoreForeign Minister arrives in Ukraine with €8m anti-corruption gift
In the midst of the EU’s refugee crisis, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen has taken a quick trip to Ukraine, backed by DKK60m (€8m) to help fight the country’s widespread corruption. Mr Jensen has…
MoreThorning-Schmidt faces Italian competition for UNHCR job
Helle Thorning-Schmidt will be competing with an Italian in her bid to replace current UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres who’s stepping down at the end of the year. The deadline for…
MoreBusiness optimism
Increased turnover, lots of new orders, and rising profits – that’s the optimistic forecast for the business sector in a new poll of 187 top business leaders. A majority say the good times…
MoreDenmark won’t join EU quota scheme
Denmark will refuse to join any EU scheme for a fair distribution of 160,000 migrants In a statement on Friday Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said: “The situation in Europe has escalated significantly…
MoreDanes want to help refugees but…
A majority of Danes believe that refugees have the right to help but also that they should be sent back to their country. While a new DR News poll reveals that 63% of the…
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