Posted on 22. Sep, 2015 in: News

DPP threatens to topple government

Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s days as prime minister could be numbered if the government tries to stitch together a new immigration bill without the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The populist party’s foreign affairs spokesman…

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Posted on 22. Sep, 2015 in: News

‘Transparent and open’ Alternative Party gagged spokeswoman

The Alternative Party’s integration spokesperson, Uzma Ahmed, was slapped with a gag order by party leadership ahead of the June elections and stripped of her job after she urged immigrants who failed to…

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Posted on 22. Sep, 2015 in: News

Danish sex fiend in South Africa court

A 63 year-old Danish man appeared in a South African court on Monday for storing 21 pieces of female genitalia in plastic bags in his freezer. He was charged with sexual assault, intimidation…

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Posted on 22. Sep, 2015 in: News

Saxo Bank founder steps down

Lars Seier Christensen, co-CEO and co-founder of multi-asset investment and trading specialist Saxo Bank, has announced his intention to step down from the Bank’s management board by the end of 2015. Mr Christensen…

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Posted on 22. Sep, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk places $300m tanker order/ Dairy company sets up ‘demo farm’ in China Maersk: Maersk Tankers has placed a $300m order for nine tanker vessels at shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries in Ningo, China….

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Posted on 22. Sep, 2015 in: News

Denmark ‘where they raise kids differently’

Living in Denmark for two years came as a culture shock for American journalist, and parent, Kristen Podulka as she tried to raise her two kids ‘in a country where they do things…

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Posted on 21. Sep, 2015 in: News

PM calls refugee summit

Syrian refugees are going to remain in Denmark for a long time so it’s up to Danish society to show its goodwill by helping them to integrate, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said…

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Posted on 21. Sep, 2015 in: News

DPP holds back on criticism of PM

Although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has softened the ‘tough on refugees’ stance that helped to get him elected in June it’s still too early to accuse him of violating his campaign promise,…

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Posted on 21. Sep, 2015 in: News

Polish workers exploited

Thousands of Polish workers in Denmark are being expolited by employers who pay them lower wages than agreed or fail to give them their holiday entitlement. A new trade union survey shows the…

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Posted on 21. Sep, 2015 in: News

Foreign Minister: Criticism of Denmark ‘unfair’

Negative reports of Denmark’s asylum policies are unfair and fail to take into account ‘the country’s generous support system’ once refugees are accepted in the country, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said in an…

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