28,800 refugees since September
An estimated 28,800 refugees and migrants have entered the country over the past few weeks, the latest National Police figures show. However, only 3,500 have applied for asylum with the rest carrying on…
MoreInflation stabilises at 0.5%
Denmark’s inflation remained stable in September, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Monday. Consumer price inflation came in at 0.5 percent, the same rate as seen in August. Consumer prices have been rising since…
MoreEconomist predict five years of negative interest
Denmark has experienced negative central bank rates since 2012, in a move designed to protect the krone’s peg to the euro, and economists at five of the country’s largest banks, polled by Bloomberg,…
MoreYoung Danish Muslims have become more religious
Danish Muslims, especially youths, focus more on religious values today than ten years ago. A new survey by Wilke for Jyllands-Posten shows younger Muslims place far more emphasis on prayers, religious headwear, and…
MoreDid Danish police cover up abuse in Bulgaria?
Although Bulgarian police and border guards have repeatedly been criticised by human rights organisations for their abusive behaviour towards refugees, six Danish police officers have regularly assisted them since 2012. Information reports that a Danish officer was dispatched…
More‘Persecuted’ refugees take a trip home
Three refugees granted residency in Denmark have on a number of occasions travelled back to their native country for medical treatment, even though they were granted asylum by the Danish authorities after claiming…
MoreYoung refugee sent back to Afghanistan has been killed
The younger of two brothers deported to Afghanistan four months ago has, allegedly, been killed by the Taleban. 23-year-old Vhid Vaziri and his 16 year old brother, Abolfazl, who had resided in this…
MoreRefugees guest-edit left-wing newspaper
12 refugees from places like Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Thailand and Iraqi Kurdistan were invited to produce a 48-page special issue of left-leaning daily Information, Friday. All are professional journalists, some who’ve lived…
MoreDPP joy at Merkel’s failure
The Danish People’s Party’s deputy leader, Søren Espersen, celebrated German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Ms Merkel was hotly tipped to win due to her work mediating the…
MoreTrade surplus up
Denmark’s foreign trade surplus increased in August, as exports grew faster than imports, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Friday. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus, excluding ship and airplanes, rose to DKK 5.6 billion…
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