Dutch video urges refugees to head for Denmark
A satirical Dutch video film poking fun at Denmark’s (and Holland’s) attitude towards refuges has been seen by millions on YouTube. In the video, an enthusiastic speaker encourages refugees to choose Denmark instead…
MoreDPP calls for ghetto task force
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will demand a new ghetto task force when parties gather today to negotiate a new police bill. The party’s justice spokesman, Peter Skaarup, said residents of troubled social…
MoreRefugees help to solve labour shortage in Jutland
Refugees are giving the struggling North Jutland region a boost by taking low-paid jobs that have been vacant for a long time. Both employers and the regional municipalities are happy with the development….
MoreDPP calls for hospital headscarf ban
Doctors and nurses at hospitals in the Southern Regional Authority should be banned from wearing religious headwear – the latest anti-immigrant proposal from the Danish People Party (DPP). Thies Mathiasen, DPP’s regional secretary,…
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Google buys Vestas’ stake in Africa/Maersk Line merger Google: Web giant Google is set to buy a 12.5 percent stake in Africa’s largest wind farm from Danish wind energy giant Vestas. The Lake Turkana…
More200,000 police hours to protect Jewish institutions
The police have spent around 200,000 man hours guarding Jewish institutions, at a cost of millions of kroner, in the wake of the February Copenhagen terror attack. The figures come just ahead of…
MoreDPP demands more refugee restrictions
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will use upcoming budget negotiations to push for increased demands on refugees seeking permanent residency in this country. The party’s integration spokesman, Martin Henriksen, said yesterday there are…
MoreNew proposals for unemployment scheme
The Unemployment Insurance (Dagpenge) Commission has published its long awaited proposals to improve the unemployment scheme. Since its inception in the 1990s the scheme has been constantly amended, reformed, and changed, which has…
MoreRed/Greens gave money to Kurdish group suspected of war crimes
The Red/Green Alliance has donated DKK65,247 to the Kurdish militia group, YPG, which according to a new Amnesty International (AI) report has committed atrocities ‘amounting to war crimes’ in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojova). The…
MoreDenmark fails to live up to UN equality goals
Income equality continues to rise in Denmark. Although the country has signed up to the UN’s global target to reduce national income inequality, a new study by the Economic Council of the Labour…
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