EU leaders, including Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, finalised a deal late Sunday evening with Turkey that aims to slow the influx of asylum seekers into Europe. The EU will provide €3 bn and…

Justice Minister Søren Pind will give the police the right to search asylum seekers’ baggage with the aim of confiscating any items of value that could help to finance their public assistance benefits,…

The government has lost control of the asylum and refugee situation, according to the Danish People’s Party’s immigration spokesman Martin Henriksen. He urged Integration Minister Inger Støjberg to ‘get a grip on the…

A new Danish People’s Party plan for how Denmark could remain a part of Europol if votes retain the justice opt-out on Thursday has been dismissed by experts. Leading DPP MEP Morten Messerschmidt…

The justice opt-out argument continues to divide the centre-right alliance. During an all-party TV debate, Saturday evening, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said it saddened him that his close ally, Danish People’s Party…

A Danish naval command vessel will soon be joining NATO’s fleet in the Mediterranean in response to Russia’s increased activities in Syria. After Turkey urged the military alliance for a show of response…

Denmark emerged relatively unscathed from the hurricane-force storm Gorm that raged across the country last night and early this morning. Northern Jutland, where the storm hit land around 19.00, was hardest hit by…

Political parties have renewed the call for Danish ‘hate-peaching mosques’ to be closed down. In the wake of the Paris attacks, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has announced he is planning to close…

On December 3 the Danes will vote in an EU referendum to decide whether the Danish opt-out on EU Justice and Home Affairs should be replaced by an opt-in model. Please note 7:59’s…

Politics/Economy   The Danish People’s Party (DPP) warned that Denmark could become a ‘magnet’ for refugees after Sweden imposed a number of measures aimed at restricting the number of asylum seekers. Integration Minister…