No new ‘big business’ in Denmark
No Danish business employing more than 1000 employees has been created for 20 years, a new report by the Danish Business Authority reveals, confirmation of the low ambitions of the Danish sector according to…
MorePM to back UK in Brussels today
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will back the UK’s demand for a new relationship with the EU at the ‘Brexit’ summit in Brussels today, in the hope that Denmark will also be able…
MoreSweden could copy anti-refugee legislation
Denmark’s anti-refugee laws have created negative headlines throughout the world but could soon be copied by Sweden – although not the controversial jewellery law. After a meeting with Integration Minister Inger Støjberg in…
MoreCopying asylum seekers’ personal data raises civil rights concerns
Danish police have copied data from hundreds of asylum seekers’ mobile phones over the past year, raising concerns about individual legal rights and rule of law. Confidential documents obtained by left-leaning daily Information…
MoreMinors trafficked to Denmark
19 minors have been trafficked to Denmark since 2009, new figures from the Centre against Human Trafficking reveal. Nine have been exploited for criminal purposes, six forced into prostitution, and three made to…
MoreMajority demands review of anti-racism law
A parliamentary majority has called for a review of the Racial Discrimination Act after a man was found guilty of equating Islam with Nazism. The five parties, led by the Danish People’s Party…
MoreCNN in Denmark: Presidential candidate dreams of social democracy
US news channel CNN has sent a journalist to Denmark to report on why candidate for US President, Bernie Saunders, is so enthusiastic about Danish social democracy. From CNN: Open a newspaper on…
MoreArla profits drop – 500 facing redundancy
Arla Foods, one of Europe’s biggest dairy companies, supplied 12.5 billion kilos of milk to consumers last year, 800 milliom more than 2014, but saw both turnover and profits fall as a result…
MoreEmployment figures up
The number of people in employment continues to rise while the jobless figures have fallen. 2.7m people between the ages of 15-64 were employed at the end of last year, the latest data…
More4,700 asylum seekers facing deportation
13 asylum seekers will be expelled every day this year, a National Police projection for 2016 shows. Out of 4,701 asylum seekers facing expulsion, 2,187 will be sent back to their native country…
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