Education Minister: Too many east European students
Education Minister Ulla Tørnæse has criticised Danish higher education institutions that campaign to recruit students in Eastern Europe, even though the student grant system (SU) is already under strain from the number of…
MoreDanes greener than government
The government has failed to match the green ambitions of the general public, a new poll indicates. In a new Epinion poll on behalf of four environmental organisations, 82% of respondents said green…
MoreGovernment launches $50m ‘stabilisation package’ for Syria, Iraq
In a move to strengthen efforts to stabilise Syria and Iraq the government has put together a DKK 333m ($50m) regional stabilisation support package that will, amongst other things, serve to re-establish basic…
MoreCorrection
In a summary of a Berlingske interview, Monday, we quoted Italian Ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas as saying that the ‘EU agreement with Turkey last year, aimed at reducing the pressure on Greece by…
MoreDPP pays back EU funds…again
The Danish People’s Party has agreed to refund the DKK200,000 it received from Meld (Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy) to promote EU cooperation across borders, but allegedly spent on two summer conferences…
MoreEU launches investigation into possible funding fraud
The EU’s anti-fraud unit, OLAF, has launched an investigation into the possible abuse of EU funds paid by the European Parliament to Meld (Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy) and Feld (Foundation for…
MoreLøkke asked to explain UN cover up
The Red/Greens have summoned the prime minister to a parliamentary consultation to explain the possible cover-up of a letter from the UN criticising the government’s controversial jewellery law. UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon sent…
MoreHousing minister’s message to struggling welfare recipients: Find cheaper accomodation
Welfare recipients struggling to pay their rent after new benefit rules came into power on October 1st have had sufficient time to find new, cheaper accommodation, Housing Minister Inger Støjberg said last night….
MoreHighest poverty in Nordic region
Denmark has the highest rate of poverty in the Nordic region. New figures from the EU’s statistics agency, Eurostat, show that in contrast to Sweden, Norway, and Finland, the number of people in…
MoreLøkke heads for South Korea
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will travel to South Korea later this month to hold talks with President Park Geun-hye, the first official Danish visit for 25 years. The PM said in a…
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