Fogh Rasmussen: We are to blame for ISIS
Successive international coalitions’ failure to come up with a cohesive, political agenda for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya led to the creation of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to ex-prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen….
MoreMinister: Turkey shifting away from EU
Turkey is moving farther and farther away from EU membership, according to Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen who warned yesterday that if President Erdogan reinstates the death penalty, as threatened, it would signal the end of the…
MoreAsylum numbers remain low
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark remains low – only 52 last week, bringing the total for the year so far to 5,601, 75% down on the corresponding period in 2015….
MoreImam charged with racism for anti-Semitic rant
An imam who called Jews ‘the offspring of apes and pigs’ during a sermon at an Odense mosque in 2014 has finally been charged with racism. According to § 266b of Denmark’s criminal…
MorePoultry lockdown
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has ordered that all poultry held privately be kept indoors after avian influenza H5N8 (bird flu) was found in wild ducks. The order took effect from…
More20,260 voter declarations wiped out – ‘a scandal’ says National Party
More than 20,000 voter declarations collected by the newly-formed National Party have been declared invalid by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior. The party, founded by three immigrants in 2014, announced…
MoreDanes number 2 in English
Danes are number 2 in the world at speaking English as a second-language. The EF Education First Index, the world’s largest comparison of countries by English skills, ranks Holland at number one, followed…
MoreTrump challenges Denmark’s safe-haven status
Denmark’s status as safe-haven for investors at times of economic and political turbulence is under threat following Donald Trump’s election as US President, financial news site Bloomberg claims. From Bloomberg: When Europe sank…
MoreNew poll: Opposition leads as DPP sinks again
The fallout from the EU funding scandal continues to damage the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The latest Voxmeter survey for news agency Ritzau shows the populist party’s downturn continues and the government would…
MoreDPP linked to new EU funding scandal
MELD(Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy), the eurosceptic organisation at the centre of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) EU fraud scandal, purchased 70,000 pens to the value of DKK486,000 (€70,400) over a two…
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