Penalties for anti-Semitic behavior ‘too lenient’
The Conservatives’ Naser Khader has urged courts to clamp down on anti-Semitic behaviour after a 24-year-old man was fined just DKK5,000 for a Facebook rant in which he invited followers to ‘kill Jews’….
MoreTravel expenses for asylum seekers top DKK160m
The state spent DKK160m (€21.2m) in 2015 and 2016 on travel expenses for asylum seekers, new Immigration Service figures show. The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) integration spokesman, Martin Henriksen, said the expenditure is…
More‘Integration policy has failed dramatically’
Danish integration policy has failed dramatically because the authorities have for years treated immigrants like children, according to the Conservatives’ Syrian-born Naser Khader, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC. In an op-ed piece…
MoreNew immigration dispute as Canadian woman is told to leave
A Canadian-Danish couple are at the centre of a new political dispute over Denmark’s strict immigration policy. The authorities have stripped Canadian born Trufy Vriend of her permanent residency after it was revealed…
MoreSouth Korea ambassador calls for speedy extradition
South Korea’s ambassador to Denmark, Choi Jai-chul, has urged the Public Prosecutor’s Office to speed up its decision on whether to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, a high-profile criminal suspect wanted by Seoul’s special counsel…
MoreDenmark hopes for India trade boost
Foodstuffs, shipping, and green energy will form the core of a Danish trade push in India this week, the world’s biggest democracy with a population of 1.3bn but which imports relatively little from…
MoreUS Ambassador out before Trump inauguration
US Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford is heading for a swift exit from Denmark – CNN reports that President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has told all ambassadors who are political appointees of President…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 2nd – January 8th 2017
Politics/Economy Politicians and experts sounded the alarm after Politiken revealed that 1,600 failed asylum seekers have gone missing in Denmark over the past 18 months – the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) Martin Henriksen…
MoreTrump tweets raise doubts about F-35 deal
Two tweets from President-elect Donald Trump have created serious doubts about the Danish Air Force’s planned multi-billion purchase of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets. A parliamentary majority has approved the government’s recommendation to…
More1,600 missing asylum seekers fuel terrorism fear
Politicians and experts have sounded the alarm after Politiken revealed that 1,600 failed asylum seekers have gone missing in Denmark over the past 18 months. The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) Martin Henriksen called…
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