Integration Minister: Refugees ‘greedy, ungrateful’
Integration Minister has lashed out at ‘greedy refugees’ whose only aim is to demand more and more from the Danish state. In an op-ed piece in tabloid daily BT the Minister describes how…
MoreDPP: ‘Merkel is leading Germany towards self-destruction’
Anglela Merkel has set her country on the path to self-destruction, the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) immigration spokesman, Martin Henriksen, said yesterday after the Chancellor claimed at a rally that ‘everybody who lives…
MoreTerror expert: Sweden should copy Denmark
Sweden could learn a lot from Denmark as it struggles to stop the ever-growing number of Swedish Islamic State sympathisers. According to leading terror expert Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish Defence Academy, Denmark has extensive…
MoreSocial Democrats need us says Social Liberal leader
Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard is confident he can get former coalition partner, the Social Democrats, ‘back on the right track’ despite their ‘flirt’ with the Danish People’s Party (DPP). In an interview…
MoreInequality grows as the rich get richer
Financial inequality in Denmark continues to grow. Disposable income amongst residents of the affluent North Zeeland region, north of Copenhagen, has risen considerably over the past decade, new Statistics Denmark figures show, while…
MoreCopenhagen ranks high on friendly cities study
Copenhageners may have a reputation of being aloof and impolite but a new study ranks the Danish capital as one of the friendliest cities in the world. The Sociable Cities study by Business…
MoreBusiness shorts
Vestager challenges stock-market merger / Food ministry green-lights poultry exports / Danish company fights Alzheimer’s Vestager: The world’s biggest ever stock market merger, between London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Boerse, is on…
MoreDPP leader dismisses coalition speculation
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Social Democrats may have moved closer together but not enough to consider forming a government after the next election. DPP leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has dismissed media…
MoreCentrist party moves away from Soc Dems
The centrist Social Liberals’ traditional role as support party for a Social Democrat-led government could be a thing of the past. In an interview with left-wing daily Information, Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard…
MoreOpposition parties will prevent future EU referendum
Three opposition parties have called on all pro-EU parties in parliament to make a formal agreement that would prevent any future referendum on Denmark’s membership of the union. The Social Liberals, Socialist People’s…
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