Roma debate heats up
Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen yesterday called on parliament to act against the growing number of Roma people sleeping rough in the streets of Copenhagen, harassing Danish homeless, and relieving themselves in public…
MoreSupreme court rules in favour of Romanian criminals
A Supreme Court ruling against the deportation of four Romania nationals is ‘absurd’ Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said yesterday after the Court ruled that the four convicted criminals – three women and a man…
MoreStøjberg refuses to release ‘smoking gun’ mail
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has dismissed opposition demands to release the alleged ‘smoking gun’ e-mail that her critics claim proves she broke the law and misled parliament in the child-bride affair. In what…
MoreSamuelsen: Too soon to judge Trump
Denmark is ‘keeping a close eye’ on Donald Trump but at present there’s no need to re-adjust the relationship with the U.S., Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in an interview with Politiken after…
MoreLøkke heads for Paris
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will meet newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Wednesday, the 7th of June. In a Ministry of State press release the PM said France is an…
MoreClimate Minister optimistic despite Trump’s Paris threat
Energy & Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt is cautiously optimistic about a ‘green future’ despite indications President Trump is about to pull the USA out of the Paris climate change agreement. The Minister…
MoreProsecution appeals teenage terrorist’s sentence
The Public Prosecutor has appealed the verdict against the 17-year-old ‘Kundby girl’ who was sentenced to six years in prison two weeks ago by Holbæk District Court for planning a terrorist attack. During…
MoreEconomy grows as trade worsens
The economy continued to grow in the year’s first quarter (Q1) despite a decline in investment and a fall in both exports and imports. The latest Statistics Denmark figures, published Wednesday, show Gross…
MoreWas Lars Løkke mocking Donald Trump?
A picture of the five Nordic Prime Ministers taken during a meeting to discuss their countries’ common efforts to achieve UN sustainability goals, Tuesday, has ‘gone viral’ as it appears to show them mocking U.S….
MoreNew 2025-plan
The government published its revised 2025-plan, Tuesday, with proposals to cut taxes for high and low income earners, as well as companies, simplify rules and improve the country’s infrastructure as part of a…
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