DPP demands night-time curfew on asylum seekers
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for a night-time curfew on asylum seekers to prevent them from committing crime. And according to the party’s integration spokesman, Martin Henriksen, any asylum seeker found…
MoreGreenland withdraws UN complaint against Denmark
Greenland’s home rule government has withdrawn an official complaint against Denmark at the United Nations (UN). Greenland had called on the UN to investigate whether Denmark is guilty of violating human-rights conventions for…
MoreDI predicts 50,000 new jobs in private sector
Job creation in the private sector will reach a record high over the next few years, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) predicts in its latest economic forecast. DI expects the economic growth…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 15th – 21st 2017
Politics/Economy In a new report the National Audit Office (Rigsrevisionen) questioned the controversial 2014 deal that saw a significant ownership share of DONG Energy sold to U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs – despite…
MoreStøjberg: We need border control in the real world
In the final instance it’s Denmark that will decide whether to maintain border control, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday from the EU Interior Minsters’ meeting in Brussels where she will be discussing…
MoreLiberals defend Dong deal
Despite the National Audit Office’s (Rigsrevisionen) criticism of the controversial 2014 Dong deal there’s no reason to change the procedure for the sale of publicly-owned companies, the ruling Liberals’ finance spokesman, Jacob Jensen, said…
MoreVestager hits Facebook with €110m fine
Denmark’s feisty EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has slapped social media giant Facebook with a DKK825m (€110m/$122m) fine for giving misleading statements during the company’s $19 billion acquisition of the internet messaging service WhatsApp in…
MoreTerrorist teenager gets 6 years in jail
The 17-year-old girl who was convicted of planning an act of terrorism, Tuesday, has been given a 6-year jail sentence. The prosecution had demanded she be detained indefinitely at a secure institution but…
MoreImmigrant schoolkids ‘lagging behind’
Parties on both sides of the aisle have called for a cap on the number of immigrant children in classrooms, following a new survey showing a significant number perform far worse in virtually…
MoreMulti-million boost for fishing industry
A cross-party majority has agreed to set aside DKK972m for a wide range of subsidies to secure the future of the Danish fishing industry. Environment & Food Minister Esben Lunde Larsen welcomed the…
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