Denmark will maintain its hard-line immigration and integration stance despite stinging criticism from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday. In its latest country report on…

In the wake of criticism from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a confidential report obtained by Politiken describes how two deported asylum seekers were beaten up by an Afghan police officer…

A 17-year-old Danish girl could be detained indefinitely after being found guilty of planning acts of terror. A Holbæk court found that the ‘Kundby girl’ (named after the small village where she lives),…

The government has backed down and agreed to set up an independent commission to investigative the Tax Department (SKAT) after a series of tax scandals over the past ten years that have resulted in…

Denmark has failed to live up to its climate obligations. Three development organisations – Care Denmark, Danchurchaid, and Oxfam Ibis – will today present the first ever benchmarking survey of how Danish climate…

A 49-year-old Danish national suspected of genocide in Rwanda has been detained and is facing extradition. Police arrested the man who lives in the North Zeeland region (north of Copenhagen) Monday after a…

Danish export companies are enjoying unprecedented success. The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) projects export growth of 4.5% this year, the highest since 2011 and double the government’s own forecast. Senior Sydbank economist…

The Danish government should drop the controversial jewellery law , ease the rules for family reunification, and reconsider whether the cap on social benefits aimed at immigrants is fair – just three of 24…

The government is under increasing pressure to set up an independent investigative commission to probe tax scandals over the past ten years and ultimately apportion political blame. A parliamentary majority, led by the Social Democrats…

On top of its fraud and tax evasion problems the Tax Department (SKAT) has been unable to recover millions and millions of kroner owned by private individuals and companies convicted of crimes such…