PM: EU needs to cut back
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged the EU make significant cutbacks to adjust for the lack of British funding after Brexit. The departure of the UK will leave a large hole in…
MoreDK won’t extradite to Romania until 2023
Justice Minister Søren Pape has acknowledged it will take a while for Romania to improve its prisons to the point where Denmark can resume extraditing prisoners to the country. The Supreme Court ruled…
MoreDefence Minister: US NATO commitment is ‘rock-solid’
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has no doubt that the USA will come to the aid of NATO allies that are attacked. At a NATO defence minisers’ meeting in Brussels, Thursday, Mr Frederiksen…
MoreDanish employers: Immigration policies stunt growth
The Danish Employers Association (DEA) has blamed the lack of skilled labour on restrictive immigration policies by the government. According to a new DEA report the growing demand for skilled workers means more…
MoreDanish farmers set for cannabis bonus
A new bill that would allow Danish farmers to grow medicinal cannabis for the state has cross-party support. A new proposal by Liberal Health Minister Ellen Trane Nørby for state-controlled production has been…
MoreCopenhageners feel less safe
An increasing number of Copenhageners feel unsafe in their own neighbourhood. A new survey of the 13 largest neighbourhoods in the capital shows a significant rise in the number of residents concerned about…
MoreCourt denies voting rights for mentally challenged
The High Court has denied mentally handicapped citizens the right to vote in national elections. Individuals in Denmark who have a guardian take care of their financial affairs due to mental handicaps cannot…
MoreFinance Minister won’t budge on government predictions
Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has again turned down requests from the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) to include ‘dynamic effects’ into government spending models, arguing that a parliamentary majority can’t change math. Last week…
MoreDanish soldiers suspect torture at Iraq airbase
Danish soldiers stationed at Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq believe that prisoners are being tortured at the facility, left-wing daily Information reports. Roughly 200 Danish soldiers are posted at the airbase in Northwestern Iraq…
MoreOpposition parties decry inaction on torture reports
Opposition parties quickly decried the lack of an official response to reports that Iraqi forces are torturing detainees at a military base in Iraq where Danish troops are stationed. The Alternatives’ policy spokesman…
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