Parties back aid deal for Africa to stop migrant influx
Parties on both sides of the aisle would support a move to send financial aid to Africa to help stop the flow of migrants. Gerald Knaus, director of the European Stability Initiative think tank and architect of…
MoreIndia pushes for extradition of arms dealer
The Indian government has moved a step closer to securing the extradition of arms dealer Niels Holck from Denmark, India news sources report. Niels Holck, known under the alias of Kim Davey in India,…
MoreLocal politician: Islamic State is controlled by Zionists
A local Muslim politician has been forced to step down following a controversial Zionist outburst. Seyit Ahmet Özkan, a member of Ishøj’s town council since 1993, has been excluded by his own party,…
MoreIslam critic gets apology for racist slur
Controversial Islam critic Lars Hedegaard has dropped a threatened lawsuit against an 80-year-old pensioner who called him a ‘super racist’ on Facebook. Mr Hedegaard, who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a Muslim gunman in…
More19 countries competing to host EMA
Denmark is facing stiff competition from 18 other EU countries to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA) once Brexit is complete. The government delivered its bid shortly ahead of the deadline, Monday night, highlighting…
MoreDanish military has too many officers, not enough privates
The Danish military has ‘too many chiefs and not enough indians’, according to a top-ranking officer. Ahead of upcoming political negotiations to draft a new defence bill, Rear Admiral Nils Wang, head of the Royal Danish Defence Academy,…
More63-year-old beggar deported
A 63.year-old Romanian woman has been jailed for 20 days, with deportation to follow, after being found guilty of begging. After handing down the sentence a judge at Copenhagen District Court called street…
MoreParties split on US-Russia diplomacy dispute
The diplomatic squabble between the USA and Russia has divided parties at Christiansborg. After President Vladimir Putin ordered the US to cut staff at its diplomatic mission in Russia to 755, the Conservatives’ Naser…
MoreHouse speaker urges New Conservatives to ‘get real’
Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard has urged the anti-immigrant New Conservatives to cooperate with other parties instead of constantly attacking them. The ex-Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader said she’s constantly amazed at…
MoreAfter multi-billion losses, SKAT spends DKK100m on new logo
The scandal-hit Tax Department (SKAT) is spending DKK100m to update its logo when the agency is split up into seven new regional administrations. The government has cut 4,000 jobs at SKAT since 2006…
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