Majority of voters against tax relief
The government is determined to cut taxes but doesn’t have the backing of voters. Although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has had two years to win over voters for his tax reform plans,…
MoreGovernment aims to give entrepreneurs a helping hand
The government is aiming to give budding entrepreneurs a helping hand in its growth stimulus package to be presented next week. Speaking at a business conference on the opportunities for growth in the…
MoreInventor facing murder rap sticks with ‘accident’ defence
Danish police confirmed Wednesday that DNA tests from a headless torso found washed ashore off Copenhagen match with 30-year-old Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died on inventor Peter Madsen’s private submarine that sank…
MoreMore hate preachers banned
Two more hate preachers have been banned from entering Denmark. The Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingestyrelsen) has added Ismail al-Wahwah, leader of the Australian chapter of the international Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, and Alparsian…
MoreNew office to monitor religious persecution
The government has approved extra funding for the Foreign Ministry to set up an office to investigate the extent of religious persecution. The Conservatives’ integration spokesman, the Syrian-born Naser Khader, said money has…
MoreConsumers less optimistic
Consumer confidence fell in August after improving in the previous two months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index dropped to 7.6 in August, but that was from a two-year…
MoreDanish F-16s tailed Russian bomber
A Russian bomber was tailed by Danish F-16 fighter jets recently when it flew close to Danish territorial airspace in the Baltic near Bornholm. According to Colonel Søren Andersen of Defence Command (Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando)…
MoreLatvia to buy missiles from Denmark
Latvia has agreed to buying an ‘undisclosed number’ of air-defence systems from Denmark. The Latvian Ministry of Defense reported the Stinger missiles and launch systems will be delivered by the first half of…
MoreJustice Minister admits ‘unclear information’ on Europol
The Europol issue continues to divide the pro and anti-EU parties at Christianssborg. Danes rejected adopting EU rules on cross-border policing in a 2015 referendum but the government successfully negotiated a Europol compromise earlier…
MoreTorso’s DNA matches missing journalist
The DNA of the mutilated corpse washed up off the coast of Amager Monday evening matches missing journalist Kim Wall. Copenhagen Police have confirmed blood found in inventor Peter Madsen’s submarine matched the…
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