New call for ban on street gangs
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called on the government to use the Danish Constitution to ban street gangs. Article 78 states: “The government does not have the right to terminate any group…
MoreImam charged for homosexual slur
A 49-year-old imam has been charged with breaching anti-racism laws by equating gays with pedophiles. Prosecutor Jan Reckendorff said the unidentified Muslim preacher was in violation of Denmark’s penal code in interviews in…
More‘Reverend Rufus’ officiates at gay weddings
Ex-US Ambassador Rufus Gifford officiated at 6 public marriage ceremonies for gay couples on the Circle Bridge in Christianshavn over the weekend, part of the Copenhagen Pride celebrations. Mr Gifford, who recently announced…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 14th – August 20th 2017
Politics/Economy The Liberals’ integration spokesman Marcus Knuth said it’s only a question of time before Denmark bans Muslim women from wearing full-face Islamic veils, following the Conservatives’ call for the three government parties…
MoreLiberals: No welfare for ‘burqa women’
Muslim women who wear full-face Islamic veils should be denied social benefits, the Liberals Jan E. Jørgensen said yesterday pouring more fuel on the ‘ban the burqa’ debate. The party is still divided…
MorePrime Minister decries ‘vile terrorists’
The perpetrators of yesterday’s Barcelona attack were ’vile terrorists with a primitive view of the world’, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after a van plowed into a crowd of people in the…
MoreCulture Minister protects boss who gave her 2 million kroner
Culture Minister Mette Bock’s job is on the line after it was revealed she received a DKK2.1m ($300,000) ‘golden handshake’ from DR’s chairman of the board Michael Christiansen when she left the state-run…
More200,000 foreign workers but more needed
200,000 foreign nationals are working in Denmark today, the highest figure ever. New figures from The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) show that since 2013, Danish companies have employed 34% more foreigners from countries…
MoreFinance Minister: Tax cuts needed to save welfare
Despite political, and widespread public, opposition to tax cuts they are the best way to protect the welfare state, Finance Minister Kristian Jensen said yesterday following the government’s back down from its plan…
MoreMinisters discuss migration, trade in Nigeria
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg and Development Aid Minister Ulla Tørnæs are in Nigeria to address migration problems and trade relations. Ms Støjberg discussed a possible repatriation agreement with government officials and how the…
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