Widespread identity fraud in asylum applications
634 asylum seekers have lied about their identity to qualify for residency in this country, the Danish Immigration Service has reported. A far-reaching review of applications has revealed that out of 700 asylum seekers who…
MoreLiberals support move to ‘ban the burka’
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) appears to have majority support for its upcoming ‘ban the burka’ bill after the ruling Liberals came together, Friday, to support legislation that would outlaw ‘face-covering veils’ in…
MoreAnders Fogh: We need welfare restrictions on immigrants
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for new rules that would restrict immigrants’ right to social benefits during their first seven years of residency in this country. At the Liberals’ annual…
MoreDeputy PM: DPP have earned the right to join government
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) are definitely a potential government partner, the ruling Liberals’ deputy prime minister, Kristian Jensen, said at the party’s annual conference, Saturday. The finance minister said he’s ‘very satisfied’…
MoreRed/Greens threaten to topple future Social Democrat-led government
The Red/Green Alliance will no longer accept its role as an automatic guarantor for a Social Democrat-led coalition’s survival in the future. The far-left party’s steering committee has adopted a new set of…
MoreFinance Minister urges EU to reach Brexit compromise
Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has urged the EU to stop ‘playing games’ and reach a ‘speedy compromise’ on the UK’s conditions for its withdrawal from the EU. In an interview with the British…
MoreHead found in submarine slaying
Navy divers have found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor Peter Madsen’s homemade submarine, a story that has created headlines around…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 2nd – October 8th 2017
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen made his opening speech to parliament, the constitutionally-required ‘state of the nation’ address coupled with the government’s proposed legislative goals for the next 8 months – he…
MoreNew EU poll: No ‘Danexit’
A significant majority of Danes are opposed to leaving the EU. In a new YouGov poll for pro-EU think-tank ‘Europa’, 64% of voters said they would prefer to remain in the union. And…
MoreEU follows Danish lead on VAT fraud
The European Commission has launched plans for the biggest reform of EU VAT rules in a quarter of a century, partly motivated by the scandal surrounding a 40-year-old man from Østerbro in Copenhagen…
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