The Week That Was, January 8th – January 14th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen backed down in the tax vs. immigration battle with the Danish People’s Party (DPP) – he said the government will scale back its tax-cut plan to get…
MoreMinister: Deportation policy was a mistake
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has acknowledged that the forced deportation of 7 seriously ill refugees seeking humanitarian residence in Denmark was a mistake. During a parliamentary consultation,Thursday, Ms Støjberg admitted that her ministry…
MoreOpposition questions Støjberg’s integrity
Opposition politicians have accused Integration Minister Inger Støjberg of trying to brush off responsibility for the controversy surrounding the deportation process for seriously ill refugees onto ministry officials After yesterday’s hearing, when Ms…
MoreLA leader brushes off calls to step down
Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Anders Samuelsen has rejected calls from party insiders to step down, one day after offering an unreserved apology for the breakdown in tax reform negotiations. The Foreign Minister has…
MoreLA in crisis
The Liberal Alliance is in deep trouble. Amidst calls for party leader Anders Samuelsen to step down following the tax cuts fiasco, a new YOUGov poll for free daily MetroXpress shows the junior…
MoreDPP calls for further cuts in refugee benefits
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) wants to make Denmark as unattractive as possible for refugees with stricter immigration policies that will hit their finances. To reduce the number of refugees and immigrants heading…
MoreGreenland, Denmark agree to clean up U.S. scrap
Denmark and Greenland have reached agreement regarding the clean-up of U.S. military installations that were left to rust in the arctic after the Cold War. Greenland Premier Kim Kielsen and Minister for the Environment…
MoreAnother hate preacher added to government’s blacklist
Another alleged hate preacher has been banned from Denmark. Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said on Facebook, Thursday, that Canadian preacher Mazin Abdul-Adhim has been added to the government’s ‘blacklist’ of preachers barred from…
MoreFormula One boss optimistic about Danish Grand Prix
Following a visit to Denmark, Formula One boss Chase Carey has backed a business consortium’s plans to hold the first Danish Grand Prix in 2020. After meetings with mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen…
MoreSocial Democrats smell blood
The Social Democrats have urged the prime minister to resign and call a general election following the collapse of the government’s tax reform negotiations with the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The opposition party’s…
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