Social Democrats: Use free-school funding on ghettoes
The Social Democrats have urged the government to fund its ‘anti-ghetto’ plan by reducing public funding for free schools. Since the Liberals came to power in 2015 state subsidies for pupils at free…
MoreGovernment targets pro-forma marriages – again
The government is again making moves to crack down on pro-forma marriages in which an EU citizen comes to Denmark to marry a spouse from outside the union. Ahead of cross-party talks tomorrow…
MoreDrop in income tax but overall burden remains high
Denmark is often portrayed as the highest-taxed nation in the world yet only the top 10% of earners pay more than 33% in income tax – at the same time the taxman’s share…
MoreImmigrant kids to be language tested before starting school
Children of immigrants and refugees who grow up in deprived areas should be forced to pass a Danish language proficiency tests before they start school, Education Minister Merete Riisager said yesterday ahead of…
MoreGovernment considers ‘data ethics council’
In the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal the government is considering establishing a ‘data ethics council’ to monitor issues concerning private life, data protection, artificial intelligence and possible social media legislation. Minister…
MoreVestager: We need data regulation
People are only now starting to understand the impact of social media and how companies might create a form of addiction amongst users, Danish EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said in an interview…
MoreBusiness Minister calls for more creativity
Business Minister Brian Mikkelsen has announced plans for a specially convened growth team to boost creativity in Denmark. He told financial daily Børsen the aim is to explore new avenues of creating more…
MorePM: Strike windfall will fund extra welfare
The money saved by the state if there’s a public sector lockout this month – which could be as much as DKK250m a day – will be placed in a communal welfare fund,…
MoreRussian aggression tops agenda at Nordic summit
Ahead of the 2-day NORDEFCO (Nordic Defence Cooperation) defence ministers’ summit that got underway in Bergen, Tuesday, Denmark’s Claus Hjort Frederiksen said security policy challenges would be high on the agenda following the Russian navy’s…
MoreDanish citizen extradited to face trial in Rwanda
A court has ruled that a 50-year-old Danish citizen should be extradited to Rwanda to face charges of murdering hundreds of ethnic Tutsis during the 1994 genocide. Police arrested the man, who was…
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