Speeding ticket won’t stand in the way of citizenship
Foreign nationals who’ve been given speeding tickets won’t be denied the chance to become ‘Danes’ under the government’s new citizenship reform bill. As the law stands today foreigners who’ve received a fine in…
MoreDenmark could become a hub for North European fighter jets
Despite concerns about the excessive noise levels of the Danish Air force’s new fleet of F-35 fighter jets a US defence firm is hoping to set up a training and command centre in…
More‘Copenhill’ mixes recycling with skiing
Copenhagen’s long awaited power plant that will also act as a ski slope in winter is close to completion. The Amager Resource Center, popularly named Copenhill, which has altered the capital’s skyline, will…
MoreForeign Minister: Denmark will uphold Iran nuclear agreement
Denmark, alongside Europe, will continue to support the Iran nuclear deal even though the USA has pulled out, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in a written statement last night. Mr Samuelsen said he…
MoreU.S. pullout will hit Danish exports
Danish exports will suffer as a result of the the USA’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, a top executive at the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) warned last night….
MoreWelfare shortfall in 2021
The state will need an extra DKK1.5bn (€200m) to fund a ‘welfare gap’ in 2021, a new Finance Ministry projection shows. When the Danish People’s Party (DPP) agreed to the government’s modified tax…
MoreLøkke on family reunification: No need to copy Germany
New German rules that will limit family reunification to a maximum of 1,000 refugees per month will have no influence on Denmark, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said during parliamentary question time, Tuesday….
MoreLA decries lazy students
The Liberal Alliance (LA) have demanded a stop to the ‘ridiculous rule’ that allows graduates to claim generous unemployment insurance payouts for two years after leaving university. Following the news that 25% of…
MorePM heads for central Europe
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will meet the leaders of Austria and Slovakia next week ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 17th. The PM will also visit Danish…
MorePM: Greenland needs Danish
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed concern about the new Greenland government’s move to replace Danish with English as the main foreign language in schools. The new coalition’s political platform states: “Greenlandic…
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