Løkke in more hot water over charitable foundation
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is facing a grilling over why he accepted a DKK50,000 donation for his charitable ‘Løkke Foundation’, allegedly in return for a political favour. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has…
MoreUN migration treaty divides government and DPP
The government’s intention to sign up to the controversial Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Morocco next week has created a rift with its guarantor of a parliamentary majority, the Danish…
MoreSamuelsen backs U.S. move to scrap INF treaty
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has called on Russia to dismantle its long-range missile systems, after his U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, announced yesterday that the Trump administration would begin the formal process to scrap…
MoreLocal mayor denounces island plan: A ‘complete waste of taxpayers’ money’
The Mayor of Vordingborg has demanded a meeting with Integration Minister Inger Støjberg about the government’s ’hasty decision’ to build a holding centre for failed asylum seekers and criminal refugees in his municipality….
MoreDenmark 2nd on most-taxed list
For the first time in 14 years Denmark no longer has the highest rate of taxation amongst developed nations. A new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report shows France had the…
MoreDenmark tops global climate report
Denmark, alongside Britain, are best in terms of implementing measures to fight climate change, according to a new report published as delegates from more than 190 nations gathered for the Katowice Climate Change…
MoreBusiness shorts
Mercedes tops best-seller list / Currency reserves dip / SAS back in the black… 628 Mercedes Benz top of the range premium cars costing DKK460.000 each (€60,000), twice what the average Dane earns,…
MoreLithuania denies prison rumours
Lithuania’s justice minister has dismissed reports his country is ready to build a brand new prison to house criminal refugees sentenced to deportation from Denmark. In response to anonymous sources who told state-run…
MoreIntelligence report: Russian threat to Danish election
Russia is one of the biggest security threats to Denmark and could attempt to influence next year’s general election in this country – the main conclusion of the latest risk assessment report from…
MoreHuman rights groups decry ‘racist’ island project
The government and Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) have defended the plan to relocate failed asylum seekers and criminal immigrants to a deserted island in the face of fierce criticism from human rights groups….
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