The Week That Was, December 3rd – December 9th 2018
Politics/Economy: The UN joined the chorus of criticism against the government’s plan to relocate failed asylum seekers and criminal refugees to a deserted island. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she has ‘serious concerns’…
MoreUN questions Denmark’s ‘refugee island’
The debate about the government’s ‘refugee island’ scheme continues with the UN now joining the chorus of criticism. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said yesterday she has ‘serious concerns’ about the plan which is…
MoreStøjberg dismisses UN criticism
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has accused the UN’s human rights chief of being ’too quick on the trigger’ for criticising the government’s plan to house failed asylum seekers and criminal refugees on a…
MoreLøkke heads for Morocco
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has decide to travel to Morocco himself on Sunday to sign the controversial Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, after Minister for Immigration and Integration Inger Støjberg…
MoreDenmark, Austria move ahead with foreign transit shelter plan
Denmark and Austria are still working on a joint plan to house failed asylum seekers at a transit shelter outside the EU, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday from a ministers’ meeting in…
MoreLiberals fear Chinese espionage threat from Huawei
The Liberals have urged the Justice Ministry to investigate the possible espionage threat from Chinese phone company Huawei. Denmark’s biggest telecom company, TDC, has a close cooperation agreement with Huawei, which has been…
MoreLatvia welcomes Crown Prince couple
On the first day of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s official visit to Latvia, President Raimonds Vejonis characterised Denmark as an important partner in his country’s defence and regional security. The…
MoreForeign Minister offers Denmark’s ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine
Addressing the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Thursday, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsne stressed Denmark’s ‘unwavering support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine’ and urged Russia to accept internationally…
MoreMaersk aims for carbon emission-free future
AP Moller Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipper, has pledged to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The company, which transports nearly one in five seaborne containers, said it needed its…
MoreBusiness shorts
Analysts issue krone warning / Booming housing market slows down / Netto opens outlet no.500 Analysts believe the National Bank will be forced to intervene and buy up the krone this month, which…
More