Fascist party heading for parliament
The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party is on course for parliament. The anti-Muslim party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan and described by some as having ‘fascist tendencies’, is at 2.7% in a…
MoreJustice Minister: Anti-Muslim party a threat to public order
The anti-Muslim Stram Kurs party has been banned from holding demonstrations because of the threat to public order and leader Rasmus Paludan’s safety, Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said yesterday. The minister, summoned…
MorePension agreement could kick-start election
Analysts believe the Prime Minister election is now ready to call an election after Labour Minister Troels Lund Poulsen presented new early retirement legislation, Thursday, the government’s last piece of ‘unfinished business’. The…
MoreHalf a million union members form green alliance
Ten of Denmark’s biggest trade unions, representing half a million wage earners, have joined together to form a green alliance. A wide range of unions representing engineers, public sector workers, local government employees,…
MoreAid subsidy to encourage African migrants to return home
The ruling Liberals have urged the EU to set up a repatriation aid programme that would tempt failed African asylum seekers to return home with enough money to start a small business –…
MoreSlain backpacker trial postponed
Twenty-four men appeared in an anti-terrorist court in Morocco, Thursday, accused of offences in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian backpackers but their trial was postponed until May 16th after defence lawyers…
MoreAnd on the seventh day ……SAS pilots go back to work
The pilots’ strike that caused thousands of SAS flight to be cancelled over the past week is over. Following another day of talks, Thursday, CEO Rickard Gustafson said late last night that the…
MoreBusiness shorts
Carlsberg surprises in Q1 / Danish ferry loses Brexit contract / DR surplus… Brewing giant Carlsberg reported a 9% increase in first-quarter sales, boosted by Asian turnover that grew by 28 percent year-on-year….
MoreNew poll: New government next month
A new poll gives the strongest indication yet that Denmark will have a new government by the end of next month. The latest YouGov poll for tabloid daily BT projects a comfortable victory…
MoreFrederiksen shouted down by noisy demonstration
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen was forced to briefly interrupt her May 1st speech in Fælledparken, Copenhagen, when fighting broke out in the crowd between rival Social Democrat supporters. While some welcomed the prospect…
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