Think tank: Emergency aid won’t lift kids out of poverty
The new government and its ‘red bloc’ allies have agreed to appropriate between DKK250m – DKK300m in emergency child funding for cash-strapped families on welfare but, according to the right-leaning think-tank CEPOS, there…
MorePolice admit innocent people could have been sentenced
The National Police (Rigspolitiet) have acknowledged that innocent people could have been found guilty of crimes they didn’t commit in the telecom data scandal – but the chances are ‘minimal’. After it was…
MoreMuslim school to close – promoted social control
A Muslim free school in Odense will be forced to shut down after losing its annual state-funded education grant following allegations of social control and gender-based education. The Roser Skolen has also been ordered…
MoreSocial workers offered ice cream bonus
Social case officers at Helsingør Town Council were offered an ice cream and cake incentive to reduce the number of sickness benefits claimants. TV2 reports how council management sent an e-mail three weeks…
MoreNew York passes gay baton to Copenhagen
Copenhagen and its south Sweden neighbor, Malmø, will jointly host Wordpride 2021, the biggest gay event in the world. At the closing ceremony of WorldPride 2019 in New York last week a delegation…
MoreDenmark number 2 in workers’ rights
If you’re a salaried worker Denmark is one of the best places in the world to be. New research by SmallBusinessPrices.co.uk has revealed how workers around the world can expect to be treated across…
MoreBusiness shorts
More el-cars on the road / Vestas wins El Salvador contract / Warning for Saxo Bank / NETS in Hungary deal…. 2,290 new electric cars were sold in Denmark during the first six…
MoreEU leaders fail to agree on top job but Vestager still in the race
After a long day of negotiations, Sunday, EU leaders were still divided early this morning about who should be the new president of the EU Commission but, according to Danish media reports, Margrethe…
MoreIntegration minister defends new policy
Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye has urged his predecessor Inger Støjberg to ‘chill out’ after she accused him of a breach of promise over immigration policy. The new government’s political agenda, ‘A Fair Direction…
MoreMuslim integration regressing
Social experts have sounded the alarm about the lack of integration in this country following a new study showing that Muslims rarely choose a Danish spouse. According to the study by the Unitos…
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