PM criticises international conventions that ‘protect the wrong people’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been accused of ‘misinterpreting’ international conventions that, she claims, ‘force Denmark to repatriate foreign fighters.’ In response to the return of Danish jihadist Ahmad Salem el-Haj, who was…
MoreForeign fighter denies terrorism charge
Danish foreign fighter Ahmad Salem el-Haj was remanded in pre-trial custody for 27 days, Tuesday, a day after being arrested upon arrival at Copenhagen airport from Turkey, late Monday. Prosecutor Sidsel Klixbull told…
MoreJewish cemetery was part of antisemitic attacks through Scandinavia
The desecration of a Jewish cemetery in Randers last weekend on the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht in Germany, ‘The Night of Broken Glass’ was part of a coordinated wave of antisemitic attacks throughout the…
MoreU.S. passes Germany as Denmark’s biggest export market
The USA has become Danish exporters’ number one destination. During the first nine months of the year the U.S. imported goods and services totaling DKK119.21bn from Danish companies, slightly more than the DKK119.19bn…
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National Bank set to delays cut in negative interest rate / Airline bankruptcies lead to slight dip in passengers at Copenhagen Airport / Orsted well advanced on Taiwan wind farm…. Denmark will have…
MoreTurkey sends back Islamic State fighter to Denmark
Danish foreign fighter Ahmad Salem el-Haj arrived at Copenhagen Airport last night and was immediately detained ahead of a court appearance today where he will be charged with inciting terrorism. The Danish-Palestinian, who…
MoreOpposition politicians sound the alarm as terrorist returns
Opposition lawmakers denounced Turkey’s decision to return suspected Danish terrorist Ahmad Salem el-Haj to Denmark. Ahead of his arrival at Copenhagen Airport last night the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) immigration spokeswoman, Pia Kjærsgaard,…
MoreBorder control with Sweden from today
Temporary border controls with Sweden will be reinstated today for a trial, 6-month period. Spot checks will take place at the Oresund Bridge between Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmo and also…
MoreNon-western immigrants dominate long-term welfare statistics
A disproportionate number of long-term social benefit claimants are from non-Western backgrounds. In response to figures showing 3.105 non-western migrants have been parked on welfare for more than a decade – a third of…
MoreParliament to host right-wing party’s convention
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has accepted an invitation to hold his Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party’s national convention at Christiansborg, the home of Danish parliament, on November 23rd. After the police banned the far-right…
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