Anti-migrant party suggests social benefits for Danes only
More than half of the 372 people charged with social fraud during the first six months of the year for travelling abroad while claiming unemployment benefits were from ethnic minorities and a third…
MoreAuthorities sound the alarm as swine fever moves closer
The Danish agricultural authorities have expressed alarm about the growing threat of swine fever, which has moved westwards in Poland and was found in a dead wild boar only 85 km from the…
MoreViking Link ‘money-spinner’ could be costly for consumers
The DKK 11bn Viking Link, a 750-kilometre-long cable between the UK and Denmark, which was touted as a financial benefit for society when approved two years ago, could end up costing Danish consumers…
MoreMinister calls for probe into Danske Bank’s gold bar offer
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have called for a probe into allegations that at the height of the money-laundering scandal Danske Bank offered shady Russian customers anonymity if they bought bars of gold…
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Ørsted issues green bonds in Taiwan / Nordic countries corruption-free image damaged / Vestas finishes Ukraine project…. A week after the government and National Bank announced they are exploring possibilities of issuing ‘green’…
MoreStøjberg denounces ‘politically correct’ treatment of Muslims
Ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg again stirred up the integration debate at the Liberals’ annual party conference over the weekend. In a hard-hitting op-ed article in tabloid daily BT earlier this month Ms Støjberg…
MoreNo consular help for foreign fighters
Danish foreign fighters abroad will no longer be offered consular or legal assistance by Danish embassies. Following the controversy surrounding the repatriation of of jihadist Ahmad Salem el-Haj, who was remanded in custody for…
MoreRed/Greens: Criminals have rights too
Denmark has a duty to help all Danish citizens in trouble abroad, even criminals, the Red/Greens said yesterday in response to reports that the government is working on legislation that will prevent foreign…
MorePM heads for asylum talks with Macron
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Paris today for talks with President Macron, where a new EU asylum policy high on the agenda. The Danish PM has said the current system has failed…
MoreNew Liberal leader – same policies
The honeymoon period is over for new Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann Jensen whose first speech as leader to the party’s annual convention, Saturday, was criticised as ‘hazy’ and ‘lacking political content’ by leading…
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