Government’s refugee plan ‘a throwback to colonial era’
The Social Liberals (Radikale) have dismissed the government’s proposal for asylum processing centres in North Africa or the Middle East as a ‘throwback to the colonial era’. In opposition, the Social Democrats urged…
MoreMore aid for poverty-stricken countries following lack of major catastrophes in 2019
As the year comes to a close the Danish Emergency Relief Fund (DERF) still has DKK120m ($18m) left in unused catastrophe relief funds, which will now be distributed to countries such as Zimbabwe,…
MoreSuicide watch at train station
Valby Station in west Copenhagen has been forced to introduce a number of anti-suicide measures following 15 fatalities over the past 21 years. New lighting has been installed to reduce the number of…
MoreDanske Bank hit by $220m lawsuit
A leading Copenhagen law firm has launched a DKK1.5bn ($220m) lawsuit against Danske Bank on behalf of a group of international investors who claim they lost millions as share prices dropped in the…
MoreGovernment pulls funding for Dubai Expo
The Danish business sector’s participation in EXPO 2020 Dubai could be severely diminished after the government pulled funding for the construction of the Denmark pavilion. Plans for Denmark’s role at Expo 2020 were…
MorePM: No help for children of foreign fighters
Danish foreign fighters and their children abroad can expect no help from Denmark if they want to return home. In a Christmas interview Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said there will be no concessions…
MoreDPP leader questions government’s immigration policy
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has again accused the government of being soft on immigration. After Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated in an interview with news bureau Ritzau there will…
MoreDutch politician revives Mohammed cartoons debate
Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has revived his plan to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad, which sparked off anti-Denmark riots throughout the Arab world in 2006. In a tweet late…
MoreQ3 growth figures adjusted
Third quarter (Q3) growth figures for the economy were upwardly adjusted ahead of Christmas. Statistics Denmark reported that GDP (Gross Domestic Product) grew 0.4 percent sequentially instead of 0.3 percent estimated initially. On a…
MoreBlack Friday halts retail slump
The post-summer retail slump was halted in November as sales rose by 0.3%, month on month, boosted by Black Friday spending. However, year-on-year, retail sales slid 0.1 percent after rising 1.2 percent in…
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