PM ready to tighten border controls
The government is monitoring the situation in southern Europe ‘very closely’ and wouldn’t hesitate to tighten border controls, or even close them, ‘should there be any new movements of migrants across Europe’, Prime…
MoreLiberals line up behind Greek PM’s border proposal
The Liberals (Venstre) have backed a proposal by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calling for tougher measures when countries face ‘extreme and disproportionate pressure’ at land borders or from mass arrivals by sea….
MoreGreenland puts American oil drilling plans on ice
American oil companies hopes of drilling for oil in Greenland this winter have been dashed after the government, Naalakkersuisut, said yesterday the required approvals cannot be completed in time. According to investigative outlet…
MoreDip in food prices suggests government’s VAT cuts aren’t needed
Leading economists have questioned the government’s plan to spend billions cutting VAT on groceries following a drop in supermarket prices. After the latest Statistics Denmark figures showed food prices fell 1.6% year-on-year in…
MoreCapital’s red-hot apartment market cools down
Copenhagen’s booming apartment market has slowed dramatically. New figures from from leading real estate portal Boligsiden.dk. show prices in the capital stagnated in July, although still remain 21% higher than a year ago,…
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US sanctions Danish executive for Iran links…Surge in wind-energy shares…Ruling in billionaire’s terror tragedy…. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Danish businessman Martin Kaalund over alleged links to…
MoreDPP’s Schengen proposal could lead to more migrants
A Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) proposal to pull Denmark out of the Schengen agreement would lead to more asylum seekers and migrants coming to the country, according to a government memo seen by…
MorePopulist party popular with voters
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is now the country’s second-biggest party according to the first national opinion poll after the summer break. In the latest Voxmeter survey for BT the populist party has…
MoreHizb ut-Tahrir hands out propaganda to new students
A leading member of the extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement was seen distributing Islamist propaganda to Muslim students outside a secondary school in the inner-city district of Nørrebro, Monday. In response to a TikTok video…
MorePM’s ‘Christian message’ creates stir
Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Martin Lidegaard has distanced himself from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s message about protecting Europe’s Christian heritage. When questioned by reporters on the first day of the centrist party’s summer…
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