DPP: Syrian refugees need to return home
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is determined that Syrian refugees who no longer need protection should be sent back to Syria. After the head of asylum policy at the Danish Refugee Council, Eva…
MoreNew development strategy: Trade not aid
The government has announced a major DKK850m ($130m) investment plan aimed at encouraging companies to invest in developing countries. In collaboration with the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen…
MoreLA MP apologises for ‘falsehoods’
Liberal Alliance (LA) MP Mads Strange has apologised after repeatedly making factually incorrect claims. The 26-year-old Mr Strange, seen as a rising political star on the right and a potential LA leader, said…
MoreTaxman recovers DKK539m in business audit
The tax authorities recovered nearly DKK539m ($82m) from around 3,500 domestic and foreign companies that were audited last year to check whether they had correctly registered VAT and tax. After DR reported that…
MoreLarge majority wants to screen citizenship applicants for ‘non-Danish’ views
Around three in four voters believe foreigners applying for Danish citizenship should be screened for ‘undemocratic’ views. In a new Epinion poll for DR News, 74% of respondents said they agree that applicants…
MoreDefence Minister accuses media of ‘going easy’ on Russia
Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus has criticised the media for failing to sufficiently challenge Russia’s account of the recent incident when a Russian warship fired emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in international waters…
MoreTop security advisor pours cold water on Greenland deal
Former US national security adviser John Bolton has dismissed the new U.S. – Denmark – Greenland security agreement as little more than a reworking of the existing 1951 defence deal that granted the…
MoreTrump posts new ‘creepy’ image: ‘His Hemisphere’
Just days after signing a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark Donald Trump re-posted a bizarre AI image of himself early this morning overlooking the globe under the headline ‘His Hemisphere’, with Greenland…
MoreGreenland deal signals end to battle with U.S. – hopefully
Tuesday’s Arctic security agreement should hopefully put an end to the political battle for control of Greenland that started during Trump’s first term as president. Here’s a timeline of seven years of crisis:…
MoreGovernment proposes tax cuts for ‘middle earners’
The government is pushing to scrap the middle income tax rate (mellemskat) in a move that would give around 619,000 taxpayers an extra DKK7,200 per year. Tax Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt has estimated the…
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