Minister aiming to blacklist ‘undemocratic’ mosque donors
Immigration Minister Mattias Tefaye is preparing legislation that would blacklist states and foreign organisations who make financial donations to mosques, if the money is aimed at undermining Danish democracy. After it was revealed…
MoreMinister ‘concerned’ about mosque’s daycare plans
Minister for Children & Education has expressed concern about the controversial Tabia mosque’s plans for a day care centre for at least 80 kids. The Nørrebro mosque has hit the headlines over the…
MoreCommission to probe child brides affair
The government has appointed an independent commission to investigate former immigration minister Inger Støjberg’s role in the 2016 child brides affair in which she ordered the separation of refugee couples at asylum reception centres if…
MoreMette far more popular than Helle
Two-thirds of Social Democratic voters believe Mette Frederiksen is a better prime minister than her predecessor as party leader, Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Only 11% believe ‘Gucci Helle’ performed better, with 24% undecided. Political commentator…
MoreCO2 emissions on the rise despite government’s ambitions
The government’s goal of a 70% reduction in Denmark’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade has been dealt a blow by a new report showing CO2 emissions actually rose in 2018. The…
MoreTop tax ministry official hired illegal workers
A top tax ministry civil servant has been given a public reprimand for hiring unregistered Lithuanian construction workers to renovate his summer house. After tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet and trade union 3F revealed…
MoreSaudi Arabia funds Copenhagen mosque
Saudi-Arabia has donated millions of kroner to a Copenhagen mosque that has previously acted as a base for some of Denmark’s most extreme Islamists. The DKK4.9m ($725,000) payment to the Tiaba mosque in…
MorePM defends asylum centre promise
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday dismissed accusations the government has reneged on its campaign promise to set up ‘Australian style’ asylum seeker processing centres outside the EU. In response to an article in…
MoreGreenland on course for independence despite US interest
Growing U.S. interest in Greenland won’t deter the country from seeking independence from Denmark. In an interview with Arctic Today, Kim Kielsen, Greenland’s premier and head of the country’s self rule government, said…
More30,000 young people seek alcohol counselling
A new study by the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research (CRF) reveals that at least 30,000 young people between 15-25 were last year forced to seek counselling or treatment for alcohol abuse…
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