Turkey sends back Islamic State fighter to Denmark
Danish foreign fighter Ahmad Salem el-Haj arrived at Copenhagen Airport last night and was immediately detained ahead of a court appearance today where he will be charged with inciting terrorism. The Danish-Palestinian, who…
MoreOpposition politicians sound the alarm as terrorist returns
Opposition lawmakers denounced Turkey’s decision to return suspected Danish terrorist Ahmad Salem el-Haj to Denmark. Ahead of his arrival at Copenhagen Airport last night the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) immigration spokeswoman, Pia Kjærsgaard,…
MoreBorder control with Sweden from today
Temporary border controls with Sweden will be reinstated today for a trial, 6-month period. Spot checks will take place at the Oresund Bridge between Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmo and also…
MoreNon-western immigrants dominate long-term welfare statistics
A disproportionate number of long-term social benefit claimants are from non-Western backgrounds. In response to figures showing 3.105 non-western migrants have been parked on welfare for more than a decade – a third of…
MoreParliament to host right-wing party’s convention
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has accepted an invitation to hold his Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party’s national convention at Christiansborg, the home of Danish parliament, on November 23rd. After the police banned the far-right…
MoreCrown Prince couple head for Poland
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will travel to Poland on November 25th to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the re-opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Poland re-emerged as an independent…
MoreInflation up but wages rise faster
Inflation rose by 0.6% in October, up from 0.5% the previous month as increases in rents, food, and heating pushed consumer prices up. However the rate of inflation remains lower than the EU…
MoreEIB offers growth capital for small Danish companies
Investment doors have opened for small and medium-sized (SME) companies looking for capital after the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) and European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an agreement, Monday, to provide a total of…
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LEGO owners bitten by stock market / Nord Stream 2 on track / Maersk boss steps down…… The billionaire owners of global toy giant Lego suffered a stinging loss last week after one…
MoreJewish cemetery desecrated in weekend of anti-Semitic attacks
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has condemned an attack on a Jewish cemetery in Randers where more than 80 headstones were overturned and vandalised with green paint, Saturday. The PM said anti-Semitism and racism…
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