Le Pen in Copenhagen
Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and former presidential candidate, arrives in Denmark tomorrow to discuss Europe’s future and for talks with the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The DPP is one of a…
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The nationalist ‘Stram Kurs’ (Firm Direction) party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan, has received thousands of signatures over the past week in support of its parliamentary bid. Three weeks ago the party had…
MoreMorocco trial date for backpacker slayings
The suspected killers of a Danish backpacker will face trial on May 2 in Morocco on May 2nd. The killing of Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland in…
MoreDPP spokesperson accused of trying to influence public officials
The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) Pia Adelsteen has been accused of unlawfully attempting to influence public officials in the controversial coastline drainage project. As the chair of parliament’s Environment & Foodstuffs Commission, Ms…
MoreNew reprimand for fisheries minister
Fisheries Minister Eva Kjer Hansen (V) has been given a parliamentary reprimand for her role in the mussels fishing controversy in the Great Belt. The reprimand, the minister’s second this year, comes following…
MoreQueen Margrethe heads for Estonia to celebrate Danish flag fiction
Queen Margrethe will visit Estonia this summer to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Danish flag, the Dannebrog, that has a mythical connection to Tallinn, the Estonian capital. According to Danish legend Denmark…
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Carlsberg admits it brews crap beer / Vestas wins big Polish order / SAS pilots’ strike threat / Danske Bank wins award …. Carlsberg has admitted it doesn’t brew ‘the best beer in…
MoreElection 2019: Opposition on course for comfortable victory
With less than two months to the deadline for a general election a new poll shows Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is going to have to make a last-minute comeback to retain power….
MoreDKK218m in child support sent abroad
12.196 EU nationals sent home a collective DKK218m ($63m) in Danish child benefit last year, a new report by social payments agency Udbetaling Danmark shows. A cross-party parliamentary majority has branded the massive…
MoreDKK5bn drop in migration spending
Denmark’s total migration-related spending has decreased by DKK5bn (€660m) as more non-western immigrants have found work, the latest Finance Ministry figures show. It’s the third year in row spending on immigrants and refugees…
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