Government to present health reform today, clearing the way for election
The government and Danish People’s Party have finally reached agreement on health reform and will present their proposals at 09.30 this morning. The health bill is the government’s final piece of major legislation…
MoreDanes air extremist views on Russian social media
A number of right-wing Danish nationals excluded from Facebook have found a new forum for their extremist views – VK a Russian online social networking service based in Saint Petersburg. Kurt Torben Lund, an enthusiastic poster…
MoreMinister welcomes 20% fall in benefits recipients – ‘our policy is working’
123,800 jobless people received either basic welfare assistance, a re-training subsidy, or the controversial integration benefit in December, a 20% decrease since April 2016. Labour Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said it’s ‘incredibly positive’…
MoreMan charged for death threat against anti-Muslim extremist
A 23-year-old man was remanded in custody for two weeks, Monday, after issuing death threats against Rasmus Paludan, leader of the anti-immigrant, anti-Islamic ‘Stram Kurs’ (Firm Direction) party. He allegedly sent an e-mail…
MorePrivate firm to chase foreign students’ $96m debt
Foreign students owe the Danish state a total of DKK623m ($96m), including DKK389m from non-EU nationals, but the Danish Debt Collection Agency (DDCA) has acknowledged it’s virtually impossible to collect unpaid debt from…
MoreBaywatch star helps Alternatives’ green campaign
Hollywood star Pamela Andersen is in Copenhagen today to help the transnational European Spring party launch its Green New Deal campaign for the May 26th EU election. The world famous ‘Baywatch Babe’ will…
MoreRussian pipeline expects Danish approval
The company behind the controversial Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is confident of receiving approval from Denmark for the pipeline to pass through Danish territorial waters. Four countries—Finland, Sweden, Germany and Russia—have…
MoreVestager just did it – fines Nike
Nike is the latest US multinational to feel the wrath of former deputy prime minister Margrethe Vestager. Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner has fined the sportswear giant, which urges people to ‘Just Do It’, …
MoreMore Danes support EU following Brexit ‘circus’
Danish voters have become increasingly pro-EU following the chaos surrounding Brexit. In a new Kantar Gallup poll, 70% of respondents say they are supporters, or even ‘strong supporters’ of the EU, the highest…
MoreElection 2019: Alternatives aim for ‘disruption’
Despite previously vowing not to support any parliamentary bloc after the election the Alternatives have softened their stance. Party leader Uffe Elbæk, who’s nominated himself as a candidate for prime minister, told tabloid…
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