Minister visits refugee ‘tent city’
Thisted’s tent camp for refugees ‘works perfectly’, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said after a visit to the project, Monday. The first 40 refugees and migrants moved into the heated tents over the weekend,…
MoreEx-minister reported to the police
Former defence minister Carl Holst has been reported to the police for alleged misuse of public funds during his time as chair of the South Denmark Regional Authority. The Authority’s business affairs committee…
MoreNew poll: Dead heat in EU referendum
The EU opt-referendum next week is going to be a very close race. The latest Voxmeter poll for Ritzau News indicates a virtual dead heat – 34.8 per cent are preparing to vote…
MoreEU Parliament demands DKK120,000 from DPP
The European Parliament has ruled Danish People’s Party (DPP) MEP Morten Messerschmidt acted illegally when he spent DKK120,700 of EU funding on a sailing trip as part of the DPP’s 2013 EU election…
MoreState wastes billions on useless job schemes
The state is wasting billions of kroner every year forcing the unemployed to attend ‘activation’ schemes that seldom lead to real work. A new survey by the Rockwool Foundation shows that expenditure on…
MoreGovernment launches DKK9bn business plan
Consumers can look forward to bigger supermarkets in the future under the terms of the government’s new DKK9bn business stimulus package. Denmark has traditionally limited the size of supermarkets to no more than…
MoreEuropean Investment Bank strengthens presence in Denmark
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group officially inaugurated its representative office in Copenhagen, Monday ‘to support business, develop contacts with the public and private sectors, strengthen relations with promoters and partner banks, and…
MoreIntegration Minister: DPP’s ‘lies and distortion’
The government has accused its parliamentary backer, the Danish People’s Party (DPP) of spreading lies and distorting the true facts in the EU referendum campaign. At the Liberals’ national conference in Herning, Sunday,…
MoreLøkke backs down on refugee promise
The Danish government’s promise to accept 1000 refugees from other EU nations no longer stands, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told delegates at the Liberals’ annual conference in Herning, Saturday. He said the…
MoreTerror suspect released, charges dropped
Terror suspect Mutar Muhanna Majid, subject of a manhunt in both Denmark and Sweden last week, was released from custody yesterday and won’t face any charges. The Swedish Prosecution Authority had until 12:00…
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