PM hands out money ahead of summit
Ahead of today’s EU refugee summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has already earmarked DKK140m of the extra DKK750m grant Denmark has promised to help alleviate the migrant crisis. In a…
MoreDPP in campaign controversy
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has become involved in a campaign controversy ahead of the opt-out referendum on December 3rd. Party MEP Rikke Karlsson quit the party in protest, Tuesday, after being denied…
MoreWhy hasn’t DSB been charged with people smuggling?
46 private citizens have been charged with illegally smuggling refugees during September’s immigration crisis but questions are being asked why national rail carrier DSB, which transported thousands of migrants free of charge to…
MoreIt’s ‘dissect a lion day’ at Odense Zoo
Odense Zoo will go ahead with its plan to dissect a year-old lion in front of young children enjoying their autumn school break today, despite a storm of protest on social media. However,…
MoreBiotech company fined DKK5m for stock market manipulation
NeuroSearch, a Danish biotechnology company specialising in pharmaceuticals for treating diseases and disorders affecting the central nervous system, has been found guilty of stock market manipulation by the High Court and ordered to…
MoreUS politics: What’s the big deal with Denmark?
US presidential candidate Bernie Saunders’ affection for Danish social democracy was questioned by cable news network CNBC, after he stated in Tuesday’s first televised debate between Democrat Party contenders that the US should…
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Ryanair drops lawsuit/Another company moves to Poland/DSV makes $1.35bn bid for US company Ryanair: Budget airline Ryanair has dropped its lawsuit against unions who it claimed illegally delayed its maiden flight to Dublin…
MoreLA demands full disclosure of Iraq Commission findings
The Liberal Alliance (LA), part of the centre-right majority in parliament, could force the government into a minority by demanding the release of all the documentation collected by the now disbanded Iraq Commission….
MoreMoney talks – why the government doesn’t like electric cars
The government’s move to phase out tax and duty exemptions on electric cars shows that the state has become far too dependent upon the tax revenue generated by petrol and diesel-driven vehicles, the…
MoreMajority demands surveillance database
A cross-party majority, excluding the ruling Liberals, have called for a national database of Denmark’s 500,000 surveillance camera locations to be established before the New Year to help police investigations in the event…
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