Government’s tough asylum policy has had little effect
The government’s much publicised crackdown on asylum seekers has so far had negligible effect. Between February 20th and April 9th this year, just 59 asylum seekers were granted ‘temporary 12-month protection’ one of the…
MoreAmbassador, experts, criticise Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard’s has come under fire for refusing to recognise the massacre of Armenians in 1915 as genocide. In response to the Turkish embassy’s denouncement of plans for a nine-metre high memorial the…
MoreCity Hall tells Turkey to butt out
The Red/Greens’ administrator for Technical and Environmental Affairs at City Hall, Morten Kabell, has urged Turkey to ‘keep its nose out’ of how Copenhagen chooses to commemorate historic events. The Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen has…
MoreCredit agency hit by Ukraine crisis
The state-run Export Credit Agency (EKF) which provides financial guarantees for Danish businesses abroad is facing a potential DKK1bn loss this year due to problems caused by the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The agency, which…
MoreDenmark drops down income tax rankings
Denmark no longer has the highest rate of income tax in the world. Since the record-high tax decade of the 1990’s a series of reforms has reduced the direct tax burden, so Denmark…
MoreThorning vows to seize new China opportunities
Denmark is ready to grasp the enormous potential and opportunities arising from expanded cooperation with China, whose economy has entered a “new normal”, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Tuesday. “The Chinese economy continues…
MoreForeign Minister shows solidarity with Georgia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Martin Lidegaard, alongside his Polish and Swedish counterparts, Grzegorz Schetyna and Margot Wallström respectively, made a joint visit to Georgia, Tuesday, where they were hosted by Foreign Minister Tamar…
MoreVestager confirms Google investigation
Danish EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager accused Google Inc on Wednesday of cheating consumers and competitors by distorting Web search results to favour its own shopping service, after a five-year investigation that could…
MoreDenmark and Poland agree to increase cooperation
Denmark and Poland have reached agreement on a Joint Communiqué on Cooperation. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Poland and Denmark, Grzegorz Schetyna and Martin Lidegaard, have…
MoreCopenhagen attacks: Authorities ignored the warnings
A confidential report reveals that the Prison Service was repeatedly warned about slain terrorist Omar El-Hussein but failed to react. The report, obtained by TV2 News, sheds new light on Hussein’s state of…
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