Brother of Copenhagen shooter has criminal record
The day after Omar El-Hussein was killed in a shootout with police, his younger brother was sentenced to 40 days in prison for kicking a police officer. Hussein’s 18-year old brother was arrested…
MoreFlex-housing scheme to increase residency outside capital
More Danish municipalities are removing the residency obligations for its homeowners to avoid ending up with empty and dilapidated ’ghost towns’. Danish municipalities outside of the capital, such as Slagelse and Vordingborg, have…
MoreUnemployment stable – but encouraging
The official unemployment rate remained constant in January, with 130,200 people out of work, or 4.9 per cent of the workforce, the latest Statistics Denmark figures show. However, the agency admits that although…
MoreLEGO’s anti-windmill stance contradicts green policy
Although LEGO claims to be a very environment-friendly company it’s also part of an anti-wind turbine campaign. LEGO has an ambitious climate policy and recently invested DKK3bn in a German wind farm that…
MoreHizb ut-Tahrir: We are not Omar
The Islamist movement Hizb ut-Tahrir has distanced itself from Omar El-Hussein, the 22 year-old Muslim who killed two civilians in the recent Copenhagen terror attacks, and again blamed the media and ‘Danish society’…
MoreKiller’s younger brother arrested
Copenhagen police have arrested the younger brother of Omar El-Hussein, who was shot dead after the shootings in Copenhagen on Feb. 14 and 15 in which two people were killed and five police…
MoreLocal authority take 15-year-old Muslim into care – fears radicalisation
A 15 year old Aarhus boy has been forcibly removed from his family by the local authority who believes he’s in serious danger of being radicalised by his 51 year old Muslim father….
MoreLiberals launch campaign against excessive benefits
As the general election approaches, the Liberals have launched a nationwide ad campaign against excessive welfare handouts. The figure of DKK454,215, the amount a couple with three children living off social benefits can…
MoreQ4 figures indicate economic upturn
The economy grew by 0.4 per cent in Q4, 2014, more than expected and the sixth consecutive quarter of positive growth. The latest Statistics Denmark figures also show that growth for the year…
MoreAmnesty gives taxman a DKK335m bonus
The taxman has received a DKK335m ($56m) windfall since the tax authorities offered a 12-month amnesty in 2013 to Danes who owned up to stashing away money in foreign tax shelters. Since then…
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