Islamist facing new terror charges
A notorious Danish Islamist has again been charged with inciting terrorism. 54-year-old Said Mansour, a Danish/Moroccan citizen often known as the ‘Bookseller from Brønshøj’ for his work in publishing terrorist-related material, has been…
MoreThorning wants to see a ‘different Turkey’ in EU
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt still wants to see Turkey in the EU, but in ‘another version’ – a Turkey that respects international law and doesn’t release a suspected murderer waiting to be extradited…
MoreDeputy leader tried to topple Løkke
A new book claims that the Liberals’ deputy leader Kristian Jensen was actively lobbying for support within the party to topple Lars Løkke Rasmussen at the height of the expense account scandal earlier this…
MoreAid cutbacks threaten Denmark’s international reputation
Aid organisations have warned that Denmark’s international reputation is at risk after the government’s announcement that it will take money appropriated for development aid to fund refugee expenditure in this country. The government…
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Consumer confidence up / Novozymes shares hit record high Confidence: Despite a drop in retail sales the consumer confidence index rose to 8.2 points in October from 7.1 points in September, the statistics office…
MoreNo EU for Turkey says DPP
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called on the EU to suspend accession negotiations with Turkey. Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl yesterday urged Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt to tell her colleagues at…
MoreTurkey: Prisoner release was due to legalities
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry claims the release of the man suspected of attempting to assassinate Islam critic Lars Hedegaard was a purely legal decision and out of its hands, but believes he’s still in…
More10 Kurds acquitted of terror funding
A Danish court yesterday acquitted 10 men accused of terror financing for providing money to a Kurdish separatist group. In Denmark’s biggest-ever terror-funding trial, Copenhagen City Court said prosecutors failed to prove that…
MoreDanish terrorist held in Lebanon
A 19-year-old Danish citizen has been detained in Lebanon since June on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State’s terror network. According to Berlingske no formal charges have yet been lodged…
More3,000 asylum seekers in September
Local authorities are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing wave of asylum seekers. Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government needs to act quickly, after new figures showing that 3,000 refugees applied for…
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