Liberals: Soft policy has made Denmark a magnet for asylum seekers
The multi-billion expenditure on refugees has made Denmark a magnet for asylum seekers, the Liberals said yesterday, expressing concern that the extra funding needed to cover the dramatic increase in asylum seeks will…
MoreDalai Lama to visit Denmark
The Dalai Lama is to visit Denmark in February next year to speak about compassion, peace and tolerance at a Bella Centre conference in Copenhagen. The exiled Tibetan leader has visited Denmark eight…
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Retail sales drop again / Ebola cash windfall for Bavarian Nordic / Maersk will continue to go slow Retail: Danish retail sales fell by 0.9 per cent in September, the latest Statistics Denmark…
MoreJustice Ministry’s double refugee blunder
The Justice Ministry has been forced to revise a press release from former minister Karen Hækkerup – twice. On the 19th of September, Ms Hækkerup, who quit two weeks ago, claimed that ‘the…
MoreRefugee figures: Opposition smells blood
The Liberals have demanded answers from the government about its ‘flip-flop’ on asylum policy. The party had originally backed the proposals to tighten immigration policy to stem the massive influx of refugees –…
MoreLeft-winger demoted for Islamic State remarks
The Red/Green Alliance’s Christian Juhl has been demoted for threatening to topple the government and calling for dialogue with the Islamic State (Isis). Since being elected in 2011 Mr Juhl has on a…
MoreKenya rejects refugee proposal
Kenya has dismissed the idea of a Danish–funded refugee camp in the country as ‘condescending and irresponsible’. The Danish People’s Party (DPP), with support from the Liberal Alliance, has proposed that refugees from…
MoreMore ebola aid for Ghana
Development Aid Minister Mogens Jensen has authorised an extra DKK10m in aid ($1.75m) to Ghana’s health authorities to help combat the ebola virus. Denmark has now granted DKK74m to fight the deadly disease,…
MorePrime Minister needs three ‘green keys’ to unlock climate negotiations says Lidegaard
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is heading for a difficult round of negotiations at the European Council summit tomorrow when EU leaders gather to hammer out the 2030 policy framework, which will set the…
MoreDanish opposition to Juncker today
6 of Denmark’s 13 MEP’s intend to vote no today when the European Parliament decides whether to approve Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission. Denmark’s most popular EU politician ever, the Danish People’s Party’s Morten…
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