Denmark’s Prince Iron Man
Crown Prince Frederik’s impressive 10 hours 45 minutes time in Sunday’s Iron Man triathlon in Copenhagen has made a media splash throughout the world. International news outlets noted that the Prince is the…
MoreNo boycott of Russian Olympics
Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal has dismissed calls for a Danish boycott of the Winter Olympics in Russia in February. He acknowledged that the government has considered a unilateral boycott to protest…
MoreSøvndal backs emergency Egypt summit
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal has backed French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s call for an emergency summit of EU foreign ministers this week to discuss the bloc’s cooperation with Egypt….
MoreHuman rights lawyer challenges minister’s security clearance
Danish Intelligence (PET) has been accused of giving new Business Minister Henrik Sass Larsen ‘favourable treatment’. One of Denmark’s leading human-rights lawyers, Niels-Erik Hansen, head of the Documentation and Advisory Centre for Human Rights,…
MoreEducation the priority in job-seeker reform says minister
Education and re-training will be at the forefront of the government’s upcoming reform of the job-seeker system, according to Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen. Thousands of jobless people who’ve previously been shunted onto meaningless…
MoreNew Social Minister criticises predecessor – but policy remains the same
The government’s social policy remains intact according to the ruling Social Democrats, even though new Minister Anette Wilhelmsen (SPP) has criticised her predecessor’s hard-line rhetoric aimed at benefits claimants. In an interview with…
MoreTop ‘wise man’ calls for tax relief to boost growth
Tax cuts, not more public spending, are the key to growth according to head of the ‘wise men’ of the Economic Council, Professor Hans Jørgen Whitta-Jacobsen. The wise men suggested in their latest…
MoreChristian migrants will soon exceed Muslims
The pattern of migration to Denmark is gradually changing. A new study indicates that the number of Christian immigrants will soon exceed Muslims. The study reveals that ten years ago Muslim immigrants exceeded…
MoreCold War spy reveals secret intelligence agency
A former Danish spy has revealed how a covert intelligence agency set up during the Cold War fed the major political parties with sensitive information about the extreme left. Ole Baslev, a former…
MoreBoycott of Russian games?
Minister of Culture Marianne Jelved has urged the International Olympic Committee to ‘seriously reconsider’ whether Russia meets the criteria for hosting the Winter Olympics in February. She said Russia’s controversial anti-gay law is…
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