Roma camp ‘hell’ for local residents
Residents near Havneholmen Metro Station in Copenhagen are becoming increasingly desperate about a Roma tent camp set up in a nearby park. One resident told BT that initially it was just a few…
MoreGerman extradited to face assassination charges
A German national has been extradited to Denmark to face charges of conspiring to fire an anti-tank rocket at a house in an alleged gang-related assassination attempt. A Swedish accomplice was extradited to…
MoreKiller in shootout with police
A gunman opened fire on police officers responding to a fire in the industrial zone of Norresundby, close to Aalborg in north Jutland, Friday. A 48-year-old man who admitted to killing a 62-year-old…
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Food prices on the up…..Good times ahead for Danske Bank….Carlsberg wins big from World Cup… Food prices are slowly creeping up again after months of aggressive supermarket discounts, suggesting the recent price war…
MoreGovernment moves to extend Burka ban
The government has moved to extend the controversial ‘Burka ban’ to include schools, universities, and all places of education. The previous centrist coalition proposed the same measure but it was dropped due to the General…
MoreRight-wing parties seek inspiration from new Belgian citizenship rules
Right-wing parties in this country are hoping Denmark can copy Belgium’s sweeping new rules that make it much easier to revoke the citizenship of naturalised criminals but legal experts have expressed doubt the…
MoreCouncil of Europe warns of human rights risks in Danish plan
The Council of Europe has urged Denmark and four other EU nations – the Netherlands, Greece, Austria, and Germany – to fully protect the rights under international law of rejected asylum seekers they…
MoreTroops despatched to Latvia: ‘Threat from Russia has increased’
170 Danish troops have joined NATO’s multinational brigade in Latvia at short notice following a request from the Latvian government. Berlingske reports that the early deployment follows a series of warnings from senior…
More93 Greenlandic women apply for compensation after being fitted with illegal contraceptive devices
Ninety-three women from Greenland have so far applied for DKK300,000 ($45,000) in compensation since a new law came into effect on July 1st for victims of the controversial ‘UID’ affair 60 years ago…
MoreDanish ‘working life’ longer than in most EU countries
Denmark is ranked third in the EU in terms of ‘average expected duration of working life’ – 42.6 years, less than in the Netherlands (44 years) and Sweden (43.4) but more than Estonia…
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