Coalition stands firm on immigration policy
The three government coalition partners are still in agreement about immigration policy. After both candidates in the Socialist People’s Party leadership race said they would work to abolish the 24 years of age…
MoreJyske Bank offers compensation but denies wrong-doing
A group of investors that lost an estimated DKK800m due to bad financial advice from Jyske Bank looks like being compensated for its losses. According to financial daily Børsen, the investors, who were…
MoreSøvndal demands answers from Iran
Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal has joined the call for Iran to come clean about its nuclear expansion plans. From New York, where Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday exhorted the United Nations…
MoreDenmark drags out torture allegations
The Copenhagen International Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (IRCT) has accused the Danish state of failing to live up to international conventions by protracting a case surrounding soldiers suspected of being involved in…
MoreMore aid for Syria
The Foreign Ministry has granted a further DKK25m in humanitarian aid to Syria, making Denmark one of the 5-6 biggest contributors worlwide with a total commitment of nearly DKK100m. The extra funding, promised…
MoreVilhelmsen heading for SPP victory
A new survey shows that Anette Vilhelmsen has twice as much support amongst grass roots party members in the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leadership race than her opponent, Health Minister Astrid Krag. A…
MoreMP’s lose confidence in rescue packages for banks
Liberal and Social Democrat MP’s are sceptical about further rescue packages for banks after it was revealed that the state has lost DKK162m on its shareholding in the Vestjysk Bank, which is teetering…
MoreShop till you drop
All shops and supermarkets will be virtually free to open when they want from Monday, the 1st of October, when the restrictive shop-trading law is lifted. It’s young people that are expected to…
MoreMurder suspects under police protection
Three youths, aged 15, 16, and 18, charged with the murder of a 21-year-old in Vanløse, Monday, have been placed under close police protection after threats of reprisal. The dead man was brother…
MoreSlight drop in unemployment
There was a slight drop in jobless figures across Denmark in August, surprising both analysts and economists. The month ended with 162,700 people in the unemployment queue, a 0.1 per cent fall compared…
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