Ex-ambassador warned of ‘Helle threat’
Former US Ambassador Denmark James P. Cain spent Wednesday trying to play down the significance of the Danish WikiLeaks revelations. After implying, Tuesday, that some of the 297 yet to be released documents…
MoreShould Løkke have gone to Mexico?
Opinion is divided about Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s decision not to attend the COP-16 Climate Conference in Cancún, Mexico. Social Liberal leader Margarethe Vestager said she was disappointed to hear that Denmark…
MoreTroops expose 13-year-old to torture threat
Danish troops in Afghanistan have handed over a 13-year-old boy to the local Afghan security forces, despite constant reports of prisoners being tortured and abused. According to documents obtained by left-leaning daily Information,…
MoreLeft wing opposition to air marshals
Parliament’s two most left-wing parties have come out against the government’s plan to place armed guards on planes. Minister of Justice Lars Barfoed’s announcement, Wednesday, that the government has entered into an agreement…
MoreParliament decides over church says Birthe
Birthe Rønn Hornbech has inflamed ecclesiastical passions by claiming that parliament could force the national church to introduce a marriage ritual for homosexual couples. During a joint council of parliament’s church committee, Ms…
MoreImmigration laws work
The government and DPP’s strict immigration legislation has proved to be extremely effective. New Integration Ministry figures reveal that since the law was changed on June 1st, when a points system replaced the…
MoreTen million to stop drugs, terrorists
Denmark is to give DKK10m to combat drug smuggling and cross-border terrorism along the Afghan-Tadzik border. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen, who is currently attending the OESC (Organization for Security and Co-operation…
More2bn dollar helicopter deal
Denmark is close to signing a multimillion dollar contract to purchase 12 Sea Hawk helicopters for the Danish Navy. The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has informed the US Congress that the…
MoreSnow, snow,snow…
A snowstorm has paralysed south-east Denmark where the local police have advised motorists to avoid driving and work from home if possible. The Copenhagen region was also hit by snow, but not as…
MoreSkilled workers don’t feel welcome
While politicians continue to claim that Denmark needs skilled immigrants to sustain the current level of welfare, a new informal survey shows that nearly half of all highly-educated foreign residents don’t feel welcome…
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