Business students can’t do simple maths
Politicans and the business sector have expressed dismay at a new web documentary by Berlingske.dk that shows business school students struggling to work out simple equations such as nine times five. Minister of…
MoreHomeless deported
16 of the 69 homeless people taken into custody after an early morning police raid on a Copenhagen shelter have been deported. Five other have asked for asylum, six have been released and…
MoreRwandan man arrested for genocide
Danish police have arrested a 48-year-old Rwandan man charged with genocide in his native country 16 years ago. Public Prosecutor Birgitte Vestberg refused to comment on what information the authorities have that led…
MoreParties divided on Helmand troops
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen will have to deal with widely different demands from the parties behind the ‘war coalition’ when they gather to hammer out a new strategy for 2011 this…
MoreEnvironment minister defends Mærsk oil seepage
Minister of Environment Kaen Ellemann has been asked to give parliament an explanation as to why Mærsk Oil & Gas has for years been allowed to let more polluted oil seep into the…
MoreVilly upset with media – again
Socialist People’s Party (SPP) boss Villy Søvndal has launched another verbal broadside at the media. After last week dismissing Politiken claims that his party was turning towards the right as ‘bullshit’, he has…
MoreLiberals drowning as left heads for power
The ruling Liberal Party is in danger of sinking without trace. With less than a year to go to the next general election, a new Zapera poll indicates a comfortable 92-83 seat majority…
MoreTown Hall Liberals vote with their feet
Two leading Liberal politicians at Copenhagen Town Hall have ‘defected’ to the Liberal Alliance, claiming that Lars Løkke Rasmussen isn’t the right leader and the party needs more ‘true liberal’ policies. Party chairman…
MoreNew private hospitals problems for Løkke
The Ministry of Finance was aware two years ago that private hospitals were being excessively compensated for their services by the National Health service. In an 11 page memo from January 2009, when…
MoreAnti-terror demands could affect aid
Aid organisations claim that anti-terror legislation could severely hamper their efforts in developing countries. Minister of Business & Economy Brian Mikkelsen has threatened organisations operating abroad with fines, and even jail, unless they…
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