Danes need whipping into shape
Danes’ lifestyles need greater regulation if the average life-span is to be raised. That’s the uncompromising verdict of head of research, Knud Juel, at the State Institute for Public Health, after a new…
MoreShock! Danish income tax not world’s highest
There is one myth that can be safely laid to rest. Danes do not spend all their hard earned money on paying more income tax than the rest of the world, or the…
MorePolice off the streets
There will be a markedly lower police profile in the capital and throughout Zeeland in the coming months, warned a police official today. In the Northern Zeeland region, police are being shifted from…
MoreWindmill test centre case goes to court
An important case for the future of the windmill industry is today aired for the first time in the Western High Court. The plans for a test centre for giant windmills, seen as…
MoreDanish industry remains v.quiet
A new analysis from employers’ association, Danish Industry, reveals the alarming statistic that industrial production in Denmark remains some 13% below its peak in 2008, some three years after the full onset of…
MoreHousing market stalled
The property market has again seen a record amount of houses and flats for sale in Denmark, with May’s figure reaching some 69,700 unsold residences. At the same time, the amount of properties…
MoreForeign Minister to calm troubled waters
Lene Espersen, Danish Foreign Minister, has made it clear that her top priority in the coming week is to rebuild the Danish-German relationship after last week’s diplomatic crisis. All efforts will be directed…
MoreNarrow vote in favour of border control proposals
In a dramatic session of parliament, the government secured the 90 votes necessary to win a majority for their controversial proposals to strengthen Denmark’s border controls. The key vote came from the sole…
MoreEnglish translation dilutes border proposals
The English language version of the border control proposals, voted through parliment on Friday, is significantly altered from the Danish version, writes Jyllands-Posten. And the changes certainly soften the general meaning, writes the…
MoreBorder argument rages on at home
Name-calling is below the belt, declared EU expert and professor of political science, Marlene Wind, in response to Integration Minister, Søren Pind’s caustic remarks about the professor’s contribution to the heated border control…
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