Border control stricter than Sweden’s
A top Swedish customs officer has claimed that Denmark’s new border control legislation will be far stricter than Sweden’s. When Danish officials attempt to convince the EU Commission today that more control won’t…
MoreWhat bias?
Three leading editors have dismissed claims of a right-wing media bias. In response to the Social Democrats’ Henrik Sass Larsen’s claim that Berlingske, Jyllands-Posten and Børsen have become so conservative that it’s troubling…
MoreTerrorist filmed Copenhagen landmarks – see footage
Self-confessed terrorist David Headley told a Chicago courtroom yesterday how he filmed Copenhagen landmarks such as the Royal Theatre, Kongens Nytorv, Hotel D’angleterre, in addition to Jyllands-Posten offices during a reconnaissance mission to…
MoreBin Laden targeted Denmark
Documents found in Osama bin Laden’s house reveal that he was targeting Denmark. According to the US news agency Associated Press, the CIA is in the process of sharing information revealed by the…
MoreDiplomatic aid for Bahrain suspect
A representative of the Danish embassy in Saudi Arabia has been granted permission to attend the Manama trial of the Danish-Bahraini citizen, Abdullhadi Al-Khawaja, accused of setting up and leading a terrorist organisation…
MoreMinister remains confident of agreement despite walkout
Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen still believes the government can put together a majority for its 2020 plan even though Christian Democrat Per Ørum Jørgensen, who holds the decisive ’90th‘ seat, and…
MoreIndependent MP steps up to the plate
Finance Ministry civil servants were working overtime last night calculating the costs of independent MP Pia Christmas Møller’s two main demands for the 2020 plan – more help for brain-damaged patients and more…
MoreNewspapers’ right -wing bias?
The Social Democrats have lashed out at the alleged right-wing dominance of the Danish media. Policy spokesman Henrik Sass Larsen said that Berlingske, Jyllands-Posten, and financial daily Børsen, have become so religiously conservative…
MoreHigh wages force companies to flee
Danish wages are the second highest in the world, forcing highly-skilled jobs to disappear out of the country. New figures from leading Swiss bank UBS show that not only are wages in this…
MoreResearch students come – and go
Despite a 100% increase in the number PhD researchers who have come to Denmark to study over the past few years, the majority have left the country again, creating political concern that the…
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