3 Danes on Forbes rich-list
Three Danes are on Forbes Magazine’s latest ranking of the world’s richest people. Kjeld Kirk Kristensen, owner of toy giant Lego, is at no.223 with 4,7bn US dollars, while ‘bedding king’ Lars Larsen…
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New UN dispute / Government ignores its own tax freeze / PM speculates about no-fly zone The Danish Authorities have breached the UN Handicap Convention by rejecting residency applications from people with Post-Traumatic…
MoreDPP’s wish list to Søren Pind
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is so pleased about Søren Pind’s appointment as Minister of Integration that integration spokesman Peter Skaarup has presented him with a wish-list of integration/immigration wants. 1) Criminal immigrants, who…
MoreLøkke’s ‘Young Lions’ could lead comeback
Yesterday’s cabinet re-shuffle could be a vote winner for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Leading political commentator and former spin-doctor Niels Krause-Kjær said the PM’s choice of three of his close friends –…
MoreKenya asks for help to combat piracy
Kenya has asked for Denmark’s help in setting up coastguards and control of fishing rights to stop the rise of piracy. After Rear Admiral Nils Wang of the Danish Defence Academy wrote in…
MoreBusiness woman pockets 20 million dollars
A leading Danish business woman has admitted to embezzling DKK120m – over 20m US dollars. Amanda Jacobsen, former MD of the Gate Gourmet company, ‘the world’s largest independent provider of airline catering and…
MoreI’m tired of the word integration, says new Integration Minster
Denmark’s new Minister of Integration Søren Pind is tired of the integration debate – or he was three years ago when he published a blog stating: “I can’t be bothered to hear any…
MorePind: UN conventions are outdated
UN conventions concerning refugees and asylum are out of touch with reality, according to newly installed Minister of Integration Søren Pind – however, until Denmark chooses to pull out they have to be…
MoreDPP decries EU rulings
The Danish People’s Party has urged Søren Pind to fight the EU’s attack on Danish immigration legislation. Before the new minister had even got his feet under the table at the Integration Ministry,…
MoreSocial Liberals concerned about Pind appointment
The Social Liberals have dismissed Søren Pind’s appointment as Integration Minister as a ‘dark day for integration’. The party’s spokesman on justice, Manu Sareen, who has Indian roots, said the Ministry’s goal should…
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