Denmark to accept responsibility for asylum seekers
The government will in future have to stop deporting asylum seekers back to Greece and let the Danish authorities deal with the appeals for residency in this country. Andreas Kamm, Secretary General of…
MoreShow Greece the money says DPP
The Danish People’s Party wants the EU to send more money to Greece to alleviate the country’s chronic asylum problems. In response to today’s European Court of Human Rights ruling that it’s irresponsible…
MoreAbove average youth unemployment
Denmark has a relatively low level of youth employment, 14.8% of the workforce compared to the the EU average of 20.5%, new Statistics Denmark figures show. Holland leads the way with 8.3%, while…
MoreWikiLeaks: Credit package was for banks, not public
The public appears to have been misled and fed with a great amount of ‘spin’ when the government presented its rescue package for the banking sector in late 2009. ‘Bank Package 2’ was…
MoreKjær’s money problems
The messy financial affairs of Conservative policy spokesperson Henritte Kjær are once again in the spotlight after it was revealed that a Lyngby court recently ordered her to pay back just under DKK150,000…
MoreOpposition backs off – but she may have to go
The opposition won’t be calling for the head of Henriette Kjær even though her reputation has once again been tarnished. The Social Democrats’ René Skau Björnson said even though Ms Kjær has been…
MoreGreen alliance could help Denmark
A new alliance of North European countries could provide Denmark with a stronger voice in the EU. After the successful culmination of the first-ever British-Nordic-Baltic summit, hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron…
More3 countries wiped off aid list
The stream of aid funding to three struggling nations will be closed off in three years’ time. Minister of Development Aid Søren Pind informed parliament’s Foreign Policy committee yesterday that Denmark is to…
MoreAfghan POW demands compensation
A former Afghan prisoner of war has returned to Denmark to seek DKK50,000 in compensation for alleged abuse suffered in a Kandahar detention camp. Ghousoullah Tarin claims that after he and 30 other…
MoreShots fired
Two shots were fired in at an internet café in the inner-city district of Nørrebro last night, the latest in a series of shootings that, according to police, indicate the gang war is…
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