Royalist Løkke defends monarch expenditure
The Danish monarchy received DKK342m in public funding last year – and it’s money well-spent according to Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. In response to the first ever review of how much tax…
MoreMore fail Danishness exam
More immigrants are failing the Danish citizenship test. In the latest test last week, 62% answered at least 32 of the 40 questions correctly, compared to 68% last summer. Leif Randeris, head of…
MoreClimate activists could end up behind bars
Two female climate activists who were given a suspended sentence at Copenhagen District Court last month could still be facing jail. The two women were found guilty of inciting violence against the police…
MoreMærsk encourages cheating
Mærsk Oil & Gas allegedly encourages its employees on oil rigs to cheat on tests to calculate how much oil the company releases into the North Sea. In a secret tape recording obtained…
MoreEU queries new gaming law
The EU Commission has launched an investigation into the new Danish Gaming Law that allegedly gives online casinos an unfair tax break. The Gambling Machine Association and the Royal Casino in Århus have…
MoreReds steam ahead in new poll
The government continues to lose voters. A new Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau gives the centre-left opposition a potential 98 seats, eight more than the 90 needed for an overall majority. Although…
MoreDon’t let polls ruin your Christmas says PM
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged his party members not to be too downhearted about opinion polls indicating a heavy defeat for the government at the next election. At his weekly press…
MoreCannabis arrests
Three Danish nationals, reputedly gang members, and four Polish nationals were arrested after smuggling 620 kilos of cannabis into the country. The special police task force against gang-related crime had reportedly held the…
MoreLøkke: Authorities have to be on the alert against terror
The Stockholm terror attack underlines the need for the Danish authorities to be constantly on the alert, the Prime Minister said at his weekly press conference. Mr Løkke Rasmussen said that Denmark is…
MorePrivate hospital dispute dominates TV duel
The alleged excessive financial compensation to private hospitals dominated last night’s TV debate between Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader Villy Søvndal. The under pressure Prime Minister had…
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