Disability pension debate flares up again
Non-Western immigrants are significantly less likely to have their disability pensions reviewed compared to ‘ethnic Danes’. New figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment show that since 2004, only 1.5%…
MorePotential citizens face parliamentary grilling
Three citizenship applicants have been summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee today and tomorrow after making controversial anti-democratic statements online. In response to concerns that some people applying for a Danish passport…
MoreEx-PM supports Saudi’s World Cup bid despite human rights concerns
Former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has come out in support of Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. As head of the Danish Football Association’s (DBU) governance committee, the ex-PM…
MoreDecision on activist’s extradition before Christmas
A Greenland court on Monday extended the detention of US-Canadian Paul Watson for two more weeks pending a decision on his possible extradition to Japan. The hearing was the anti-whaling activist’s sixth since…
MoreEgyptian president on state visit
Security, migration, and the green transition will be high on the agenda when Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Copenhagen on Saturday for talks with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen – the first…
MoreCarlsberg could be back in business in Russia
Carlsberg could soon be in control of its Russian business again. According to Russian media reports, the brewing giant’s former assets in the Russian Federation have been removed from temporary state control in…
MoreState to assume control of Copenhagen Airport
The Danish state is set to take a controlling share of Kobenhavns Lufthavne, the operator of Copenhagen airport. The Finance Ministry has entered into a ‘conditional purchase deal’ with Danish pension giant firm…
MoreAnalyst questions airport’s re-nationalisation
BT News’ political analyst Joachim B. Olsen has questioned why the government feels the need to purchase Copenhagen Airport. At a press conference, Monday, where Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen announced the deal, the…
MoreGerman prosecutor identifies two suspects in pipeline sabotage
Germany’s Public Prosecutor has identifed two suspects in the 2022 Nord Stream 2 pipeline sabotage two years ago. Jens Rommel told the Der Spiegel newspaper, Saturday, that while the motivation behind the attack and…
MoreMore aid for Palestinians in Gaza
Ahead of a ministerial conference in Cairo today on the situation in Gaza the government has increased humanitarian aid to the Palestinian civil population by DKK35m ($5m). In a press release this morning,…
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