Missing MPs derail own party’s anti-migrant push
A parliamentary push to force the government to take tougher action over the migrant flow towards the Spanish enclave of Ceuta failed Thursday after three Danish People’s Party (DPP) MPs failed to turn…
MoreAnti-immigrant party warns foreign labour plan will increase Muslim immigration
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has attacked government plans to make it easier for companies to recruit foreign workers, claiming the scheme could accelerate the growth of Muslim parallel societies. During the first…
MorePro-Russian politician joined DPP celebration
The pro-Russian Montenegrin politician at the centre of a row over his meeting with Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt earlier this month also attended the party’s birthday celebration at the Bakken…
MoreMinister accuses right-wing party of fuelling anti-LGBT+ hate
Equality Minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen has accused the Danish People’s Party (DPP) of fuelling hostility towards LGBT+ people after one of its MPs equated the iconic Pride flag with the flags of terrorist organisation…
MoreGovernment expands conscription without recall plan
The government has expanded military conscription to help build a wartime reserve force but has no plans for the new recruits once their 11-month training period is concluded. Around 1,600 young men and…
MoreMaersk could fully return to Suez Canal by year-end
Shipping giant Maersk could fully return to the Suez Canal before the end of the year as security conditions in the region improve, CEO Vincent Clerc said following the company’s latest quarterly results….
MoreMaersk more than doubles profit
Maersk more than doubled its second-quarter profit to $1.3bn (DKK8.4bn), prompting another upgrade to its full-year outlook and sending its shares sharply higher Thursday. Revenue climbed 20% year-on-year to almost $15.8bn (DKK102bn), with…
MoreTrump: ‘We’ll have Greenland by 2029’
Donald Trump is confident that Greenland will be in U.S. hands before he leaves the White House. After Steve Gruber, the host of the conservative radio programme Real America’s Voice, told the President…
MorePM defends Schengen
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that leaving the Schengen agreement could leave Denmark more exposed to migrant pressure by limiting its ability to return asylum seekers to other EU countries. Speaking at…
MorePM ready to tighten border controls
The government is monitoring the situation in southern Europe ‘very closely’ and wouldn’t hesitate to tighten border controls, or even close them, ‘should there be any new movements of migrants across Europe’, Prime…
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