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In a move aimed at ensuring an integrated Denmark without “parallel societies” and to protect “Danishness,” the Danish government recently released a plan to rid the country in the next 12 years of areas it officially calls “ghettos.” In Denmark, the word “ghetto” is a legal designation typically applied to a ...

The Danish Digitisation Authority said CSC Danmark, Nets DanID and NNIT have been invited to tender bids to develop and manage NemLog-in3, the single sign-in and user right management interface for digital self-service. The deadline to bid is 13 June, and the aim is to award the contract by the end of ...

In an effort to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from reaching Denmark, the government and the Danish People's Party have signed an agreement on a number of initiatives, including the erection of a wild boar fence between Denmark and Germany. If African swine fever in wild boars or in pig production ...

The Danish government, through the DGS project, is also intent on establishing Denmark as a strong international player in the AI arena. Non-profit company the Alexandra Institute has been tasked with overseeing the enterprise-focused Danish Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (DCAKI). Located on ...

The principle of freedom is a universal right," he said. "So I defend the freedom of those who want to wear veils in Europe and those who don't want to wear veils in Iran," he said. Nekkaz said that it is important that the Danish government understands that the women are wearing veils of their own free will.

The Danish government has allocated DKK12.5 million (m) to a three-year research project into how to reduce the need for antibiotics among its pigs. It hopes that 1.5 million pigs will be produced without antibiotics by 2021. There are currently 200,000 pigs produced without antibiotics. The project is being ...

Just a week after Megan McArdle left Denmark, the Danish government presented a plan to demolish and dismantle ghettoes forever in 2030. The so-called ghettoes in Denmark have a big concentration of immigrants. Poor and jobless immigrants are packed into these areas, as they normally cannot get ...

On 2 March 2018, the Danish Government published a new growth plan for life science aiming at strengthening growth and innovation in Danish life science and establishing Denmark as the leading life science nation in Europe. The growth plan consists of thirty-six specific initiatives and addresses ...

Our neighbouring countries Sweden and Finland have already adopted rules on witness exclusion for patent attorneys, and the Confederation of Danish Industry, among others, has urged the Danish government to avoid the risk of putting Danish patent attorneys at a competitive disadvantage. With the new ...

The Danish government has announced plans to double penalties for certain crimes committed in so-called 'ghetto' areas. These districts are characterized by a higher than average immigrant population. Justice Minister, and Danish Conservative Party leader, Soren Pape Poulsen told Danish daily ...

WADA President Sir Craig Reedie expressed his gratitude to the Danish Government following their donation. "WADA is grateful to the Government of Denmark for supporting the anti-doping fight in this way," he said. "This generous contribution, which reflects Denmark's partnership and ongoing ...

Of Denmark's donation, WADA President Sir Craig Reedie said, “WADA is grateful to the Government of Denmark for supporting the anti-doping fight in this way. This generous contribution, which reflects Denmark's partnership and ongoing commitment to the protection of clean athletes worldwide, will be ...

Vandalism, theft and threatening behaviour will be punished more severely in areas defined as 'special punishment zones', according to a new plan to be set out by the Danish government. Double punishments for certain types of offence committed in underprivileged areas defined as 'ghettos' will form part ...

The Danish government is set to become the next European country to introduce a ban on Burkha and Niqab, the full-face veil used by some Muslim women, in public places. The government says that it will fine women for wearing the Niqab and Burkha in public places. Under the proposals anyone found ...

RAMALLAH, March 19, 2018 (WAFA) - PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi urged Denmark to recognize the State of Palestine and "to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing breach of international law and violation of Palestinian rights." This came during a meeting with Head of the ...

The Danish government is concerned about growing commercial ties between Greenland and China after Chinese construction companies appeared on a list of potential bidders for three airport projects in Greenland, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. A Danish government official ...

The government in Denmark was shocked by Kauffmann's move as it was not only considered it a major overstepping of authority, but also put the Danish government at odds with its German occupiers, which also found Greenland to be of strategic importance. Scavenius considered the agreement to be ...

The government announced on Wednesday that it is stopping all future oil and gas extraction from Danish land and internal waters. The decision concludes years of uncertainty regarding the future of the fossil fuel industry in the country. It also means the Dutch company Nail Petroleum BV, which had ...

A plan to double the penalties for offences committed in deprived “ghetto” neighbourhoods of Danish cities provoked outrage among human rights activists on Tuesday. The centre-Right government is expected to unveil more details of its plan to impose more severe punishments in deprived areas, which ...

Denmark's center-right government wants to double the punishment for crimes like vandalism and theft committed in areas with larger number of immigrants and higher unemployment, in an attempt to eliminate so-called "parallel societies" by 2030. In December, the government presented its "ghetto" list, ...