Danish People's party won nearly 27% of the vote and has doubled its number of MEPs The far-right Danish People's party (DPP) triumphed in the European elections, winning Denmark's biggest share of the vote as EU-sceptic parties from across the Nordic countries gained further ground in the European parliament. The DPP, which had campaigned to reclaim border controls and curb benefits to other EU citizens...
Moderates warn that inviting Danish People's party to join Conservative group would damage Britain and the Tories A row has erupted between moderate and Eurosceptic Conservatives after their leader in the European parliament, Martin Callanan, confirmed he is courting a highly controversial Danish anti-immigration party to join the Tories' group in Strasbourg. Sir Robert Atkins, a veteran Tory MEP who...
The Danish Voteman fiasco shows how out of touch politicians are. Give 16-year-olds the vote and see how politics changes Denmark cages violent cartoon hero Voteman You know a piece of advertising is poor when you can envisage the focus meeting and the ill-judged pitch. In the case of the Danish parliament's attempt to sex up the European elections in order to get young people voting, it probably went...
This cartoon was intended to encourage young people to vote in the European elections and was published on the Danish parliament's YouTube channel. In it, a superhero called Voteman finds himself in bed with a group of women before jetting off on a pair of dolphin waterskis to punch and kick non-voters all the way to the polling station. The video was withdrawn the day after its launch after a barrage...
Sexually prodigious, muscle-bound, perennially enraged character was created to boost turnout in European elections Continue reading... ...
Over past 10 years, more than $60bn has been siphoned out of developing nations and hidden in tax havens, according to study More than $60bn (£36bn) has been illegally siphoned out of Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania over 10 years, with most of it squirrelled away in tax havens, according to a report by financial transparency campaigners. Washington-based group Global Financial Integrity...
The future of design lies in products that give sense and meaning to people, writes Nille Juul-Sørensen "Why would the CEO of the Danish Design Centre (literally) kick a design icon on stage during his TedX talk ?" Many people have asked me this question over the last few months. Don't I like icons? Shouldn't I support Danish design and not kick iconic chairs around? I promote design, especially...
Pilou Asbæk made his name as Borgen's tormented spin doctor Kasper Juul. Is he the right man to host Eurovision's annual kitsch-fest? Absolutely Three minutes after he hears the UK's 2014 Eurovision Song Contest entry, Pilou Asbæk throws up. He stands up, leaves the room, vomits copiously several times in quick succession, then re-enters a few minutes later wearing a different T-shirt. "What...
Children's minister halts all adoption from Nigeria with immediate effect following arrests of pregnant women in Lagos Denmark has suspended adoptions from Nigeria less than a month after Lagos police arrested eight people at a suspected baby factory. "I have decided to suspend all adoption from Nigeria with immediate effect," Denmark's minister for children tweeted. "We must do everything...
A media controversy has broken in Denmark that is being compared to the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Police in Copenhagen are investigating claims that an employee at a Danish IT company leaked details of celebrities' credit card transactions to the Danish gossip magazine, Se og Hør (See and Hear). Continue reading... ...
Sepp Piontek's skilful balance of humour and discipline was a key factor in the emergence of the great Danish side of the 1980s. But it was a rocky road for him in the beginning This is an extract from Danish Dynamite: The Story of Football's Greatest Cult Team by Lars Eriksen, Mike Gibbons and Rob Smyth Continue reading... ...
Special report Parties demanding everything from reform to withdrawal are riding high on wave on discontent The Foire aux Fromages et aux Vins in Coulommiers, an attractive town on the undulating Brie plateau an hour east of Paris, is a fabulously French affair: a monumental marquee, hordes of happy visitors and more than 350 stalls laden with Gallic bounty. Among the cheeses are tomme from Savoie,...
Seven lessons from one of the world's biggest sustainable fashion events, from washing your clothes less often to building a capsule wardrobe Now in its third year, the Copenhagen fashion summit is one of the world's most important events on sustainable fashion. It gathers more than 1,000 decision-makers and thought leaders in fashion, business and politics this year including Crown Princess Mary of...
In a Copenhagen warehouse there's a throng of Chinese buyers. For some traders, being anti-fur is one step from fascism Space is so short in the immense warehouses where Kopenhagen Fur , the world's largest fur auction house, runs its business, that boxes of mink skins now fill up rooms designed for inspecting furs or sorting them into different grades and colours. "This is the biggest auction...
The far right is fixated on pork and is using it as an excuse to target yet another aspect of Muslim life Following its significant gains in last month's local elections, the French Front National leader, Marine Le Pen, swiftly announced that school cafeterias would no longer serve non-pork substitution meals to children living in towns won by FN candidates. Targeting Muslims for another ritual round...
Syria has promised that most of its 1,300-ton stockpile will be delivered by 13 April, when a meticulous plan will swing into action Interactive guide: how the weapons will be destroyed In the middle of the MV Cape Ray's cavernous car deck stand two large white tents. With their interior lights casting eerie shadows of the constant activity within, they look like twin crime scenes. But the commanders,...
Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands also scored well in Social Progress Index, which takes focus off economic output New Zealand has come first in a global index that ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output in a drive to make social progress a priority for politicians and businesses. The Social Progress Index (SPI) , published on Thursday, rates 132...
Demand for affordable Scandinavian chic has helped Danish chain of variety stores go from strength to strength in Britain Whether it's noir detectives, Faroese knits or home furnishings, Scandinavian chic has never been cooler. Now the Danes have even given the pound shop a Nordic makeover and British shoppers can't get enough. It's lunchtime on Monday and trade in Tiger's central London store is brisk...
A TV ad campaign by a package-holiday company in Denmark aims to persuade Danes to have sex on holiday in a bid to boost the country's low birthrate Hotel rooms are one of life's great aphrodisiacs at least that's the theory behind a new campaign from Danish package-holiday specialist Spies Rejser . Its latest TV campaign, Do It For Denmark, aims to encourage Danes to go on holiday in the hope that...
Copenhagen zoo caused horror when it killed a healthy giraffe. Now it has put down four lions, but staff and visitors say it's just doing what's needed to stop inbreeding Even the first sunshine of spring is not enough to prevent the lion enclosure at Copenhagen zoo from looking forlorn. One female lion lounges on a branch basking in the rays, while the other lolls on the dusty ground beneath her....