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Green Card Scheme on the chopping block Dansk Folkeparti, Socialdemokraterne and Socialistisk Folkeparti behind the initiative CHRISTIAN WENANDE
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to attract highly-skilled and specialised foreign workers to Denmark, is on the chopping block because many often end up working in unskilled jobs outside their professions.
some very counterproductive effects like allowing people into Denmark who are taking jobs that Danes or refugees could easily have filled.”
A failure “THE SCHEME has been a failure,” Dan Jørgensen, the S immigration spokesperson, told Jyllands-Posten. “It has not worked as intended. On the contrary, it has had
Broken promises IN 2014, the Helle ThorningSchmidt-led government tried to solve the issues associated with the scheme by reducing the permit’s longevity from three to two years for first-time applicants, toughening language competency requirements, and
introducing more stringent criteria for extensions. Government party Venstre then campaigned on cutting the scheme during the election last year, but has yet to act on that promise. “Currently, we are getting more done in the immigration arena together with Socialdemokraterne than we are with Venstre,” said Martin Henriksen, the immigration spokesperson for DF.
Darling bluebloods of May
OLSTERED by support from Dansk Folkeparti (DF), Socialdemokraterne (S) and Socialistisk Folkeparti, a majority in Parliament is in favour of scrapping the Green Card Scheme. The scheme, which aims
Adele, Rod Stewart, Brian Ferry and Iggy Pop – all here!
Morricone coming over
Public benefit fall
Organic sales rising
Rainy outlook ahead
A HOST of top music names are visiting Denmark, it has been confirmed in the past week. Film music legend Ennio Morricone, an Oscar winner this year, is performing at Forum in December. Patti Smith will play the DR Concert Hall in August, Pharrell Williams is heading to Tivoli in July, and Selena Gomez is playing at Forum in October.
SOME 13,200 fewer Danes received social benefits in 2015, according to Danmarks Statistik. There are fewer people unemployed and there has been a decrease in the number withdrawing from the labour market prematurely. There are 324,600 on SU – a 60 percent rise from 203,400 in 2008. In total, 1,088,300 people aged 16-64 are on public benefits.
DENMARK has the highest share of sold organic food products in the world, according to Danmarks Statistik. Between 2014 and 2015, organic fruit and veg sales shot up 28 percent, meat by 12 percent and eggs by 8 percent. Danish supermarket sales increased by 12 percent, and today 8.4 percent of all goods sold in the Danish retail sector are organic.
WHILE other countries in northern Europe are experiencing snow, sleet’s the closest Denmark will come to the white stuff in the final throes of winter. It will be May 5 before the nation can pack away its umbrellas as showers are forecast on almost every day until then. The subfreezing nights should be over, however.
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