December 2018 saw an eight-year low for the number of people receiving Denmark’s basic social welfare payment for unemployment, according to government figures.
In a clip that has been widely shared on social media, a host on US television station Fox Business Network has claimed Danes are work-shy and slow at finishing their education, and likened the Scandinavian country to crisis-hit Venezuela.
Government proposals to tighten rules over citizenship have met with opposition within the Liberal party, the senior partner in Denmark’s coalition government, according to a report.
Forcing newcomers to Denmark to pay for language lessons could mean a reduction in student numbers and job losses for teachers, say administrators and students at the national Lærdansk language programme.
A new tax deal agreed earlier this week will be financed in part by user payments for Danish language lessons and tougher social welfare rules for foreigners.
Copenhagen Municipality’s department for jobs and integration did not take systematic steps to place gang members receiving social welfare at work, according to a report.
Two of the three parties in Denmark’s coalition government want to reduce social welfare payments for young people not considered ready to enter the job market.
