Health Authority warning: 500,000 could be infected by coronavirus before summer
If the coronavirus turns into an epidemic up to 500,000 people in this country could be infected before summer – but that’s the ‘worst-case scenario’ according to the Danish Health Authority (Sunhedstyrelsen) which…
More200 Chinese visitors get extended stay
Around 200 Chinese visitors to Denmark have been allowed to extend their stay for up to 30 days because of the spread of the coronavirus in their own country where 3,000 people have…
MoreGovernment bows to Liberals’ integration demand
The government has backed down and is ready to halve the proposed integration grant to local authorities, primarily Social Democrat-led councils west of Copenhagen. Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen had warned he wouldn’t resume…
MoreState owed DKK4.1bn in legal costs
Convicted criminals’ debt to the state in the form of legal costs has nearly doubled over the past six years, from DKK2.2bn in 2014 to DKK4.1bn today, new Tax Ministry figures show –…
MoreTax shelter probe leads to demands for DKK2.1bn
Between 2009-2019 the Danish tax authorities audited around 8,300 cases of money transfers to foreign tax shelters, leading to demands totalling DKK2.1bn (nearly $300m) sent to both private citizens and companies. Kim Tolstrup,…
MoreSlower growth in Q4
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the final quarter (Q4) of 2019, downwardly revised from the previously reported 0.3%, the latest Statistics Denmark figure show. On a yearly basis, the economy…
MoreJobless rate stable for 14th month
The unemployment rate remained stable in January at 3.7%, virtually the same level as the past 14 months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show gross unemployment fell by 300 people, from 104,100 in…
MoreGovernment ready to apply ‘emergency brake’ to stop new migrant influx
The government is preparing to implement emergency measures to stop a potential massive influx of refugees and migrants after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced he was opening his country’s border with Europe…
More4 Danes hit by coronavirus
Four Danish nationals have now tested positive for the feared coronavirus. TV2 journalist Jakob Tage Ramlyng was the first to be diagnosed on Wednesday after returning from a ski holiday in the Lombardy…
MoreSecurity concerns as Chinese company moves into Danish airports
Experts have sounded the alarm after it was revealed that a state-owned Chinese manufacturer of X-ray machines, scanners and explosive detection systems, closely linked to Communist Party leadership, has signed agreements with airports…
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