Prayer meetings replace Death Metal
The abandoned shipyard that usually hosts the annual CopenHell heavy metal festival has been transformed into CopenHeaven. After CopenHell was cancelled this year due to the corona virus, the shipyard has been taken…
MoreDanish gang leader arrested in Dubai
A Danish national has been detained in Dubai on suspicion of being involved in gang-related crime in southern Sweden and killings and explosions in Spain. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates confirmed the…
MoreSAS resumes flights
As Copenhagen Airport gradually starts to reopen Scandinavia’s flagship airline SAS has announced it will resume services on 21 short-haul routes this month. On June 15th the airline will begin flights from the…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 2nd – June 7th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Internal documents obtained by Berlingske confirmed previous reports that, at the start of the epidemic, the government was far more concerned about the potential devastation of the corona…
MoreClimate Minister may extend licence to drill
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen isn’t ready to pull the plug on Denmark’s North Sea oil and gas operations yet as recommended by the Danish Council on Climate Change (Klimarådet). In a new report,…
MoreEU rebate could encourage Denmark to compromise on budget
The promise of a budget rebate, or ’revenue correction’, could make Denmark and its ‘Frugal 4’ allies more willing to compromise in the difficult negotiations surrounding the EU’s long-term budget, Germany’s EU ambassador…
MoreHealth Minister needs to be ‘reined in’
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke has been given excessive powers during the corona crisis and it’s time to rein in him, lawmakers from both sides of parliament told Jyllands-Posten. Under emergency legislation passed at…
MoreDenmark supports OSCE declaration against US crackdown on protestors
While Denmark has been unwilling to directly address the civil unrest in the USA following the murder of George Floyd last week by Minnesota police it has, alongside EU countries, endorsed a joint…
MoreVirus updates
Hospitalisations at 3-month low….Face masks at airports….EU approves travel compensation scheme… The number of patients hospitialised by covid-19 fell to 97, Thursday, the lowest figure for nearly three months – at the start…
MoreParliament passes Amazon bill
The government is cracking down on online retailers such as Amaxon, Wish, and Ali Express that sell dangerous and illegal products across state borders. Parliament passed legislation yesterday making it possible to exclude…
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