Parliament passes tough rape bill
A unanimous parliament passed tough rape legislation, Thursday, that criminalises sex without explicit consent. Previously the law required rape victims to provide proof of violence, threat or evidence they were unable to fend…
MoreChristmas lockdown
Denmark will be in total lockdown between Christmas and New Year, the latest move by the government to stem the ever-growing epidemic. Shopping malls and department stores will close from today and smaller…
MoreCopenhagen City Hall: Cancel everything, stay indoors
Copenhagen City Hall officials have urged locals to adhere to the strict measures laid out by the authorities after close to 5,000 corona cases in the capital were registered over the past week,…
MoreHealth Minister: Hospitals can handle the pressure
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke has offered assurances that although the health sector is under pressure it still has the capacity to deal with both the ever-growing epidemic and everyday health treatment. At a…
MoreVaccine hesitancy
A third of the electorate aren’t convinced about the efficacy of anti-corona vaccines and are unwilling to be vaccinated. One day after Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said anti-corona vaccines could arrive in Denmark…
MoreStøjberg divides Liberal waters
The Liberals’ deputy leader, Inger Støjberg, came under fire from fellow MPs during a stormy internal party meeting, Tuesday, after the Child Bride Commission’s interim report found she had misled parliament and issued…
MoreGovernment withheld intelligence report on Danish refugee kids
The government is suspected of deliberately delaying a 2019 intelligence evaluation that found Danish children born to foreign fighters in Syrian refugee camps aren’t a threat to Denmark. The report by the Danish…
MoreNew police reform includes Danish FBI
Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup has been granted his wish of a ‘Danish FBI’ after parliament passed a new police reform bill. As well as increased funding that will lead to the hiring of…
MoreLockdown restrictions nationwide – economists sound warning
The anti-virus restrictions imposed on 69 local municipalities last week have now been extended to the whole country. All lockdown measures, including the shutdown of bars, restaurants, gyms, and museums, will apply to…
MoreDenmark yet to feel full force of virus
Despite the prospect of a vaccine arriving before New Year Denmark is facing the ’full force’ of the corona virus at the start of 2021, with a record number of infections, hospitalisations, and…
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