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Danish ‘bacon and butter port’ prepares for hard Brexit…..Denmark and Germany agree on energy islands….Mink cull rocks global fur industry…. The port of Esbjerg on the west coast, which sends 600 trailers to…
MoreIntegration Minister: Immigrants from Middle East, North Africa a ‘major problem’
Immigrant groups will in future be registered in categories that reflect the extent of criminality and unemployment amongst various ethnic minorities. In an interview with Berlingske, Sunday, Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye stressed the…
MoreNew poll: Goverment increases lead despite mink scandal
Yet another new opinion poll shows the minkgate scandal has had no effect on the Social Democrats’ popularity. 1 in 3 voters (32.9%) would vote for the ruling party if an election was…
MoreChild Brides Commission leaves Støjberg’s fate in parliament’s hands
The Child Brides Commission will today present its findings to parliament, which will then decide on possible repercussions for former integration minister Inger Støjberg. Over the past 12 months the Commission has investigated…
MoreVirus updates
More than 6,000 corona cases since Friday…..Long queues at rapid test mobile centres….’Don’t hug granny ‘… 2,642 new corona cases were registered, Sunday, following a record-high 3,552 on Saturday – the average over…
MoreCarlsberg facing cartel rap in India
Carlsberg’s problems in India continue to mount up. Following bribery allegations last year when it was revealed that managers made secret cash payments to local government officials, the Danish brewing giant and two competitors…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 7th – 13th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Lockdown restrictions were imposed on 38 local authorities in and around Copenhagen, Odense, and Aarhus as the corona virus continues to gain strength – a further 31 municipalities…
MoreRestrictions expanded throughout the country – 80% of the public affected
The lockdown restrictions imposed earlier this week on 38 local authorities in and around Copenhagen, Odense, and Aarhus will be expanded to a further 31 municipalities today as the corona virus continues to…
MoreDaily infection rate tops 3,000 – vaccinations could start in 21 days
3,132 new corona cases were registered, Wednesday, an all-time high, but there’s hope ahead – a vaccine could be approved for use in Denmark by New Year’s Eve and a national vaccination programme…
MoreMink graves pose threat to water
Thousands of bloated, decomposing minks which, it was reported last week, were ‘rising from the grave’, may have contaminated Denmark’s ground water as the agriculture ministry admitted yesterday it had lost track of…
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