Posted on 15. Dec, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

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…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2020 in: News

Integration 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…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2020 in: News

New 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…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2020 in: News

Child 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…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2020 in: News

Virus 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…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2020 in: News

Carlsberg 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…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2020 in: TWTW

The 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2020 in: News

Restrictions 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2020 in: News

Daily 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2020 in: News

Mink 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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7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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