Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Opposition backs motion to impeach prime minister

The opposition Liberals (Venstre) have come out in support of a private citizens’ motion calling for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to be impeached for issuing an illegal order to cull Denmark’s entire mink herd last…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Stable infection, positivity rate….Health Authority delays 2nd corona jab….Company offers voluntary Astra Zeneca vaccination if…. 892 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, based on more than 150,000 tests, providing a positivity rate of…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Young Argentinians exploit Italian loophole to work in Denmark

Hundreds of Argentinians have moved to Denmark to find work by exploiting a loophole in EU legislation – by travelling to Italy and applying for citizenship, usually granted within months, they then have…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Terror suspects released

Six of the thirteen people arrested in Holbæk in February on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack have been released as, according to the police, there are no longer grounds to detain them….

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Crackdown on tax shelters

Parliament has passed new legislation that doubles the tax on dividends paid out to companies registered in tax shelters. The new law also removes tax deductions for companies transferring profits to affiliated companies…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Wind energy giant joins forces with Denmark’s biggest pension fund

Partially state-owned Orsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, has joined forces with ATP, Denmark’s largest pension and social security provider, in a a joint bid to build the world’s first energy island…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2021 in: News

Consumer confidence hits 12-month high

Consumer optimism rose in April in line with the gradual reopening of society. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index rose to -1.1 from -5.0 in March, the highest for…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2021 in: News

Government puts the squeeze on citizenship applicants

As part of its crackdown on immigration the government, backed by a cross-party majority, has proposed wide-reaching restrictions on foreigners seeking citizenship. Anyone who’s served a prison sentence will be automatically excluded and…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2021 in: News

Save the Children: Danish government risking the future of Syrian children

The government’s move to deport Syrian refugees continues to make waves abroad. In a statement released on Wednesday the Save the Children organisation joined the international condemnation by accusing the Danish authorities of…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2021 in: News

PM: Climate comes before geopolitical disagreements

Ahead of today’s virtual ‘Earth Day’ climate summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declined to comment on the growing US-Russia dispute but said international efforts to reduce carbon…

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