Danish cars under attack on Swedish motorway
Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup has urged his Swedish counterpart, Morgan Johansson, to step up the investigation into attacks on Danish cars passing through Sweden on their way to Bornholm. Swedish police have registered…
MoreDenmark accepts 200 UN quota refugees from Rwanda but left-wing demands more
Denmark has agreed to accept 200 UN quota refugees from Rwanda this year but it’s still not enough according to the government’s centre-left allies. Parliament appropriated DKK40m ($6.5m) in the 2020 budget to…
MoreCopenhagen tops global quality of life ranking
Copenhagen has regained its position as the best city in the world in the annual quality of life ranking by Monocle magazine, a global briefing covering international affairs, business, culture and design. Editor…
MoreVirus updates
The infection numbers dropped below 200 again yesterday after a modest spike the previous day. 173 news corona cases were reported over the 24-hour period from 72.280 PCR tests, a positivity rate of…
MoreDKK500m on cyber security
A cross-party majority has reached agreement to boost Denmark’s ability to resist cyber-attacks by appropriating DKK500m ($80m) from the current defence bill to further tighten cyber security over the next two years. Defence…
MoreKids choose alternative nicotine products
A new report confirms the impression that Denmark has become a smoker’s paradise for young people. According to the National Institute for Public Health (Statens Institut for Folkesundhed) the number of cigarette smokers…
MoreBusiness news
Australian company rescues cannabis producer….Copenhagen to host Smart Cities summit….Ørsted in North Sea battle with BP…. A Danish cannabis manufacturing facility that was on the verge of going bust has been bought out…
MoreDevelopment aid to focus on climate issues
Denmark will continue to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income annually on foreign development aid over the next few years but with greater focus on the climate, nature, and the environment. The government’s…
MoreCopenhagen 16th on global cost of living index
Copenhagen has moved up nine places on Mercer’s 2021 Cost of Living City Index, an annual report that ranks 209 cities based on the comparative cost of expenses including housing, transportation, food and…
MoreVirus updates
Slight spike in infections as hospitalisations continue to fall….Delta mutation scare at DK-Belgium match….. The daily infection figures topped 200 for the first time this week, Wednesday. 223 new corona cases were reported…
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