Fishermen fight for EU compensation
Parliamentary parties will today negotiate who gets what from the EU’s DKK1.2b (€160m) compensation package offered to Danish fishermen who’ve suffered a reduction in quotas following Brexit. The money comes from an EU emergency…
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4,390 new corona cases were reported Thursday – 183.797 people were tested over the 24-hour period, providing a positivity rate of 2.29%, in line with the past few days. The number of people…
MoreProsecution demands prison term for Støjberg
The prosecution has called for a minimum 4-month prison sentence for former immigration minister Inger Støjberg if the court of impeachment finds her guilty in the child-brides affair. In her final summation, Wednesday, Public Prosecutor Anne Birgitte…
MoreInger speculates about DPP leadership
Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg has declined to rule out the possibility of becoming leader of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) after Kristian Thulesen Dahl, who’s stepping down following a disastrous showing for…
MoreMesserschmidt will back down if Støjberg enters DPP leadership race
Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) deputy leader Morten Messerschmidt has said he won’t get involved in a leadership battle with former immigration minister Inger Støjberg, who’s fast emerging as the favourite to succeed outgoing…
MorePrisoners could be sent abroad
Danish jailbirds could soon be serving their prison sentence abroad. The government is hoping to solve the problem of overcrowded Danish prisons by renting jail space in ‘unnamed’ foreign countries, according to a…
MoreJustice Minister grilled on PM’s phones
Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup has refused to issue any guarantee that the police were given all the smartphones used by the prime minister in the textgate affair. Mr Hækkerup, who announced last week…
MoreThe return of the face mask
The government has proposed new regulations to curb the ever-rising infection rate, including the return of mandatory face masks in public. If backed by a parliament majority the new measures would cover public…
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Infections hit new high….Bank urges employees to bring corona pass….Restaurant spending up but threatened by new restrictions… 4,426 new corona cases were reported Wednesday, the highest daily infection rate this year. 181.841 people were…
MoreEmployment at record-high
The number of wage earners in the labour market rose to 2.882m in September, an all-time high. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show more than 13,000 new jobs were created as the employment…
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