Cigarette sales lowest since 1945
Despite Denmark’s reputation as a ‘smoker’s paradise’ cigarette sales have fallen to the lowest level since World War 2. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show ‘only’ 5.3bn cigarettes were sold in 2020, a…
MoreDPP leadership candidate: No social benefits for foreign nationals
Danish People’s Party MP Martin Henriksen will push to outlaw social benefits for immigrants if he wins the battle to become the populist party’s new leader next month. Mr Henriksen, who could become…
MoreDaily infections at record-high
16,164 new corona cases were recorded, Monday, the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic 21 months ago, breaking Sunday’s record of 14,844 infections. The daily figures had dipped slightly on…
MoreHealth Minister accuses anti-vax group of sabotage
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke has accused an anti-vaccination group of trying to sabotage the health authorities’ efforts. Mr. Heunicke reacted after reports that the “Digital Civil Disobedience” group, with more than 1,500 members,…
More22 Greenlanders suing the Danish state for failed social experiment.
The six remaining survivors of 22 indigenous Greenlanders who were removed from their families in 1951 and relocated to Denmark in a failed social experiment are suing the Danish state after being denied…
MoreInfections hit Christmas high – ‘Omicron out of control’
The daily infection rate hit a record high, Christmas Sunday, with 14,844 new corona cases, following an encouraging downturn the previous 2 days. 189,840 PRC tests were carried out, providing a positivity rate…
MoreConservative leader eyes PM’s job
Søren Pape Poulsen has positioned himself as the opposition’s candidate for prime minister at the next election even if the Liberals (Venstre) emerge as the biggest party on the right. In an interview…
MoreGovernment’s ally signals right-turn
Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has suggested that her centrist party could change sides at the next election and support an opposition candidate for prime minister. In an interview with Avisen…
MoreVirus updates
Encouraging Omicron data….Schoolkids fueling the virus…Influenza epidemic on the way… Despite warnings that the Omicron variant is out of control, initial Danish data suggests that highly vaccinated countries might be able to weather…
MoreHigh Court overturns DPP deputy leader’s prison sentence
The High Court has overturned the 6-month conditional prison sentence handed down to Danish People’s Party (DPP) deputy leader Morten Messerschmidt in August when Lyngby District Court found him guilty of defrauding EU funds and…
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