More financial aid for Ukraine
Denmark is increasing its financial aid to Ukraine. Following talks in Copenhagen with his Ukraine counterpart, Dmytro Kuleban, Thursday, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod promised the east-European country an extra DKK 560m (around $86m)…
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Daily infection rate approaching 50,000….Sweden extends restrictions…Mink Commission delayed… 23 months after the first corona patient was diagnosed in this country the number of daily infections topped 50,000, Thursday. In all,51.033 new corona…
MoreSocial Liberal councillor claims beheaded French schoolteacher wasn’t a victim of Islam
A newly-elected Social Liberal (Radikale) council member from Brøndby, west of Copenhagen, is facing censure from party leadership after claiming that the brutal murder of French schoolteacher Samuel Paty in 2020 had nothing…
MoreGovernment contines to push for ‘snooping’ legislation
The government is determined to push through a new bill that would allow telecom companies to maintain logs of all mobile calls, text messages, and which transmitter the phone was connected to at…
MoreGovernment lifts all corona restrictions
On Tuesday, February 1st, Denmark will become the first country in the EU to lift all Covid restrictions. Despite record-high infection rates and the spread of a new Omicron variant, BA.2, Prime Minister…
MoreForeign reaction to reopening: Was ist denn mit Dänen los?
Denmark’s decision to scrap all coronavirus restrictions from next week has created a stir abroad. Under the headline ’Was ist denn mit Dänen los?’ (What’s the matter with Danes?) German tabloid Bild reports…
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Daily infection rate approaching 50,000….Sweden extends restrictions…Mink Commission delayed… 46,747 new corona cases were reported Wednesday, from 219,647 PCR tests, a positivity rate of 21.3%, the highest ever. 938 people are hospitalised by Covid,…
MoreParties call for Mali pull-out
Parties on both sides of the aisle have urged the government to withdraw Denmark’s task force in Mali following the war of words over the past few days. The Mali government’s demanded on…
More15 countries back Denmark in Mali dispute
15 countries, led by France, have offered Denmark a public show of support in the deployment dispute with Mali. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the 15 countries said they ’deeply regretted’ allegations…
MoreGreen hybrid cars are big CO2 emitters
Plug-in hybrid cars emit far greater amounts of CO2 than permitted to be considered ‘green’ by the tax authorities, a new Danish study shows. According to the National Tax Agency, SKAT, a low-emission…
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