Danish sports federation calls for ban on Russia, Belarus
The Danish Sporting Federation (DIF) has called for athletes representing Russia and Belarus to be banned from international sports events following the invasion of Ukraine. The DIF condemned Russia’s actions in Ukraine as…
MoreCarlsberg and Molotov cocktails
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg has denied reports that its bottles are being used to make homemade firebombs for the Ukrainian resistance. After Yuri Zastavny, whose Pravda beer company in Lviv has been converted…
MorePension funds rush to divest Russian investments
Two of Denmark’s biggest pension funds are selling off all their investments in Russian companies and government bonds. AkademikerPension, which manages around DKK150bn ($23bn) in assets, said it’s blacklisting all Russian holdings from…
MoreLEGO orders Russian employees to keep quiet
Global toymaker Lego has recommended that its staff in Russia not attend protests or get involved in any public discussion about the war in Ukraine, after Russian police detained thousands at anti-war protests…
MoreEconomic growth highest since 1994
Economic growth in Denmark last year was the highest for 37 years. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show GDP grew by 4.1%, the highest since the 5.3% of 1994, boosted by the medicinal…
MoreDenmark needs emissions tax to meet 70% reduction target
Denmark ranks 4th on the latest Climate Change Performance Index but, according to the government’s own climate watchdog, lacks concrete plans for half the carbon-emission cuts needed to meet its 2030 target. Prime…
MoreVirus updates
The number of people infected by Covid rose slightly, Monday, but is still decreasing rapidly –16,578 new corona cases were confirmed, Monday, 124 up on the previous day but still less than a…
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