2021 – A year in review
Corona, immigration, Minkgate, impeachment, the climate – here’s a summary of every significant news event in Denmark in Denmark last year: JANUARY 2021: In her New Year speech to the nation 12 months…
Danish research team discovers new Arctic island off Greenland…by mistake
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have accidentally discovered what they believe is the world’s northernmost island, located off Greenland’s coast. Members of the Danish-Swiss team initially thought they had arrived at Oodaaq,…
Messerschmidt blames ‘mountain of paperwork’ for forged documents
On the first day of his fraud trial, Monday, Morten Messerschmidt, claimed it was a ‘genuine mistake’ when a party employee signed an invoice as a hotel manager. The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP)…
The Week That Was, February 1st – 7th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: As the infection rate continues to fall young children up to 4th grade have been given the green light to return to school from February 8th – Health…
2020 news: The high – and low – points
Corona dominated the news cycle in 2020 but there were other issues – two party leaders quit, Denmark dropped North Sea oil, the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen was hit by MeToo….and then came…
The Week That Was, December 14th – 20th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Denmark will be in total lockdown between Christmas and New Year -shopping malls and department stores have already closed down and all retail outlets, with the exception of…
The Week That Was, November 2nd – November 8th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Coronavirus infections hit record levels, with hospitalisations and deaths continuing to rise. Prime Minister’s question time and all committee meetings at Christiansborg (Parliament) were cancelled, Tuesday, after an outbreak amongst ministers…
Opposition parties dismiss ‘dictatorial’ proposal for meat-free days
Opposition parties have rushed to condemn the government’s ‘dictatorial’ proposal that would force all public sector canteens to introduce two meat-free days per week. Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen was hit with a storm…
The Week That Was, October 19th – October 25th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: With the number of registered corona cases fast approaching 1,000 per day the government announced a raft of new measures aimed at breaking the chain of infection, including…
Social Liberal leader vows to reunite party
Sofie Carsten Nielsen survived a stormy crisis meeting of party MPs, Sunday, and will continue as Social Liberal (Radikale) leader. Ms Nielsen had been accused of a cover-up after it was revealed she…
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