16 arrested after gang fight in Jutland
A huge brawl between rival biker gangs in Esbjerg on Wednesday evening led to the arrest of 16 individuals. Large numbers of police moved in after several witnesses reported a huge brawl in…
MoreViolence moves into the suburbs
Despite reports of gang fights and stabbings, the risk of being exposed to violence in Denmark’s largest cities is decreasing. In Copenhagen, the number of violent incidents fell by ten per cent this…
MoreDanes hold EU record in number of holidays
Denmark and Germany are the EU countries that take the most holidays, while Romanians are at the bottom of the league when it comes to vacations, a new EU study shows. The survey…
MoreNot true that Danes drink more
According to figures from Statistics Denmark the Danish population’s alcohol consumption rose sharply in 2010, for the first time in years. But this is actually not the case. Danish drinking is still on…
MoreSix Danes received Breivik’s manifesto prior to attacks
Anders Behring Breivik, the man behind the terror attacks in Olso last week, sent his 1,500 page manifesto to six Danish email adresses immediately before his killing spree on Friday. This is according…
MoreNumber of private daycarers increases
As municipalities cut back on childcare services, more parents are choosing to place their children in private daycare schemes. In Aarhus, there are now 24 independent child minders, seven more than last month….
MoreGreen card fee scares off qualified foreigners
A fee of DKK 6,100 to apply for a work permit has led to a drop in the number of foreign applicants for jobs in Denmark, scuppering the government’s plan to attract more…
MoreInterest rates on long-term bonds reaches new low
Interest rates on Danish long-term bonds fell to their lowest point this year on Wednesday, as American politicians’ lack of progress in budget negotiations and an increase in USA’s debt ceiling caused concern…
MoreDanish woman confirmed dead after Utøya massacre
43 year old Hanne Anette Balch Fjalestad from Herning was one of the victims of the terror attack on the Norwegian island of Utøya on Friday, confirms her father Per Balch Sørensen. “She…
MoreEU may take on Danish atomic waste
Politicians are currently investigating the possibility of shipping Danish atomic waste, from the island of Risø, to other EU countries. This is after a new EU directive has opened up for the possibility…
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