Intelligence agency hires hackers to protect Denmark
The external cyber threat to Denmark is now so intense that Military Intelligence (FE) is hiring and training its own high-skilled hackers to protect authorities and Danish infrastructure against IT attacks from foreign…
MoreImmigrant kids lacking in Danish language skills
The government is preparing legislation that would require children to take part in a language programme from the age of two. In response to a new study by Copenhagen City Hall, showing 44…
MoreBlack dolls segregated at museum
A museum in Holbæk, north-west of Copenhagen, has set up a segregated room to exhibit black dolls and money boxes depicting caricatures of black people. Curator of the Vestsjælland Museum, Karen Munk-Nielsen, acknowledged…
MoreDenmark gives $1m to UN war crimes team
Denmark will provide over one million US dollars to to a UN team collecting evidence of war crimes in Syria. After announcing the new contribution, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said: “Denmark’s position is…
MoreWelfare cuts fuelled by ideology not finance
Denmark is reducing the wide-reaching scope of its cherished welfare state but not, as seen throughout Europe, due to poor finances – the government’s attack on social benefits is a purely ideological issue….
More400 new wind energy jobs in Denmark
Vestas is looking to hire 414 new employees at two factories in Denmark, an announcement that reinforces Denmark’s position as a ‘global leader’ in wind energy production, Climate and Energy minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said…
MoreUNICEF highlights child sex abuse in Greenland
UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) has called for increased focus on the problem of child sex abuse in Greenland. According to a survey by Nakuusa, a project set up by the Danish government and UNICEF Denmark…
MoreThaw in chilly DK-India relations
The government has agreed to send two ‘economic growth advisors’ to India, a sign that rocky relations between the two countries are slowly recovering after the contentious Niels Holck affair. Climate & Energy…
MoreDenmark no.1 in digital economy
Denmark has the most the most advanced digital economy in the EU followed by Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The latest Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), an indicator that summarises performance across…
MoreBorder control hits commuters
Train travel over the Øresund Bridge, the fixed link between Denmark and Sweden from Kastrup to Malmø, has dropped by over 2 million passengers since the introduction of border controls between the two countries…
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