New citizens happy to shake hands with Støjberg
Nine ‘new Danes’ received their Danish passports yesterday in the first citizenship ceremony since the controversial handshake law was passed last September. All nine, including a couple of Muslims, gladly shook hands with…
MoreMinister denies trying to influence negative climate report
Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt has again strongly denied exerting political pressure on the independent Danish Council on Climate Change (Klimarådet). Before a parliamentary hearing, Thursday, the minister rejected accusations of trying to…
MoreNew public agency hit by bribery scandal
Police are investigating allegations of bribery at the national statistics agency, Statistics Denmark, where a number of employees have received gifts from Copenhagen-based data management company Geomatic. Folowing reports in December that a…
MoreDanish passport ‘world’s 4th-most powerful’
Denmark has dropped to 4th place in the 2019 rankings of the world’s most powerful passports, despite nine new visa-free destinations. The Henley Passport Index ranks countries according to the number of destinations passport…
MoreState visit to Argentina
HM Queen Margrerthe and Crown Prince Frederik will make a state visit to Argentina in March at the head of a 25-company Danish trade delegation. The 3-day visit gets underway on March 18th…
MoreHome equity billions should boost spending
Homeowner equity increased to DKK4,000bn in 2017 but is still less than before the financial crisis hit in 2008. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows equity – the value of a homeowner’s interest in a…
MoreHealth reform: Government promises more nurses, more doctors, and more funding
2,000 more nurses, 100 more specialist doctors and an extra DKK6bn in funding – the core elements of the government’s health reform proposals presented by the prime minister, Tuesday, which, as reported, include…
MoreHealth tops voter concerns
The government’s health reform proposals could be an election winner. A new YouGov poll for tabloid daily BT shows 36% of the electorate believe health is the most important campaign issue, followed by…
MoreTorture problems for PM ahead of India visit
Anti-torture advocates have urged Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to raise the sensitive torture issue when he visits India this weekend. Consultant Tue Magnussen of the Anti Torture Support Foundation (ATSF) said the…
MoreGovenment bans arms sales to UAE
The government has extended its arms ban to the United Arab Emirates, an ally of Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen. The foreign ministry suspended all arms exports to Saudi Arabia last year…
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