Calls for medical complaints overhaul
Cancer patients’ chances of being cured increase when they are quickly treated. – But when avoidable delays do occur, critics say, the complaints process is hampered by layers of bureaucracy. Citing a recent…
MoreUK connection to be retained after airline’s collapse
The collapse of a British airline does not spell the end of a key connection between Denmark and the UK, Ekstra Bladet reports. Saturday’s news that Flybmi had gone bankrupt appeared to spell…
MoreEU could file water quality lawsuit
Denmark may be hauled before the European Court of Justice if it doesn’t take measures to improve its water quality, environmental experts have warned. At issue is the amount of nitrogen in the…
MoreCall for better tools to fight welfare fraud
Following the release of new figures, local municipalities are calling for the ability to access more personal information of welfare claimants suspected of fraud, DR reports. According to a survey carried out by…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 11th – 17th 2019
Politics/Economy: Jens Stoltenberg praised Denmark for increasing defence spending and contributing to military missions around the world. Speaking at a meeting of allied defence ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, the NATO Secretary…
MoreNo human rights breach over “Bookseller” expulsion
The government has welcomed a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to reject a complaint from a former Danish national who was stripped of his citizenship and deported to Morocco last month….
MorePoliticians calling for tobacco price hike
Denmark’s poor performance on smoking has been highlighted by the Conservative Party, which is demanding answers from the two leading Prime Ministerial candidates on the future price of cigarettes. A general election must…
MoreForeign student debt recovery failing, SD says
The government’s recovery efforts are making little impact on a growing mountain of foreign student debt, the Social Democrat’s Education Spokeswoman Mette Reissmann has told TV2. Her comments came after Tax Minister Karsten…
MoreHigh industrial automation means fewer employees
Although employment rates reached a record high last year, some industrial sectors are employing far fewer workers than before the 2008 crash, new figures from the Employment Ministry show. Industrial and utility companies…
MoreCapital hit by rail stoppages
A stoppage by maintenance staff spelled misery for many of the capital’s rail commuters on Thursday. The stoppage affected state rail company DSB’s operations on the coastal route north of Copenhagen, trains crossing…
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