TV2 places 16 workers in ‘self quarantine’
16 colleagues of the coronavirus infected TV2 producer were sent home, Thursday, and ordered to remain isolated for the next 14 days. The producer returned home from a ski holiday in the Lombardy…
MoreClimate Minister hazy on climate costs
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen has acknowledged that the government has no idea what its 2030 green conversion plans will cost. Parliament adopted the ‘world’s most ambitious climate bill’ in December, committing to cutting carbon…
MoreOpposition leader demands 50% cut in integration funding for local authorities
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen invited opposition leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen to a ’clear the air’ meeting, Thursday, following the furore surrounding the leaked e-mail sent by the Social Democrats’ press office urging party officials to find…
More‘New Dane’ denied citizenship after refusing to shake hands
A man who refused to shake hands during a naturalisation ceremony at Copenhagen City Hall this week was denied citizenship. The handshake requirement was passed by the previous government in 2018 and requires…
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Committee cancels Israel trip….Internet ‘phishers’ target Danes…Vestager will help ‘gig economy’… Parliament’s Health & Elderly Committee has postponed a fact-finding trip to Israel as the coronavirus continues to spread. The authorities haven’t advised…
MoreMaersk shares slump as coronavirus spreads
Shares in Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, have slumped following the coronavirus outbreak. The company’s share price has fallen by 20 percent over the past nine days, causing a DKK33bn ($5bn)…
MoreMore redundancies at Danske Bank
Danske Bank has announced plans to fire 230 employees and discontinue 400 positions across the Nordic region as it continues to struggle with the repercussion of the money laundering scandal and the prospect…
MoreCORONAVIRUS COMES TO DENMARK– 1st case confirmed
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in this country. TV2 reports this morning that one of its own employees, Jakob Tage Ramlyng, returned from a ski holiday in…
MoreMayor equates citizenship ceremony with Nazism
A number of local mayors from throughout the country have warned they won’t force new citizens to shake hands when receiving their citizenship, as required by law. When the law was passed by…
MoreAlly threatens to topple government
Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard has warned the prime minister that unless her government presents a climate plan of action before June 5th (Constitution Day) his party will pull its parliamentary support….
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