Denmark 3rd in global freedom of press rankings
Denmark has risen to 3rd spot in this year’s Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters without Borders (RSF), up two places on last year. 180 countries are ranked and the Nordic region dominates…
MoreHomage to Hitler
Police were called out, Monday, after banners wishing Adolf Hitler a happy birthday were hung from bridges over motorways throughout Denmark. The neo-Nazi Nordfront (Nordisk Resistance Movement/NRM), which was responsible for desecrating a Jewish graveyard in…
MoreBusiness shorts
Economy facing 8.3% dip in GDP….Mortgage lender hikes down payment requirement…EU approves SAS bailout…. The economy could suffer a DKK 190bn hit ($28 billion) this year as a result of a slowdown in…
MoreOpposition decries government’s ‘flip-flop’ policy
The opposition Liberals have accused the government of a ’flip-flop’ coranavirus policy after head of the National Serum Institute, Kåre Mølbak, warned that the public could be forced to accept social distancing for…
MoreNew testing strategy
Coronavirus testing centres in the form of large, white tents have been set up near hospitals in Denmark’s five-biggest cites as part of the government’s new strategy to test every single person showing…
MoreVirus updates
Virus figures decrease…150,000 apply for wage-aid….Tiawan/DK rapid testing kit…’Prince Fred’ gets a haircut…. 336 people suffering from covid-19 have been hospitalised as of yesterday, with 84 in intensive care. 364 infected people have…
MoreGovernment alliance on course for landslide victory
The coronavirus has been disastrous for Denmark but good for the Social Democrats. The latest Voxmeter poll shows the ruling party would win 35.1% of the vote if an election was held today,…
MoreAmbassador promises financial support for Greenland
After opening a consulate in Greenland the USA will now offer the Arctic country direct economic aid. In an article published by political news site Altinget.dk US Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands confirms…
MoreTibet crackdown has cost taxpayers DKK 22m
The police crackdown on pro-Tibet demonstrators during a Chinese state visit in 2012 has so far cost the state DKK22m ($3.2m) – DKK 20m on the costs of the Tibet Commission set up…
MoreNo aid for tax-shelter companies a win for far-left
As reported, Monday, Denmark has become one of the first countries to ban companies that are registered in tax havens from receiving financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic. The government extended the business…
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