The Week That Was, July 6th – 12th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The corona rate of transmission (R) rose from 0.6 to 0.7, still low enough to eradicate the virus but a sign that there’s still cause for concern, professor…
MoreNew ambassador to Germany in hot water
Denmark’s new ambassador to Germany could be facing disciplinary action, or even criminal proceedings, after it was revealed he failed to act on reports of fraud at the Ministry of Defence Estate Agency (MDEA)…
MoreSocial fraudsters’ kids get prison terms
The three children of 65-year-old social fraudster Britta Nielsen, who earlier this year was found guilty of embezzling DKK117m from the Danish social authorities, were jailed yesterday for receiving millions of kroner in stolen…
MoreSwedes jailed for Copenhagen bombing
Two Swedish nationals have been found guilty of bombing the Danish tax agency in August last year. Copenhagen District Court on Thursday sentenced the two men, 23 year old Nurettin Nuray Syuleyman and…
MoreRussian nuclear sub goes missing in Danish waters
A Danish plane was dispatched to locate a Russian nuclear submarine that had ‘disappeared’ off NATO’s radar, Thursday. A Danish Hercules transport aircraft returning from a routine mission in Norway was contacted by…
MoreHealth authority recommends new mask policy
In a turnaround from previous policy the Danish Health Authority (DHA) has now recommended that people wear face masks in ‘certain circumstances’ to withstand the coronavirus. The DHA had previously deemed the wearing…
MoreVirus updates
No new hospitalisations, deaths…..Danish ship quarantined in Spain….. There have been no fatalities in Denmark from the corona virus over the past 48 hours so the death toll remains at 609 – similarly…
MoreNew EU trucking rules good for Denmark says minister
Denmark has welcomed new EU rules for truck drivers passed in Brussels, Thursday. Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht said the new goods transport package will make Danish trucking companies more competitive by putting a…
MoreUS ambassador’s flirt with Faroes sends a ‘dangerous signal’
US Ambassador Carla Sands’ eagerness to bypass Denmark and personally negotiate with the Faroe Isands should set the alarm bells ringing in Copenhagen, one of Denmark’s leading foreign policy experts has warned. Following…
MoreTransport company charged with exploiting Filipino truck drivers
Two years after the police found 25 Philippine truck drivers living under slum conditions near Padborg, the Public Prosecutor has launched a lawsuit against transport company Kurt Beier and management officials. A subsequent…
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