Minister: Climate investment won’t threaten welfare
The government has promised that its ambitious climate target of a 70% reduction in Co2 emissions within a decade won’t be funded by cutbacks in Denmark’s cherished welfare state. In its climate draft…
MoreInfection rate falls after 2-week spike
Despite the past few weeks’ rise in corona cases the so-called ‘R’ rate, which reflects the average number of infections one person with the virus causes, has fallen from 1.3 from 1.1, Health…
MoreHealth supremo: Public needs to get used to restrictions
Denmark’s health supremo, Kåre Mølbak, has refused to rule out the possibility of more restrictions on the public to halt the spread of corona even though the infection rate is falling. Although the…
MoreExpert questions 10pm curfew
One of Denmark’s leading virus specialists has questioned the need for a 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants. In response to the drop in infections announced yesterday Dr. Torben Mogensen, chairman of the…
MoreCovid-19 aid programmes lead to massive deficit
The public sector deficit is at a 5-year-high as a result of major spending on Covid-19 aid programs coupled with lower tax income. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the deficit rose to…
MoreSAS to pilots, cabin crew: Accept a wage cut or leave
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has warned hundreds of its Danish employees that unless they are prepared to accept a 50% cut in wages from tomorrow (October 1st) they will be fired. The warning was…
MoreBusiness shorts
Following yesterday’s report that retail sales decreased by a modest 1.1 percent in August but were still better than February, before the virus outbreak, the latest figures for Dankort and MobilePay spending in…
MoreMinister’s sex problems just got worse
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s precarious situation got even worse over the weekend after his affair with a 15 year old girl twelve years ago and the growing MeToo movement in Denmark were highlighted…
MoreBBC reports on sexual harrasment issue in Denmark
Denmark’s slow ‘awakening’ to sexual harassment in the workplace continues to make waves abroad. After international media questioned last week why it took so long for Denmark to embrace the MeToo Movement, which…
MorePM agrees ‘strategic partnership’ with India
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her India counterpart, Narendra Modi, agreed on a ‘Green Strategic Partnership’, Monday that will hopefully provide companies with smoother access to the lucrative Indian market in key Danish…
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