Prices fall but inflation remains stable
Consumer prices fell by 0.4% month on month in August, the latest Statistics Denmark figures show, the biggest decline in a year as the cost of hotels and air travel slumped. However, compared…
MoreHealth experts issue warning as infection rate rises to 5-month high
Health experts have warned that unless the rising number of corona infections is brought under control the public is facing even stricter restrictions. After 251 people registered positive, Wednesday, the highest figure for…
MoreDanes fear cyber attacks more than corona
Despite the constant threat of infection, Danes are more concerned about cyber attacks than corona. According to the Washington DC-based Pew Research Centre, which two weeks ago published a report showing that, based…
MoreProblems mount up for DPP leader
The floundering Danish People’s Party is facing more problems after one of its most prominent MPs, Marie Krarup, announced yesterday she won’t be running at the next election. Ms Krarup said she made…
MoreGovernment fails to live up to its own electric car policy
The government wants to see half a million electric cars on Danish roads by 2030 yet has only purchased two ‘green’ vehicles for state purposes since the Social Democrats returned to power in…
MoreJyllands Posten denies Charlie Hebdo the right to reprint historic front page
Jyllands-Posten has denied a request from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for permission to reprint the paper’s original front page featuring all 12 Mohammed caricatures that sparked off riots throughout the Muslim world…
MoreRight-wing Quran burners head for Sweden again
The far-right anti-Muslim party Stram Kurs is heading for Sweden again this weekend to hold new Quran-burning demonstrations in five heavily immigrant districts in the capital of Stockholm on Saturday. Riots broke out in…
MoreSubmarine slayer finally admits guilt
Danish inventor Peter Madsen, whose 2018 trial for the brutal slaying of Swedish journalist Kim Wall hit the headlines internationally, has for the first time admitted he committed the murder. The 49-year-old, found…
MoreFinance Minister: A post-corona world based on UN sustainable targets
The government will use the disruption caused by the corona virus to gradually adopt the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen said yesterday that when the crisis is over, daily life needs to…
MoreDenmark urges Tunisia to accept stranded Maersk migrants
Malta said on Sunday Denmark should accept responsibility for the 27 migrants stranded on a Maersk tanker – now Denmark says Tunisia should offer shelter. More than a month since the Maersk Etienne…
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