Government will abide by new EU travel guidelines ‘but Danes come first’
Denmark will, as much as possible, abide by new EU guidelines aimed at facilitating free movement across Europe but will continue to do what’s best for Danes, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said last…
MoreNo-deal Brexit could devastate Danish fishing industry
The EU has urged to Denmark to offer concessions to the UK on fishing rights in this week’s ‘make or break’ post-Brexit trade negotiations in Brussels. Danish fishermen on the west coast have…
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The number of daily corona cases dropped below 300, Tuesday, for the first time in five weeks, although the number of people being tested has fallen by 40%. 290 people tested positive, Tuesday,…
MoreMaersk cuts 2,000 jobs despite post-corona recovery
A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), Denmark’s biggest company and the world’s biggest container shipping line, has announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide despite recovering faster than expected from the corona pandemic. Maersk, which handles…
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Housing prices hit new high…..Holiday fund payout boosts spending….Vestas makes new turbine for India… Property prices continue to rise despite the corona crisis. Housing prices set a new record in September, rising 0.8%…
MoreRussian pranksters admit to Foreign Policy Committee hoax
Two Russian comedians have admitted to duping parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee into believing they were talking to Belarusan opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaja during a confidential virtual meeting on October 6th. Tabloid daily BT reported last…
MoreSocial Liberals rocked by new allegations
Ex-Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard’s political career could be over and his successor, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, is already facing a serious credibility problem, leading political commentator Henrik Qvortrup said last night after a…
MoreFormer minister denies sex allegations
Christian Friis Bach has dismissed rumours he was fired as secretary general of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) due to allegations of sexual harassment. The former development aid minister was preparing to appear…
MoreMore mink farms infected as cull begins
Covid-19 has been found at 12 more mink farms, which means that nearly 7% of 1,136 mink farms in Denmark are infected. The government has ordered the mass slaughter of all mink herds…
MoreDeath rate at 5-year low despite corona
Denmark is experiencing its lowest annual death rate for five years despite the corona pandemic. New National Serum Institute figures for the first 30 weeks of 2020 show the death rate is the…
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