Denmark condemns Washington riots – Foreign Minister urges Trump to accept defeat
Danish lawmakers have unanimously condemned pro-Trump demonstrators who stormed the U.S Congress, Wednesday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen tweeted last night she was shocked by the disturbing images shown live on TV: “Extremism, violence,…
MoreEx-minister facing trial by parliament
Two specially appointed parliamentary lawyers have ruled there are grounds for an impeachment trial of former immigration minister Inger Støjberg. On December 15th the Child Brides Commission found that Ms Støjberg acted illegally when in…
MoreParties divided on impeachment issue
It’s still uncertain as to whether parliament will try ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg despite yesterday’s legal opinion by independent lawyers. Parties on the left – the Social Liberals (Radikale), Socialist People’s Party, Red/Greens,…
MoreTibet Commission resumes investigation – 100 witnesses lined up
The Tibet Commission will interview hundreds of witnesses over the next few months as the investigation into potential police violations during all official China visits since 1995 resumes. The commission was originally set…
MoreVirus updates
The number of patients hospitalised by covid-19 fell by 56, Wednesday, to 886, but there’s no cause for optimism according to Associate Professor Viggo Andreasen of Roskilde University, who expects the extremely contagious…
MoreDenmark retains 5th spot on passport index – Japan leads the way
Denmark is joint 5th on the latest Henley Passport Index, a periodical ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Japan…
MoreBusiness shorts
Business confidence despite disastrous year…Confusion surrounds Russian pipeline… Business confidence rose in December despite the new corona restrictions and a 2020 devastated by the epidemic. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show the…
MoreMore restrictions as British virus variant grips Denmark but no curfew
The government has tightened lockdown restrictions in a rapid response to the fast-spreading, highly contagious British coronavirus variant but stopped short of a curfew. The health authorities said they expect the new variant…
MoreDenmark leads vaccination race in EU
Denmark has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the EU but is still lagging far behind countries such as Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. A global comparison by Our World…
MoreVirus updates
31 deaths…..Experts welcome new restrictions….Care homes hard hit over New Year……Vaccination programme grinds to a halt….Ban on travellers from South Africa….Greenland stops flights from Denmark….. 1,992 new corona cases were registered, Tuesday. There…
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