Anti-Islamist receives ‘suspicious package’
Rasmus Paludan, leader of the anti-Muslim ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party, was forced to self-quarantine for most of Monday after opening a package containing two bottles of an unidentified liquid suspected of being…
MorePM rejects experts’ conclusions
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has dismissed the conclusions of an expert group that found the government’s decision to close down society last March was political, not health based as originally claimed. According to…
MoreNew aid package for business
The government followed up the lockdown extension announced last week by immediately making a further $27.7 billion in financial aid available to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The new aid package includes liquidity…
MoreStøjberg in new dispute with Liberal leadership
Ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg was unable to meet with party leadership last week because she was hospitalised, not because she was trying to avoid a confrontation. Party whip Karsten Lauritzen told Politiken, Thursday,…
MoreGreen Danish companies get Biden boost
Joe Biden’s climate-friendly policies provide Denmark with ‘golden opportunities’ according to the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI). After the new president presented his new climate action plan last week, with the aim of…
MoreVirus updates
Positivity rate at 5-month low….78 ‘disrespectful’ Dubai tourists return with corona……Rapid responses not tested for British variant….Olympic athletes vaccinated… Only 377 new corona cases were reported in the 24-hour Saturday-Sunday period, based on…
MoreSlight decline in jobless figures
The unemployment rate declined slightly in December despite the lockdown. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show gross unemployment fell by 2,000 to 125,600 in December from 127,600 the preceding month, to a seasonally…
MorePublic sector corruption trial resumes
Denmark’s biggest ever public sector corruption case resumes today in Lyngby District Court, where a local authority manager is charged with receiving bribes worth around DKK64,000, including three paid holidays in Thailand, from…
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