Restrictions cost the economy $2m an hour
The current restrictions on the business sector are costing the economy an estimated DKK10bn ($1.5bn) a month, or DKK13.5m ($2m) an hour, a new Finance Ministry projection shows. It’s estimated that the continuing…
MoreWhite Russia becomes Belarus
From today ‘White Russia’ (Hvidrusland) as it’s known in Danish, will officially be referred to as Belarus, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the change was made ‘in recognition and respect for a people…
MoreDPP: Send criminal immigrants to Greenland
The problem of the 111 criminal immigrants who can’t be deported due to international conventions could be solved by sending them to Greenland. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has put forward a resolution…
MorePM defends Israel trip
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has again been forced to defend her recent controversial trip to Israel. In the face of criticism from parties on both sides of the aisle during a hastily convened…
MoreNew vaccination deadline – July 25th
All adults will have been offered a vaccine by July 25th, three weeks earlier than projected last week. The Danish Health Authority (DHA) has again adjusted its timetable to accommodate the Astra Zeneca…
MoreHealth Minister: No data swap for vaccines
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke has given a guarantee that the public’s health data will never be used as a bartering chip to gain more covid vaccines for Denmark. After it was reported this…
MoreVirus updates
Hospitalisations at 4-month low…..10.2% of population innoculated….over 65s susceptible to reinfection… The number of people hospitalised by covid-19 is at a 4-month low – 196 yesterday, the lowest since November 11th and nearly…
MoreMette still waiting for call from Joe
President Joe Biden has failed to make a courtesy call to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen despite the ‘special’ US-DK relationship. Professor Martin Marcussen of the Department of Political Science at Copenhagen University said…
MoreNational Bank projects slow recovery with low growth
Despite expectations of an economic recovery this year the National Bank has downwardly adjusted its growth expectation. The Bank now projects GDP will fall by between 3.5% – 4% during the first quarter…
MorePM stands firm – children of foreign fighters will not be repatriated
Despite pressure from the government’s support parties and her own base, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refuses to back down on the growing problem of Danish kids in Syrian detention camps. During parliamentary question…
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