Posted on 07. Sep, 2021 in: News

Pension funds go green

Danish private pension funds have invested DKK72bn ($10.8bn) over the past year in green conversion but the target is DKK 350bn over the next decade to fight climate change,  part of Denmark’s ambition…

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Posted on 07. Sep, 2021 in: News

Hospital builds plastic playground

Denmark’s first playground built from plastic waste is officially open. Medical equipment, such as bottles of sterile water and anesthetic tubes, were recycled for the “The Circular Playground” project unveiled in Randers last…

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Posted on 07. Sep, 2021 in: News

Bankruptcy rate at all-time low: ‘The calm before the storm’

A record-low number of businesses filed for bankruptcy in August. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show 120 companies declared themselves bankrupt in August, 15.3% down on July and the biggest 1-month decline for…

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Posted on 07. Sep, 2021 in: News

Nord Stream 2 nears completion

The final part of the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has been welded, ready to be lowered it to the seabed, the company said, Monday, as the project nears completion. Nord…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2021 in: News

Denmark helps Lithuania to build border fence

Denmark is sending 15 kilometres of barbed wire fencing to help Lithuania build a fence along the Belarus border to stop Iraqis, Afghans and other non-EU migrants entering. More than 4,100 migrants have…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2021 in: News

‘Danish’ interpreters officially worked for UK

Interpreters who helped Danish forces in Afghanistan weren’t formally employed by Denmark, Berlingske reports this morning – officially they were hired by the UK, which means that, in reality, Denmark has no legal…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2021 in: News

Experts to probe chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan

The government has appointed a group of external experts to assist the official evaluation of Denmark’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, who two weeks ago dismissed criticism from parties who accused…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2021 in: News

India wants green lessons from Denmark

India wants to learn about how Denmark is tackling green conversion, the country’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said after the 4th India-Denmark Joint Commission Meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday. “What’s unique about our…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

632 new corona cases were reported, Sunday, 194 up on Saturday which was the lowest daily figure for two months. Nearly 60,000 people were PCR tested over the 24-hour period, providing a positivity…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2021 in: News

PM, Crown Prince offer flag-day tribute to troops

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen paid tribute to Danish troops who served in Afghanistan, Sunday, at a September 5th Flag Day event to honour servicemen sent on a mission by Denmark. She told soldiers…

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