Good week, Bad week…
It was a good week for… The Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR) which has nabbed hundreds of social frauds illegally going on holiday while claiming social entitlements – local authorities…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 25th – 31st 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Corona cases rose throughout the week – on Saturday the daily infection figures topped 1,000 for the 11th day in a row, even though 76.3% of the population…
More‘Minkgate’ becomes ‘Textgate’ as PM is grilled on deleted messages
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a barrage of questions throughout Thursday from journalists eager to know why she and her senior staff members deleted text messages last year regarding the government’s decision to…
MoreJustice Minister rejects call to involve police in growing text message scandal
Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup has dismissed the Liberals’ (Venstre) call to allow the police to investigate the PM’s deleted text messages. In a written statement, Thursday, the minister said he could see no…
MoreVirus updates
Pandemic spreading…Hospitalisations at 7-month high….Spike in infections over half-term break….Experts call for restrictions…. 1,871 new corona cases were reported Thursday as the daily infection figures topped 1,000 for the ninth day in a…
MoreDenmark joins international condemnation of Israel
Just one day after the U.S. criticised Israel for its plan to build 3,000 new homes in the occupied West Bank, Denmark, alongside France, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,…
MoreHigh Court increases sentencing in alleged racist slaying
Two brothers sentenced to 14 years in prison each for the murder of a bi-racial man on the island of Bornholm last year have had their prison terms increased by the High Court….
MoreCourts speed up deportations for foreign criminals
Danish courts continue to deport foreign criminals at a fast rate. A 21-year-old Lithuanian man was given a lengthy prison sentence by the High Court , Thursday, with deportation to follow, after being…
MorePension giant sets $31bn target for green investements
ATP, Denmark’s biggest pension fund, is targetting DKK 200bn ($31bn) in green investments by 2030 and half of that in 2025. CEO Bo Foged said in a statement, Thursday: “Reaching a 100 billion…
MoreDevelopment aid linked to green transition
Ahead of the COP26 Climate Conference that gets under way in Glasgow next week the Ministry for Development Cooperation has launched a pilot programme with guarantees for an additional DKK 3-4 billion for investments…
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