Social Democrats facing local government loss as Conservatives make gains
With only 11 days to go before the municipal elections a new nationwide poll indicates losses for the Social Democrats and significant gains for the Conservatives. The latest Kantar Gallup survey for Berlingske…
More$15m to help least developed countries fight climate change
Parliament has appropriated a further DKK100m ($15.4m) to the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The extra contribution, agreed by all parties that supported the 2021…
MoreEmbassy officials evacuated from Ethiopia
The Foreign Ministry has urged Danish nationals to leave Ethiopia where the government has declared a state of emergency. Danish embassy diplomats and staff in Addas Ababa have already been evacuated to neighbouring…
MoreLiberals copy government’s health plans
The Liberals (Venstre) have vowed to give the health sector a multi-billion boost with 35 new medical centres throughout the country if – and when – they regain power. After presentig the party’s…
MoreVirus updates
2,416 new corona cases were reported Sunday as the figures topped 2,000 for the fourth day in a row although there was some good news – the results were based on 133,504 PCR…
MorePM ‘expects’ new corona restrictions
The government’s parliamentary allies, the Red/Greens and Socials Liberals (Radikale) have declined to rule out new corona restrictions but are awaiting ’expert advice’. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen posted a Facebook message late Sunday…
MoreEstonian drug dealer nabbed in DK-US sting operation
An Estonian drug dealer caught in a sting operation in Denmark has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a New York court. According to the ruling handed down on Friday, ‘Amid…
MoreGood week, Bad week….
It was a good week for… …Climate affairs after Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Danish and British pension funds would invest $130 billion by 2030 to fight climate change and fund management company…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 1st – 7th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Daily corona infections topped 2,000 at the end of the week and are now higher than the corresponding period last year, before people were vaccinated. By Saturday the…
MoreDenmark seizes Russian ship
The Danish authorities have detained a Russian research vessel in the port of Skagen, northern Jutland. The Russian Embassy in Copenhagen said on Facebook, Thursday, that the ship’s documents have been seized. 61…
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