Households need more help to combat energy crisis
Parties on both sides of the aisle have urged the government to offer more compensation to households that could struggle to pay their energy bills this winter. In June, parliament agreed on a…
MoreDanish citizen convicted of treason in legal first
For the first time ever a Danish national has been found guilty of treason. 33-year-old Jacob el-Ali was sentenced to 14 years in prison by Copenhagen District Court, Wednesday, for joining the Islamic…
MoreDenmark recieves new Covid vaccine – pushes for antiviral pill
The National Serum Institute has recieved the first batch, around 720,000 doses, of the authorised bivalent COVID-19 vaccines, or ‘updated boosters’. Initially they will be offered to everybody over 85 and nursing home residents. While…
MoreDanish tanks deployed abroad for first time since Balkans war
14 Danish Leopard 2A7 tanks are on their way to Estonia as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence mission, a defence and deterrence military force in Central and Northern Europe. According to the…
MorePension savings dip after 7-year upswing
The global financial markets’ downturn has shaved DKK 544bn off Danes’ pension savings – the latest figures show Denmark’s collective pension wealth was DKK 3,923bn at the end of the year’s second quarter…
MoreConservative leader held private meetings with Dominican Republic
Questions are being asked as to why Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen, as justice minister in 2018, held private, off-the-record meetings with the Dominican Republic’s government while on holiday. Former immigration minister Inger…
MoreDPP founder criticises police for refusing to arrest Muslim demonstrators
Danish People’s Party founder Pia Kjærsgaard has lashed out at the police for failing to arrest Muslim women who wore the face-covering niqab during a demonstration outside Christiansborg last weekend, in contravention of…
MoreAnti-lockdown demonstators on trial for making death threat against PM
Three men could be facing a lengthy prison sentence for threatening to kill Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Frederiksberg District Court heard yesterday how the three suspects, alleged ringleaders of the radical anti-lockdown movement…
MoreEnergy Minister: New measures needed to avert crisis
Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen has warned that Denmark could be facing a severe energy crisis this winter. Ahead of summer, Mr Jørgensen assured Danish consumers they will continue to receive gas even if Russia shuts down…
MoreLack of manpower threatens economy
The labour shortage remains the single-biggest problem facing Danish companies right now. In a new survey by the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) more than half of the 8,000 companies that responded named…
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