Government extends bereavement rights to parents who lose a partner
Parents will soon be entitled to 12 weeks of paid leave if their co-parent dies, under a new measure included in the 2026 budget. The reform extends the country’s existing bereavement leave rules,…
MoreDSB to take over train routes after Liberal Alliance withdraws veto
State rail operator DSB will take over GoCollective’s train services after persistent problems with service quality now that Liberal Alliance has backed down from its threat to block the government plan. The party…
MoreHK trade union appoints interim leader following scandal
Mads Samsing has been named interim president of the HK trade union following the sudden resignation of Anja C. Jensen, who stepped down Thursday, just 11 days before the union’s congress in Aalborg,…
MoreCyberattacks have surged 26% in two years
Companies are facing a rising tide of cyberattacks, with incidents climbing 26 percent over the past two years, according to the latest Cyber Attack Stats report from Check Point Research. In September, firms…
MoreEU agrees on 19th sanctions package against Russia
EU member states have reached agreement on a 19th package of sanctions against Russia, introducing the bloc’s first ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). The deal was confirmed by Denmark’s…
MoreDenmark joins Nordic countries to purchase drones
Denmark and its Nordic neighbours have agreed to jointly procure drones and related technologies to strengthen regional defence cooperation and cut costs. The agreement was signed Wednesday in Helsinki during a meeting of…
MoreDefence chief to face annual questioning in parliament
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) wants the chief of defence, Michael Hyldgaard, to meet parliament at least once a year to answer questions from all parties. The minister told Jyllands-Posten that the…
MorePM rejects reopening Minkgate affair
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has rejected opposition demands to reopen the investigation into whether deleted text messages from the culled mink case can be recovered. The PM told parliament during an emergency debate,…
MoreState attorney defends briefing on spy boss’s sex life
The state’s attorney has said it was justified, not defamatory, to brief party leaders on intimate details of former ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen’s sex life. “The justice minister must be able to brief…
MoreIslamic leader denied Danish citizenship
A majority in parliament’s Naturalisation Committee has blocked citizenship for Islamic leader Hafiz Muhammad Idrees, citing his values as incompatible with Danish principles. Mr Idrees, originally from Pakistan and a senior figure in…
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