Pharmacies tighten ID checks following data leak
Pharmacies throughout the country have tightened identity checks when dispensing prescriptions following the massive leak of personal data and health information. In a guidance, Tuesday, the Association of Pharmacies said customers may now…
MoreTax Ministry ‘wildly exaggerates’ effect of cross border shopping
Cross-border shopping in Germany costs state coffers far less in lost tax revenue than previously estimated, a University of Copenhagen study has found. Researchers estimate the state lost DKK415m ($62.3m) from cross-border purchases…
MoreGovernment revives citizenship bill – with no screening
The government has agreed to revive a citizenship bill that was paused following the March election while the candidates were screened for anti-democratic views. 2,055 applicants, who already fulfill all language and formal…
MoreLiberals backtrack on citizenship bill
The Liberals (Venstre) have attacked the government for moving ahead with citizenship for 2,055 applicants without first screening them for anti-democratic views even though as part of the previous coalition they backed the…
MoreDigitization minister urges people to be ‘vigilant’ after massive data breach
The authorities are investigating whether an international cyberattack was behind the massive data breach of the Central Population Register (CPR) that exposed the personal information of approximately 8.8 million people, including current residents,…
MoreRejected asylum seekers and criminal foreigners enjoy life at ‘summer camp’
The anti-migrant Denmark’s Democrats have described the Kærshovedgård ‘holding centre’ in Jutland as a ‘holiday camp’ after it was revealed that residents, including failed asylum seekers and criminal foreigners awaiting deportation, are offered…
MoreClimate guru blasts exorbitant cost of government’s targets
Controversial climate ‘guru’ Bjørn Lomborg has again attacked the government’s ‘over ambitious’ climate ambitions that, he claims, will cost taxpayers billions of kroner for measures that will have little impact on global warming….
MoreVoters back night-time social media ban for teens
A significant majority of the electorate believe 15-17-year-olds should be blocked from viewing social media between midnight and 6am. A Voxmeter survey for the non-profit Digital Responsibility organisation, which is pushing for 15-17-year-olds…
MoreSupermarket prices dip amid fierce competition
Grocery prices continued to edge down in September as the ongoing price war between discount supermarket chains cut the cost of a wide range of everyday goods. The monthly Madprisluppen (Prices under the…
MoreTrump’s negotiators used Fox News as bargaining chip in Greenland talks
US negotiators proposed giving every Greenlander free access to Fox News during lengthy negotiations over Donald Trump’s bid to take over Greenland. Based on sources with insight into the high-level working group set…
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