Virus supremo calls it a day
Denmark’s virus supremo, Kåre Mølbak, is stepping down from his position as head of the National Serum Institute (SSI). Mr Mølbæk, known as the prime minister’s top epidemic advisor, said the decision to…
MoreDanish Koran burners thrown out of Belgium
Five members of the anti-Islam ‘‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party were expelled from Belgium, Thursday and banned for a year. Local media reported that Belgian police suspected the five men were planning to burn…
MoreBusiness shorts
Kopenhagen Fur to close down…..Crown Prince leads trade push in Canada….North Sea gas field to start up in 2023…. Kopenhagen Fur, the world’s largest auction house for furs, has announced plans to gradually close down…
MoreFood Minister grilled but clings to job
The government’s support parties aren’t ready to pull the trigger on under-pressure Food Minister Mogens Jensen just yet. Following calls for the minister to resign for his misguided handling of the ‘minkgate’ scandal he…
MoreVeterinary agency deliberately downplayed infection risk from minks
The minkgate scandal continues to grow. After the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) apologised yesterday for issuing an illegal order to cull Denmark’s entire mink population, internal communication obtained by Politiken under…
MoreMink cull based on ‘flimsy evidence’
Leading experts have cast doubts on the government’s decision to cull the entire mink population and close down a great part of northern Jutland because of the threat of a corona mutation. Prime…
MoreCorona inoculations could start in March – Denmark in race to find vaccine
After nine months of restrictions the prospect of Denmark getting an anti-corona vaccine is moving closer and closer, Nils Strandberg Pedersen, former head of the National Serum Institute (SSI), said yesterday. “The EU has…
MoreDanish company charged with violating Syrian sanctions – sold $100m of jet fuel to Russian middlemen
Middelfart-based Dan Bunkering has been formally charged with violating EU sanctions by selling jet fuel to Syria, through Russian companies. According to the indictment by the State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International…
MoreVirus updates
Infection rate stable but still not under control…..EU monitoring mink situation……No way back for mink industry…..Denmark sends respirators to Ukraine….. 994 new corona cases were registered, Wednesday, based on 77,523 rests – a…
MoreFood Minister facing the chop
Minister for Food & Fisheries Mogens Jensen is facing calls to quit for his misguided handling of the ‘minkgate’ crisis. The government has been forced to suspend its plan to cull Denmark’s entire mink herd after…
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