Conservatives hijack Liberal voters
The Conservatives, boosted by party leader Søren Pape Poulsen’s high approval ratings, are hovering around 10% in the polls, their best result for more than a decade, but it’s their centre-right ally, the…
MoreChristmas in danger as infections top 1,000
1,056 new corona cases were registered, Monday, the highest daily figure ever in Denmark. The number of hospitalisations also rose sharply, to 145, the most since mid-May. 1.8% of all tests are now…
MoreRetail sales slide despite growing consumer confidence
Despite signs of a rise in consumer confidence, retail sales fell for the third straight month in September. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show sales declined 0.9 percent monthly in September, similar to…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danish prosecutors widen investigation into share dividend scandal…..Government finalises SAS bailout…. Danish prosecutors have travelled to London to question former traders about their knowledge of the Cum-Ex tax scandal. Bloomberg News reports how…
MoreNew restrictions: Mandatory face masks in public
With the number of registered corona cases fast approaching 1,000 per day the government has announced a raft of new measures aimed at breaking the chain of infection, including mandatory facemasks in supermarkets…
MoreVirus warning: 4,000 daily infections within 14 days
945 people tested positive for covid-19 in the 24-hour Saturday-Sunday period, the highest figure ever since the epidemic hit Denmark in March and ‘extremely concerning’ according to Jan Pravsgaard Christensen, professor in Immunology of Infectious…
MoreFinance Minister promises more business aid
Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen has promised the government will ‘expand and extend’ financial aid to businesses that could suffer from the latest coronavirus restrictions announced by the prime minister, Friday. Following the surge…
MoreCorona passport for tourists?
A parliamentary majority, led by the Liberals (V), has called for a corona passport that would allow tourists to enter Denmark if they can prove they are virus-free. Deputy Liberal leader Inger Støjberg…
MoreDPP: Women should be allowed to snitch on imams
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is preparing to launch a proposal that would breach established legislative principles by allowing the authorities to act on anonymous reports. Following recent reports of a Muslim wife…
MoreUN experts question legality of ghetto bill
United Nations (UN) experts have urged the government to suspend the sale of housing units in areas designated as ghettoes until the controversial legislation has been tested by a court of law. Under…
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