Somalis in Aarhus hit by corona
104 new corona cases have been registered in Denmark’s ’second-city’, Aarhus, over the past week and half of them involved members of the local Somalian community. Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard said the authorities have…
More‘Godhavns boys’ sue the state
15 of the so-called ‘Godhavns Boys’ who were beaten, abused and subjected to medical experiments when placed in a children’s home on Bornholm between 1946-76 are suing the state for DKK4.5m. When the…
MorePrince discharged from hospital following brain surgery
Prince Joachim, Queen Margrethe’s second son, has been discharged from the hospital in France where he underwent emergency brain surgery ten days ago. He is currently recuperating at the Royal Family’s summer residence,…
MoreBureaucratic red tape strangling entrepreneurship
More than 1 in 3 Danish companies believe government red tape and bureaucracy is a barrier to increasing turnover and growing their business, a new survey by the Danish Entrepreneurship Association (DIF) shows….
MoreDPP’s attack on Islam could violate constitution
The ‘Islamification of Denmark’ is high on the agenda of the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) summer conference that got underway, Monday, but some of the far-reaching proposals put forward could be in violation…
MoreChange at the top as populists try to halt slump
Controversial MP Morten Messerschmidt has been appointed deputy leader of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) replacing Søren Espersen who’s stepped down from the leadership group. The news was announced at the populist party’s…
MoreDPP leader denies division with heir apparent
Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has denied speculation about political differences with newly appointed deputy, Morten Messerchmidt, who commentators believe is being lined up to take over his job. The under-pressure…
MoreHush-hush probe into Military Intelligence
The Danish military’s spy agency – Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE) – is under investigation by the Oversight Board (TET), the intelligence community’s ’watchdog.’ The probe was announced in a press release by TET, Monday,…
MoreHigh-ranking officer defied stripper ban
Despite a Defence Ministry ban on striptease shows at military bases the head of the Royal Danish Navy Frogman Corps has been caught on video enjoying a lap dance from a stripper. The…
MoreVirus updates
Weekend spike in infections….Weekly figures hit 2-month high…..Commuters avoid face masks….. There were 207 new corona cases over the weekend as the infection rate continued its upward trend, the latest National Serum Institute…
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