Facebook excludes alternative Danish newspaper
Facebook has closed shut down alternative online newspaper 24NYT’s online page, the first time the US company has sanctioned a Danish news outlet. Social media expert Johan Farkas described the development as “highly…
MoreMidnight curfew on music in capital
New regulations are set to put an end to noisy late night street parties that have made life intolerable for some inner city residents, local ciry newspaper Minby reports. Rules recently adopted by…
MoreTarget of homophobic chants nets winner
Fears that the biggest game in Danish club football could be abandoned were not realized Sunday, despite the fact that it was marred by homophobic chants before kick off. Officials had threatened to…
MoreBorder checks to continue
Border controls at the Danish-German border are to be extended for a further six months, the Foreign Ministry has said. Denmark introduced temporary border checks on January 4, 2016 at the height of…
MoreDanske Bank auditor reported to police
The Danske Bank scandal took a new twist, Friday, when international accountancy firm Ernst & Young (EY), the bank’s former independent auditor, was reported to the police for alleged breach of money laundering…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 8th – April 16th 2019
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned Denmark’s strict immigration policy would be dismantled if the Social Democrats regain power at the upcoming election – at a press conference, dismissed as a ‘scare…
MoreMan guilty of Copenhagen terror plot
A 32-year-old Syrian citizen has been found guilty of attempted terrorism in Copenhagen. The man stood accused of planning random attacks with knives and taking part in a plot to bomb unknown targets…
MoreBusiness leaders welcome ‘Brextension’
Danish business leaders breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the UK was granted a ‘Brextension’, allowing the nation to remain in the EU until the end of October, but said they would…
MoreDenmark has EU’s highest hourly labour costs
A new report by EU statistics agency Eurostat shows Denmark leads the way in hourly wages. The figures, for 2018, show Denmark had an average hourly wage of €43.5, followed by Luxembourg (€40.6),…
MoreTrade with China could receive panda boost
Danes are confident the arrival of two Chinese pandas at Copenhagen Zoo will provide a boost for the nation’s trade with China. In a new Voxmeter poll, 52% of respondents said ‘panda diplomacy’…
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