Political parties push for school-based crisis stockpiles
Three political parties in Copenhagen want to use schools as emergency stock rooms in the event of a crisis. The Social Democrats, Liberals (Venstre), and Danish People’s Party (DPP) said the plan to…
MoreOnly 14% of children get psychiatric assessments on time
Only 14 percent of children and young people are assessed within the 30-day legal deadline for potential mental illness, new figures show – a record low. Marianne Skjold, director of the Danish Mental…
MoreGreen energy may prevent future electricity shocks
Households could see fewer wild fluctuations in electricity prices in the years ahead. According to a study by Green Power Denmark, a trade group that represents much of the country’s renewable energy sector,…
MoreUK turns to Denmark for immigration crackdown blueprint
Britain’s Labour government is taking inspiration from Denmark’s hardline immigration laws as it prepares to tighten its own asylum rules — a move critics say is ‘a dangerous path.’ Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood…
MoreFogh: NATO missile shield must stop ‘forever war’ in Ukraine
Former NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned that the war in Ukraine could drag on indefinitely unless Europe steps up military pressure on Russia. Speaking to The Guardian, the former prime minister…
MoreGovernment agrees to ban under-15s from social media
The government has agreed to ban children under 15 from using social media, while allowing parents to grant exemptions for children as young as 13. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the move balances…
MorePM calls anti-Zionist election posters ‘un-Danish’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called election posters put up by the libertarian Free Greens (Frie Grønne) party in Copenhagen reading Free Copenhagen from Zionism ‘un-Danish.’ The remarks came during a speech marking…
MoreGovernment rejects proposal to reveal party alliances on ballots
The Ministry of the Interior has rejected calls to add information about electoral alliances to municipal ballot papers, despite warnings from researchers that many voters risk ‘voting blind’. The proposal came from two…
MorePassengers without CPR owe nearly DKK 50m in train fines
A significant share of unpaid train fines come from passengers without a CPR (Civil Registration/Social Security) number. According to Jyllands-Posten, GoCollective — formerly Arriva — is still owed DKK 236 million ($36.5m) in…
MoreSperm bank rejects donors with low IQ
A sperm bank is under scrutiny for excluding donors with an IQ below 85 or a criminal record. Donor Network told DR that it rejects nearly one in five applicants for scoring too…
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