City Hall overcharged wedding couples
The Copenhagen authorities will be forced to pay back a collective DKK23m to around 12,000 couples, mostly foreign nationals, who have been unlawfully charged a DKK1,500 fee to get married at City Hall….
MoreDisability pensions a burden on society
The number of people under 40 receiving disability pensions has reached a record high despite years of political promises to reverse the trend. New figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and…
MorePension funds turn to defence investment
Danish pension funds have more than doubled their investment in military-related companies over the past few years. According to trade association Insurance & Pension Denmark (IPD) defence investments increased to almost DKK19bn (€2.5bn)…
MoreForeign Minister: ‘Problematic if Trump and Putin divide up Ukraine’
Any deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine without involving the EU and Ukraine would be ‘disappointing’, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said…
MoreNew controversy over Danish vaccines study
A U.S. medical journal has dismissed US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s demand to retract a landmark Danish study that found no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including…
MoreFirst charges in Baltic Sea sabotage
The Finnish authorities charged the captain and two officers of a tanker believed to be part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ with sabotage on Monday. It’s alleged the vessel, registered in the Cook Islands,…
MoreAnalyst dismisses Russian spy ship claim
A leading military analyst has dismissed conspiracy theories surrounding an alleged Russian spy ship that docked in Denmark last week. The TS Shtandart, a replica Russian frigate sailing under the Cook Islands flag and suspected of…
MoreInflation at 2-year high
Inflation rose to a 2-year high in July. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show a 2.3% increase in the consumer price index, up from 1.9% in June. Food prices, particularly meat, were the…
MoreWhenever Novo Nordisk sneezes, the economy catches a cold
A sharp drop in Novo Nordisk’s share price has raised concerns about Denmark’s heavy reliance on the pharmaceutical giant for economic growth, tax revenue and exports. After the company’s market value decreased by…
MoreState pumps DKK30bn into energy giant struggling with Trump’s anti-wind agenda
The government came to Orsted’s rescue, Monday, by agreeing to buy up half of the struggling company’s DKK 60bn ($9.4bn) share issue. The state was forced to act to defend its own 50.1%…
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