Foreign nationals employ EU loophole to work in Denmark
An increasing number of people from Nepal and Argentina have moved to Denmark for work using EU passports, raising concerns about a potential loophole in immigration legislation. Based on a study by Denmark’s…
MoreLeft-wing leader defends Roma camp
Sikandar Siddique, head of the libertarian Free Greens (Frie Grønne), has launched a passionate defence of the alleged Roma travellers who’ve set up a tent camp near Copenhagen’s Havneholmen Metro Station. One resident…
MoreFormer PM’s hubby gets cabinet job in UK
Former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s husband, Stephen Kinnock, has been appointed Secretary of State for Wales in the new UK government – Mr Kinnock previously served as a junior health minister under former…
MoreDenmark lags behind in life expectancy
Life expectancy for 67-year-olds in this country has risen for the third consecutive year but still lags behind neighbouring Sweden and Norway. A new study by pension provider ATP shows that a 67-year-old…
MoreCheating business school students use AI to get high marks
Copenhagen Business School (CBS) has sounded the alarm about students’ use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in exams. Newly released examiner reports, seen by Berlingske, reveal growing concern that some students are relying so…
MoreCopenhagen housing boom slows down
The Copenhagen housing boom is showing signs of slowing down. Following price rises of 45% in some areas over the past two years a new report by the Nordic region’s biggest mortgage lender,…
MoreWeight-loss war gets nasty
Novo Nordisk has sued its arch US rival, Eli Lilly, over ‘false and materially misleading’ adverts for their competing weight-loss and anti-diabetes treatments. The Danish pharmaceutical giant has given Eli Lilly 48 hours…
MoreBurka ban proposal triggers dissension at City Hall
A Social Liberal (Radikale) councillor at Copenhagen City Hall has turned against his own party for supporting the government’s proposal to extend the controversial ‘Burka ban’ to include schools, universities, and all places of education. Kashif…
MoreMette thanks Starmer, welcomes new man in Downing Street
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has thanked outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his cooperation and welcomed his successor, Andy Burnham. In a message on X Ms Frederiksen praised Mr Starmer for his…
MoreHealth Minister targets illegal ‘vapes’
Health minister Ida Auken is pushing for a crackdown on illegal sales of flavoured e-cigarettes, known as puff bars, following warnings from the Poison Information Centre that they can contain harmful chemicals capable…
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