Posted on 12. Sep, 2023 in: News

Government apologises for abuse of mentally-ill patients

The government has given an official apology to thousands of people with mental and physical disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities between 1933 – 1980. In a heartfelt speech, Monday, to some…

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Posted on 12. Sep, 2023 in: News

Government ‘soft on crime’

The government has been accused of too much talk and not enough action in the fight against rising violent crime in society. On Saturday, Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard said a new penal reform…

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Posted on 12. Sep, 2023 in: News

Police slap ban on Hells Angels

Copenhagen Police have banned members of the Hells Angels biker gang from using, or residing at, three clubhouses in Copenhagen until September 25th following the bomb attack on one of the addresses, Saturday….

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Posted on 12. Sep, 2023 in: News

Military pulls tanks out of museums to train Ukrainians

Danish military instructors have  been forced to use Leopard tanks that had been ‘mothballed’ in museums to train Ukrainian crews. Earlier this year a consortium of Denmark, Germany, and The Netherlands (and later…

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Posted on 12. Sep, 2023 in: News

Inflation falls but food prices remain high

Inflation fell to 2.4% in August from 3.1% the previous month, the lowest level since September 2021, mainly due falling energy costs. Food prices, which were one of the main causes of rampant…

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Posted on 12. Sep, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

Danish renewables head for India….SAS extends fund-raising to prevent bankruptcy…..Vestas reconsiders UK investments… ‘Green’ Danish companies have the opportunity to present their latest technologies and innovations at Windergy India in Chennai, south-east India…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2023 in: News

Liberal leader plummets in popularity poll

Under-pressure Liberal (Venstre) leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen is the voters’ least popular choice to lead the country. A new Megafon survey for TV2 shows only 4% view the former defence minister, seen as opposition…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2023 in: News

Conservative leader drops PM ambitions after ‘disastrous’ year

Søren Pape Poulsen has shelved his dream of becoming prime minister following last year’s disastrous election campaign. When the Conservative leader announced his candidacy for PM in August the party stood at 15%…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2023 in: News

Labour shortage gets benefit claimants into jobs

Only 92,700 people claimed emergency social benefits in June, the lowest number since 2007. Erik Bjørsted, Chief Economist at the Danish Metal Workers Union, said it’s a ‘welcome surprise’ to see more and…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2023 in: News

Danish tanks arrive in Ukraine

The first ten Danish Leopard 1 tanks donated to Ukraine have arrived in the war-torn country with more on the way. Earlier this year a consortium of Denmark, Germany, and The Netherlands (and…

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