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…
MoreGovernment ‘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…
MorePolice 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….
MoreMilitary 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…
MoreInflation 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…
MoreBusiness 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…
MoreLiberal 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…
MoreConservative 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%…
MoreLabour 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…
MoreDanish 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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