Parliament to debate assisted suicide
Physician assisted dying will be high on the political agenda when parliament reconvenes in October. In her opening speech to the Citizens Forum on Bornholm last month Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared her…
MoreWages rising faster than inflation
Danish wages are now outstripping inflation. New figures by the Danish Employers Confederation (Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening – DA) show the average wage in the private sector rose by 3.6% in the year’s second quarter,…
MoreCopenhagen leads the way in ‘clean, affordable transport options’
Copenhagen is ranked number one in the latest zero-emission mobility report published by the Clean Cities Campaign (CCC) in which 42 European cities were evaluated based on their ‘progress in making zero-emission shared transport available to…
MoreCyber agency warns of Russian, Chinese threat
Danish companies are exposed to spy attacks every day that pose a threat to national security, the Centre for Cyber Security (CDCS) has warned in its latest threat evaluation. Just weeks after reports…
MorePM and President Biden to meet again at Nordic summit
US President Joe Biden will attend a Nordic summit in Helsinki next week alongside Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the leaders of Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. The President will arrive in the…
MoreNew military commitment to Ukraine
Denmark has allocated a further DKK1.3bn ($190m) to Ukraine, part of the Ukraine defence fund that will provide DKK7bn ($1.01 bn) for military, civilian and business aid to the war-torn country this year….
MoreIran makes ambassador protest
Iran will refrain from sending a new ambassador to Sweden in protest over the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday….
MoreMuslim countries call for action against Quran burnings
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for collective measures to prevent future incidents of Quran burnings. Following last week’s incident in Sweden, where a copy of the holy book was burned…
MoreDanish Intelligence behind terror raid in Sweden
Acting on a request by Danish Intelligence (PET) Sweden’s Säpo security police carried out a coordinated anti-terror raid in Malmø last week. According to Swedish TV4, the raid was linked to Islamic State activities….
MoreCopenhagen University lags behind in global rankings
Copenhagen University has tumbled down the latest QS World University Rankings, announced Friday. While the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) continues its record-breaking streak at number one for the 12th consecutive year, and…
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