Ukrainian Embassy receives ‘bloody package’
Ukraine’s embassy in Copenhagen has received a ’bloody package’ containing pigs’ and cows’ eyes. The country’s embassies throughout Europe have been targeted with similar packages over the past few days. Ukraine’s foreign minister,…
MorePutin 2nd in Danes’ Google searches – pop idol 1st
Energy prices and Ukraine have been high on the list when Danes searched Google this year but it’s the World Cup and Tour de France that took the top two spots. Google’s analysis…
MoreLiberal leader on government talks: ‘We’re working on something good’
For the first time since the election, Jacob Ellemann-Jensen has admitted that his party is close to forming a government with the Social Democrats – and if they do it would be a…
MoreAllies lash out at ‘Ellemann the turncoat’
Parties on the right turned against Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen last night after he admitted he’s close to joining a government with the Social Democrats. Denmark’s Democrats leader Inger Støjberg, formerly a close…
MoreVoters believe Denmark should open the doors to more Ukrainians despite housing shortage
A large majority of the electorate believes Denmark should accept more Ukrainian refugees even though local authorities are having trouble housing those that are already here. In a new Voxmeter survey, nearly 80%…
MoreAre international students good business for Denmark?
The government has slashed the number of English-taught courses at colleges and universities in an effort to reduce the number of international students attracted by a free education and generous grant but a…
MoreU.S. media marvel at Danish energy innovation
Denmark’s two planned energy islands are creating a buzz abroad. The projects –one in the North Sea and one on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea – that will produce wind…
MoreLong-term unemployed at 26-year low
The number of long-term unemployed is at the lowest level since 1996. New figures from the Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR) show only 11,519 people were deemed ‘long-term jobless’ in October,…
MoreModerates eye an opening after Conservatives quit government negotiations
The Conservatives have quit government negotiations, paving the way for a centrist, tripartite Social Democrat(S)/Liberal(V)/Moderates(M) coalition. After Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen said on Friday he’d made a great effort to compromise during…
MoreLA leader questions Liberals’ flirt with Social Democrats
Following the Conservatives’ departure from government negotiations, Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Alex Vanopslagh said he has difficulty seeing why parties on the right would feel the need to join a government alongside the…
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