Healthcare is the top issue for voters
Healthcare is the dominant campaign issue for voters in the next election that, analysts believe, will be held his autumn. In a new Megafon poll for TV2, 33% of respondents name ‘hospitals and…
MoreForeign Minister leads Nordic push for nuclear disarmament
Denmark needs to take a decisive role in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said last night ahead of a UN conference on the landmark Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that…
MoreEmployees unconcerned about unemployment threat
Although unemployment is rising slightly most people aren’t concerned about losing their job. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show there were 73,300 registered jobless in June – around 2.5% of the workforce and…
MoreDenmark 10th on global wealth survey
Denmark is 10th among OECD countries for having the best work-life balance. The annual Global Wealth Trends Survey by financial technology company Tipalti ranks countries based on their working environments and benefits, using…
MoreMonkeypox on the rise
Monkeypox continues to spread in this country. 90 cases have been recorded so far and the number of pure ‘internal’ infections – from Dane to Dane – has risen dramatically, signalling a change…
MoreBomb joke leads to airport shutdown
Terminal 2 at Copenhagen Airport was closed down for an hour on Friday after a Swedish handball coach joked about having a bomb in his baggage. Pontus Ward Wiklund, who was detained by…
MoreDPP whip leads defections to new party
One of the Danish People´s Party’s (DPP) most prominent names has officially joined Inger Støjberg’s Denmark’s Democrats, becoming the first MP to represent the new party at Christiansborg (Parliament). Peter Skaarup was one…
MoreGloomy outlook for Danish economy
There’s little optimism in a new report on the economy from Statistics Denmark. The latest figures show the retail industry’s turnover and business sector expectations have declined. Retail sales fell in June by…
MoreFewer want to be teachers, nurses
Denmark is facing a shortage of 35,000 kindergarten teachers, schoolteachers, nurses and social workers by 2030. The 2022 university/college enrollment figures, released Thursday, showed 60,034 students have been accepted for a course of…
MoreTobacco giant sues Health Ministry
British American Tobacco, the world’s second-biggest cigarette producer, is suing the Danish Health Ministry for ‘damaging public health.’ According to the tobacco giant, which sells around 500 billion cigarettes annually, the Danish parliament ‘impaired…
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