Consumers spend more despite inflation, pessimism
Despite galloping inflation and consumer pessimism people are spending more. New Danske Bank figures show that, overall, private consumption rose by 13.9% in June compared to June 2019 – when price increases are…
More Chromebooks banned in Danish schools – fears of US snooping
Pupils will be barred from using their Chromebook laptops when they return to school after the summer break. The Data Protection Agency has banned the use of Workspace – the applications on Chromebook…
MoreUkraininans held back by language barrier
Around 18% of the 15,000 displaced Ukrainians who’ve come to Denmark since the Russian invasion have found work but many are being held back by the language barrier, a new Employment Ministry report…
MoreGender gap widens
Denmark has dropped from 29th to 32nd on The ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2022’, published by the World Economic Forum, and is lagging far behind its Scandinavian neighbours. Gender researcher and lecturer at…
MoreCovid symptoms far less severe
The loss of smell and taste are now less common amongst people with Covid. According to the Danish Health Authority, typical mild symptoms of the corona virus are a runny nose, tickly throat…
MoreNew corona variant in Denmark
The first case of the highly contagious Omicron variant BA.2.75 has been detected in this country. The variant, which experts believe may be able to evade immunity from vaccines and prior infection, was found in a…
MoreMillions go missing from Copenhagen UN organisation
A Copenhagen-based United Nations (UN) organisation has been reported to the police after millions of investment kroner went missing. The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly known as…
MoreEU praises Denmark’s rule of law but….
There’s praise for Denmark in the EU Commission’s latest Rule of Law Report but with reservations. Following the publication of the last of three annual reports, Denmark’s head of the European Commission’s Representation…
MoreDenmark loses cheese battle – no more Feta
Significant dairy exports are at risk after the top EU Court ruled that Denmark broke European Union rules by letting local producers market and export a white, crumbly cheese as ‘Feta’ outside the…
More14-year-old dies in roller-coaster tragedy
A 14-year-old Copenhagen girl died, Thursday, in a freak accident on a roller coaster at the Tivoli amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city. East Jutland Police confirmed to TV2 that they received a call…
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