Ex-DPP leader to quit the party
Former Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has announced he won’t be running for the party at the next election. In a radio interview this morning he cited ’ongoing internal disputes’….
MoreDanish support for Ukraine’s EU candidacy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi backed Ukraine’s efforts to join the European Union, Thursday, and were quickly followed by Denmark. Following talks with Ukrainian…
MoreVirus spreading
The coronavirus is on the rise throughout the country. The latest status report by the National Serum Institute shows the number of people infected rose by 53% between June 6th -12th – this…
MoreHealth costs up by 25%
Health spending rose to DKK 270.8bn ($39bn) last year, nearly 11% of Denmark’s total GDP. The DKK25.5bn ($3.6bn) year on year increase was mainly due to the costs related to the coronavirus –…
MoreCopenhagen ‘world’s most liveable city’…again
Copenhagen has been named the world’s most liveable city for the second year running. UK-based Monocle magazine’s prestigious annual quality of life survey, which ‘honours the world’s 25 most forward-thinking, safe, easy, sustainable,…
MoreMore immigrants despite tough policy
Despite Denmark’s hardline immigration policy, the number of new arrivals continues to grow. New data from Statista, the leading statistics company on the internet, shows that 76,278 immigrants reached Denmark last year, compared…
MoreDrunken sailor jailed for manslaughter
A British sailor was sentenced to 18 months in prison by Copenhagen District Court, Thursday, for his role in a fatal collision last December between his cargo ship and a Danish fishing vessel…
MoreGovernment goes ahead with Rwanda plan despite British setback
The British government’s failed attempt to send asylum seekers to Rwanda won’t deter Denmark’s own plans, Integration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek said yesterday after the first deportation flight from the UK was cancelled…
MorePopulist party attacks ‘woke culture’
The struggling Danish People’s Party (DPP) has launched a new campaign – ‘It’s OK to be normal’ – a fightback against the ‘woke culture’ and identity politics that it claims are dominating Danes’…
MoreDenmark to host donors’ conference for Ukraine
Denmark, in partnership with the UK, will host a humanitarian donors’ conference for Ukraine in August. The Defence Ministry said in a press release, Wednesday, that ministers from throughout northern Europe would attend…
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