Sanctions threaten hundreds of jobs at Danish steelworks
New EU sanctions against Russia announced this week threaten the existence of one of Denmark’s biggest steelworks. NLMK DanSteel i Frederiksværk, which imports its raw materials from iron mines in Lipetsk, 500 kilometres…
MoreNational Bank: War will slow economic growth
The post-pandemic economic upturn will slow this year due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the National Bank said, Wednesday. The war will reduce GDP growth by approximately 1 percentage point and increase inflation…
MorePolice accused of discrimination against foreign beggars
Copenhagen Police have dismissed accusations of discriminating against foreign street beggars. New statistics show that since the controversial anti-begging law was passed in 2017 the police have charged 118 foreign nationals with ‘panhandling’ but…
MoreVirus updates
Low positivity rate….New variant appears in Denmark… 9,585 new corona cases were confirmed, Wednesday, as the epidemic continues to recede – only 20.94% of the 45,777 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period…
MorePresident Zelensky appeals for more weapons
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to Denmark and nine other countries who form the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) for more help in the war against Russia. Speaking via video link to a London meeting…
MoreUkrainian refugees could cost state $320m this year
The state’s expenditure on Ukrainian refugees could be as much as DKK2.2bn ($320m) this year and DKK2bn in 2023 ($294m) according to Immigration Ministry projections but experts have warned the real figures could…
MoreRefugee disparity in emergency legislation
Emergency legislation that will provide Ukrainian refugees with immediate temporary residency in this country without going through a lengthy asylum process is expected to be passed today, despite last-minute reservations from the Conservatives….
MoreCarlsberg refuses to boycott Russia despite ambassador’s ‘blood on hands’ warning
Carlsberg is refusing to implement a total boycott of Russia. After Ukraine’s Ambassador to Denmark, Vydoinyk Mykhailo, accused the Danish brewing giant of ‘trying to find loopholes’ in the economic sanctions on Russia…
MoreWar despatches
Russia teetering on bankruptcy….Cement giant’s link to Russian oligarch….Socialists demand compensation for sanctions-hit companies… Danish bankers have warned that Russia is verging on the edge of bankruptcy. Senior Sydbank analyst, Søren Kristensen, said…
MoreForeign media focus on proposed smoking ban
The government’s health reform plans, including a proposal to ban the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010, have hit the headlines abroad. Euronews reports how a survey…
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