Virus updates
16,958 new corona cases were confirmed, Monday, slightly up on the past few days but only 24% of the 70,604 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came back positive, showing the infection…
MorePrime Minister apologises for failed social experiment
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has offered an unconditional apology to the six living victims of a 1950s failed social experiment in which 22 Greenlandic children were taken from their families and sent to Denmark…
MoreBusiness shorts
Carlsberg halts sales and production in Russia…Record sales, profit for Lego… Incoming Maersk chair admits mistakes…. In a U-turn, Carlsberg, which last week suspended investments in Russia, said on Wednesday it was halting…
More‘War boost’ for prime minister
Mette Frederiksen’s approval rating has risen dramatically since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The prime minister’s popularity had sunk to an all-time low following the Minkgate affair, when she was ranked 13th out of…
MoreGovernment accused of refugee discrimination
The government was accused of a ’discriminatory’ refugee policy during a televised debate last night for welcoming Ukrainians into the Danish labour market but denying residency to many Syrians who fled their country…
MoreIntegration Minister: Ukrainian refugees need to find work quickly
Europe is experiencing its greatest refugee crisis since World War 2, Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said last night after the government, local authorities, and union representatives agreed on measures to get newly-arrived Ukrainians…
MoreUkraine praise for ‘Danish Vikings’
Following a call to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, Tuesday evening, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said in a tweeted message he’d enjoyed an ‘important talk with a good friend’: ”Denmark strongly supports Ukraine…
MoreGovernment signs anti-Russia sport declaration
Denmark is one of 37 countries to sign a declaration urging all sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from international events. In a press release, Tuesday evening, Minister for Culture Ane…
MoreRussian Embassy against street name change
The crossroads outside the Russian embassy in Oslo have been renamed ‘Ukraine Place’ by the local authority, a move that could soon be replicated in this country. Copenhagen City Hall is exploring the…
MoreBaltic Pipe could be pumping gas by October
The Baltic Pipeline that will carry gas from Norway to Poland, through Denmark, could be partially operational by October. After the European Commission published plans to cut EU dependency on Russian gas by…
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