Virus updates
2 million infected since start of epidemic….Hospitalisations hit new high…Queen tests positive… 55.120 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday, as the total number of people infected with the virus since the epidemic hit Denmark…
MoreDenmark keeps EU waiting on anti-fraud cooperation
The EU has criticised Denmark for failing to cooperate on efforts to combat fraud linked to this country. In November 2020 the head of European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), Laura Kövesi, a well-known…
MoreMærsk pays less than 4% tax on DKK117bn earnings
A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) published its 2021 financial report, Wednesday showing the biggest-ever annual profit in the history of Denmark. The company reported record earnings of DKK117.5bn yet paid only DKK4.5b in tax, leading…
MoreMette fires warning shot at Putin
If Russia invades Ukraine it will trigger a fierce reaction of ‘massive political and economic repercussions’ from the western world, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told parliament, Tuesday. While declining to go into detail…
MoreMilitary experts: Denmark finally taking Russian threat seriously
Denmark’s increased level of military preparedness is the first sign that the Russian threat is being taken seriously in this country, experts said yesterday after Danish Defence announced it was assembling a combat…
MoreNo movement on government’s offshore asylum plan
The government still hasn’t found a country outside the EU willing to host a processing centre for asylum seekers, twelve months after Immigration Minister said the plans were ‘well advanced’ and the first…
MoreConvicted Iranian spies defend ‘legitimate’ project
The guilty verdict handed down to three Iranian nationals last week for espionage against Iran and promoting terrorism will provide the government in Teheran with an excuse to carry out a number of executions…
MoreHuman rights organisation denounces Denmark’s ‘racist’ ghetto policy
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has denounced Denmark’s anti-ghetto legislation as ‘disguised racism’. In a new report published this week, the independent, nonprofit organisation for the protection of human rights, popularly known as Euro-Med Monitor, describes the ghetto…
MoreVirus updates
Positivity rate hits new high…’R’ rate remains stable as infections fall in Copenhagen…New York Times reports on Denmark’s ‘party atmosphere’ … 49,798 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday, as nearly 1 in 3 (32%)…
MoreExports down, imports up
A decline in exports caused the balance of payments surplus to fall in December, to DKK 14.1bn ($2.1bn) from DKK 18.2bn ($2.8bn) in November. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show exports decreased 2.1…
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