IKEA snowstorm sleepover goes viral
The story of shoppers and staff trapped in a Danish Ikea showroom during a snowstorm late Wednesday has gone viral. U.S. news agency Bloomberg reported that ‘while a visit to Ikea may feel…
MoreIt’s official – North Sea oil and gas extraction to end in 2050
Parliament passed legislation, Thursday, to end all Denmark’s gas and oil exploration in the North Sea by 2050. The future of Denmark’s oil and gas operations in the North Sea has been a…
MoreBanks’ negative interest rates may be illegal
Danish banks could have been acting illegally by charging customers negative interest rates, according to the Consumer Ombudsman’s legal team. This contradicts a statement made by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), the…
MoreIndebted homeowners could face problems as housing market slows
The National Bank has called for increased restrictions on mortgage lenders as the housing market boom shows signs of slowing down. According to Head of Financial Stability Peter Storgaard, some homeowners are vulnerable…
MorePM: New variant is a ticking bomb
The new corona variant, Omikron, is a potential ‘infection bomb’ in Denmark this winter, Prime Minster Mette Frederiksen said at an early-evening press conference last night when she again urged people to get…
MoreFewer parallel societies
The government’s list of marginalised, under-privileged social housing districts, previously defined as ’ghettos’, has been shortened in the annual December review. 12 areas, primarily immigrant dominated, are now classified as ‘a parallel society’…
More50% unemployed in ‘under privileged’ Vollsmose
Despite signs that conditions in ’parallel societies’ are improving nearly half of all residents of the notorious Vollsmose social housing district in Odense aren’t part of the labour market. In response to new…
MoreVirus updates
Daily infections hit all-time high….7 Omicron cases reported…Concert could be super-spreader event…. A record number of new corona cases were reported, Wednesday – 5,120, an increase of 972 on the previous day. However,…
MoreBT editor on ‘gardening leave’ following sex scandal
Michael Dyrby, editor in chief of tabloid daily BT, has taken a leave of absence after being implicated in the TV2 sex scandal. Mr Dyrby, who was head of news at TV2 between…
MoreCopenhagen 8th most-expensive city in the world
Copenhagen has risen to 8th on the British Economist magazine’s annual list of the world’s most expensive cities, up one place from 2020. Each year The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) examines the cost…
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