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Retailers warn of rising prices…Novo hit by low insulin sales in China…Who will build Denmark’s biggest offshore windfarm?…. Danish consumers are facing even higher prices in the near future. A new Statistics Denmark…
MoreFeared corona variant in Denmark
Two cases of the new corona variant, Omicron, that’s sending shockwaves throughout the world, have been detected in Denmark. Two travellers from South Africa have tested positive according to the Ministry of Health,…
MoreVirus updates
Daily infections top 4,000….Face masks mandatory from today….Jabs for kids….. 4,290 new corona cases were reported Sunday, 538 up on the previous day. 186,100 people were tested over the 24-hour period, providing a positivity…
MorePolitical majority calls for review of strict chain migration rules
A parliamentary majority has called for a review of Denmark’s controversial 3-year residency requirement for family reunification, so called ‘chain migration’. Following a recent ruling against Denmark at the European Court of Human Rights…
MoreImmigration Service’s failed Syria policy
Although the Refugee Appeals Board (Flygtningenævnet) last year affirmed the government’s hard-line Syria policy by declaring that sending refugees back to the Damascus region is ‘completely legal’, new figures show the board has overturned the forced repatriation…
MoreMesserschmidt enters DPP leadership race as Støjberg waits for impeachment ruling
Morten Messerschmidt has announced he’s officially running for party leader but again stressed he will withdraw if former immigration minister Inger Støjberg joins the race. All candidates to become DPP leader are required…
MoreForeign Minister in China – green transition tops the agenda
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod rounded off his week-long trip to Asia, Friday, with a visit to China where he held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. Ahead of his arrival, Friday, the…
MoreGood week, Bad week….
It was a good week for… …the labour market – the number of wage earners rose to 2.882m, the highest number ever recorded… …the Foreign Ministry which successfully evacuated a further 21 people…
MoreDanish warship kills 4 in pirate raid
The crew of a Danish frigate killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria, Wednesday, just one day before Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was scheduled to inspect the ship as part of her…
MoreCopenhagen court charges pirates ‘in absentia’
The four alleged pirates who survived the shootout in the Gulf of Guinea, Wednesday, were charged with attempted murder, ‘in absentia’, at Copenhagen District Court, Thursday. The court ordered them to be held…
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