Virus updates
Hospitalisations at 8-week low….New advisory for Italy, Spain… Following a slight spike in infections last week the numbers fell over the weekend – 368 new corona cases were registered Sunday, based on nearly…
MoreGood week, bad week..
It was a good week for… …the economy, which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said is booming – revised national accounts showed economic growth in the second quarter (Q2/2021) was stronger than previously estimated……
MoreGovernment to offer residency to child brides and bigamists from Afghanistan
In a complete turnaround of previous policy the government is ready to offer residency to Afghan males married to ‘child brides’ or who in some cases have more than one wife. Under the…
MoreForeign Minister compromised by ‘smoking gun’ e-mail
A ’smoking gun’ e-mail reveals that Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s failure to reach a political agreement about the evacuation of local employees, interpreters, and their families from Kabul Airport before August 11th led…
MoreKofod in Pakistan to offer thanks for evacuation help – and demand answers
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Jeppe Kofod has arrived in Pakistan for an official 2-day visit. Ahead of his departure the Minister said that, first and foremost, the aim of the trip…
MoreGreenland PM to negotiate foreign policy independence
Greenland’s Prime Minister Premier Mute B. Egede is heading for Copenhagen to finalise the deal agreed earlier this year that will formally give his country a larger say in Arctic affairs and also allow…
MoreRed/Greens accused of abuse, bullying
The Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet) has ordered the Red/Green Alliance to hire an independent advisory company to investigate reports of abuse, bullying, and stress at the far-left party’s national office. TV2 has revealed…
MoreAmnesty International: Denmark going in wrong direction
Amnesty International has criticised Denmark’s human rights record in its latest submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. Amnesty writes that while it welcomes Denmark’s…
MoreJobless rate hits 12-year low
Unemployment in Denmark has dropped to the lowest level since January 2009. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of registered jobless fell by 5,600 in August and at 3.6% the unemployment…
MoreQ2 growth upwardly revised
Revised national accounts show economic growth in the second quarter (Q2/2021) was stronger than previously estimated. New Statistics Denmark calculations show Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.8%, 1.9% above the pre-corona level…
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