Virus updates
Infections at 9-month low….Indian mutation could cause winter problems…’R’ rate below 1…. Only 222 new corona cases were reported Tuesday, the lowest daily figure since September 6th. 81,080 PCR tests were taken over…
MoreBusiness sector faced with repayment headache
Businesses are facing a multi-billion invoice from the state after summer when they are asked to repay the money they’ve borrowed from the state to get through the corona crisis. New figures from…
MoreExecutives fear manpower shortage
Business leaders have warned of the possibility of a labour shortage as the economy recovers. A survey of Berlingske’s executive panel of CEOs, who represent some of Denmark’s top 1,000 companies, shows that…
MoreInflation up as economy bounces back
Inflation increased in May as shops and stores reopened and the economy slowly started to recover. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in May, the…
MoreGovernment rejects call to lock up failed asylum seekers
Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye has dismissed calls to lock-up criminal immigrants awaiting deportation. After the government was forced to drop its plan to relocate residents of the much criticised Kærshovedgård departure centre in Jutland,…
MoreDPP deputy leader: Refugee conventions should be torn up
Deputy Danish People’s Party leader Morten Messerschmidt has dismissed UN and EU criticism of the government’s plan to set up offshore processing centres outside the EU for asylum seekers. In an interview with…
MoreEriksen’s collapse dominates the headlines
Footballer Christian Eriksen’s collapse during Denmark’s opening Euro 2021 match on Saturday dominated the headlines, Monday, as a debate raged over whether the game should have been called off. It was suspended for…
MoreNew poll, new dip for Social Democrats
The widespread show of support for the Social Democratic Party during the corona crisis is receding at a fast rate as the country gradually returns to normal. The latest Kantar Gallup poll for…
MoreRussian ambassador warned about airspace violations
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, Monday, for a ‘serious talk’ about his country’s violation of Danish airspace. The government has sent two F-16 fighter jets to…
MoreNurses issue strike warning
Patients waiting in line for an operation could be forced to wait much longer after 5,000 Danish nurses warned yesterday they will go on strike from Saturday after their union failed to reach…
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