Lego reaps corona reward
Corona has been kind to Lego. The Danish toy giant enjoyed its fastest growth for five years in 2020 thanks to soaring demand from locked-down families during the pandemic. The world’s second-biggest toy…
MoreGovernment extends reopening process – kids return to school
Thousands of kids across the country will be allowed to return to school on Monday after the government and its support parties reached agreement to extend the reopening started last week. All boarding…
MoreBusiness leaders demand long-term plan
Business leaders have called for a long-term plan for when restaurants and hairdressers can reopen. Although the government has eased the restrictions on schools and colleges from Monday, most services will remain firmly…
MoreVirus updates
Infections up, hospitalisations down….’R’ rate at 1….Serum Institute was too pessimistic…. 527 new corona cases were reported, Tuesday, 102 more than the previous day, while the number of patients hospitalised by covid fell…
MorePM: Denmark will fight for seat on Security Council
The government’s goal of a Danish seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC) will require a ‘long, hard lobbying campaign’, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday after confirming the appointment of ex-foreign minister…
MorePolitical concerns surround new mosque
A new major mosque in Copenhagen with traditional minarets and room for 1,000 Muslim worshippers is causing concern at Christiansborg (parliament). The mosque, a converted warehouse, has been operating at Amerikavej in Vesterbro…
MoreDenmark’s right-turn on immigration mirrors nationalist Austria, Hungary
Denmark — the first country to sign the U.N. Refugee Convention in 1951 — has now adopted an asylum policy that’s less like that of its Scandinavian neighbours than of nationalist countries like…
More‘Wise men’ suggest carbon tax
The government needs to impose a new carbon duty for Denmark to reach its target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gasses by 2030, the Economic Council has warned. In a new assessment…
MoreHousing boom
The average homeowner has earned around DKK200,000 ($30,000) on their house or apartment during the corona crisis. A new nationwide survey shows summer houses have risen by around 12.7% over the past 12…
MoreCar sales plummet
While house prices have boomed during the corona crisis, car sales have plummeted. New figures from the Danish Auto-Importers Association show fewer than 10,000 new vehicles were registered in January, 34% down on…
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