Today’s front pages – Monday, March 11

The Copenhagen Post’s daily digest of what the Danish dailies are reporting on their front pages

Enhedslisten threatens government

Left-wing support party Enhedslisten (EL) has added fuel to a parliamentary conflict that could force PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Socialdemokrarterne) to call for elections this summer. Enhedslisten’s leadership decided this weekend that they would vote against an agreement with the councils concerning next year’s budget, which is a major aspect of the government’s growth bill. The government requires a majority of support for their annual council agreements, which are scheduled to be voted on in parliament this June. A failure to do so would mean that the government must resign. – Jyllands-Posten

Baun finishes on top

Denmark’s top badminton player, Tine Baun, ended her career in style by winning the All England singles in Birmingham over the weekend. The 33-year-old Baun beat the young Thai prodigy Intanon Ratchanok in three sets, 21-14, 16-21, 21-10 to take the All England title for the third time in her career. Currently ranked seventh in the world, Baun’s impressive career included titles at the Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Singapore Open, Korea Open, Denmark Open, two European Championships and ten straight Danish Championships stretching from 2004 to 2013. – Ekstra Bladet

Councils invest differently in sport

How much money individual councils in Denmark choose to invest in sport differs considerably, according to new statistics. The figures from Statistics Denmark show that six councils have invested more than 1,500 kroner per citizen, while in seven other councils that figure is below 500 kroner per citizen. Herlev Council invests the most in the nation at 1,976 kroner per citizen, while the average is at 852 kroner per citizen. – Politiken

Historical compensation in Misoprostol case

The patient insurance association, Patientforsikringen, which decides compensation claims for patients injured by their medical treatment, has for the first time awarded compensation for damages sustained during child birth using the stimulator Misoprostol. Three-year-old Filippa Mikkelsen was awarded a significant compensation for the damages she sustained during her birth at Gentofte Hospital in 2009.  Her mother, Stine, was given Misoprostol and the drug burst her uterus, nearly killing both mother and child and leading to handicaps for Filippa. – Berlingske

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  • Housing in Copenhagen – it runs in the family

    Housing in Copenhagen – it runs in the family

    Residents of cooperative housing associations in Copenhagen and in Frederiksberg distribute vacant housing to their own family members to a large extent. More than one in six residents have either parents, siblings, adult children or other close family living in the same cooperative housing association.

  • State pool for coastal protection financing inundated with applications

    State pool for coastal protection financing inundated with applications

    11 applicants sought state funding of over one billion kroner each for critical coastal protection projects, but the subsidy pool only contains 150 million kroner. Denmark’s municipalities say the government needs to provide more financing.

  • Safety concerns at Jewish school after nearby explosions in Israeli embassy area

    Safety concerns at Jewish school after nearby explosions in Israeli embassy area

    In the early hours of October 2, two hand grenades were detonated near Denmark’s Israeli Embassy in Hellerup, just outside Copenhagen. While nobody was injured, the attack has raised safety concerns at the local Jewish school, which chose to close that day, and is operating with police security. The Copenhagen Post spoke to the father of a child who attends the Jewish school, who shared his thoughts on raising his daughter in this climate.

  • Denmark postpones green hydrogen transmission rollout to Germany to 2031

    Denmark postpones green hydrogen transmission rollout to Germany to 2031

    Denmark will postpone its rollout of the first cross-border green hydrogen pipeline between western Denmark and northern Germany by three years from 2028 to 2031, as production stumbles over technical, market and permit complexities.

  • Overview: Denmark’s upcoming education system reform

    Overview: Denmark’s upcoming education system reform

    The Danish government yesterday presented its proposals for an education system reform, including scrapping 10th grade, introducing tougher admission requirements, and opening 400 new international degree-level study places in the STEM fields.

  • Almost half of Danes support an enforced two-state solution in Israel and Palestine

    Almost half of Danes support an enforced two-state solution in Israel and Palestine

    45 percent of survey respondents support a two-state solution enforced by the international community. However, 51.1 percent oppose the use of military force. Advocates of the two-state solution suggest a Palestinian state whose territory comprises the Gaza Strip and West Bank, linked by an Israeli-owned corridor through Israel.

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  • Come and join us at Citizens Days!

    Come and join us at Citizens Days!

    On Friday 27 and Saturday 28 of September, The Copenhagen Post will be at International Citizen Days in Øksnehallen on Vesterbro, Copenhagen. Admission is free and thousands of internationals are expected to attend

  • Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

    Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

    Chisom Udeze, the founder of Diversify – a global organization that works at the intersection of inclusion, democracy, freedom, climate sustainability, justice, and belonging – shares how struggling to find a community in Norway motivated her to build a Nordic-wide professional network. We also hear from Dr. Poornima Luthra, Associate Professor at CBS, about how to address bias in the workplace.

  • Lolland Municipality launches support package for accompanying spouses

    Lolland Municipality launches support package for accompanying spouses

    Lolland Municipality, home to Denmark’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel connection to Germany – has launched a new jobseeker support package for the accompanying partners of international employees in the area. The job-to-partner package offers free tailored sessions on finding a job and starting a personal business.

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