Today’s front pages – Monday, March 18

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

Wozniacki blown away in final

It took just over an hour for Maria Sharapova to overcome Denmark’s number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in the Indian Wells final last night. It was Wozniacki’s third straight defeat to Russian ace Sharapova, and the Danish tennis star with Polish roots hasn’t beaten a top-five player since May 2011. Despite the crushing defeat, Wozniacki earned winnings of around three million kroner and should rise in the world rankings thanks to reaching the final. – Ekstra Bladet

Being unemployed makes people ill

People who are unemployed have more sick days the closer they are to losing their unemployment benefits (dagpenge), according to a new report. The report, compiled by local government association KL, looked at almost 50,000 dagpenge receivers and found that after a year with no job, unemployed individuals have nearly twice as many sick days as they did at the beginning of their benefits period. Stress was reported as the primary reason for the increase in sick days, with a leading doctor saying that being jobless affects the body and mind and increases the likelihood of being ill. Another factor, however, may be that one's dagpenge period will expire if a person has been ill for more than six weeks. – Jyllands-Posten

Vocational schools will come under pressure

Many of the vocational schools (erhvervsskolerne) feel that they will be a social dumping ground and are ill-prepared for the huge numbers of young people that the government’s unemployment benefit reform will push into education. Of the 52 vocational schools that Berlingske newspaper asked, 43 said that the new students wouldn’t be motivated to complete their studies. Thirty-five of them believed that drop-out rates would rise and 42 of them said that the schools will face social challenges that will compromise the government’s own goal of having 95 percent of all youths receive an education. – Berlingske

Seventh graders to pick line of education

A new school reform proposal from local government association KL recommends that students in the seventh grade should be split up into practical and theoretical classes that are closely related to the subjects the students will take later in upper-secondary school. The new proposal is suggested as a way to reduce the drop-out rates at the upper-secondary schools, but a leading education researcher at Aarhus University argues that seventh grade students are not ready to make decisions about their future lives and vocations. – Politiken




  • The Lynch Interviews: Fergal O’Byrne

    The Lynch Interviews: Fergal O’Byrne

    English-Australian writer and theatre director Stuart Lynch contributes a monthly column titled “The Lynch Interviews”. In this series, he engages with prominent internationals residing in Denmark or Danish individuals with a global perspective. For April, he interviews Irish playwright and writer Fergal O’Byrne, fresh from an acclaimed season of a new English-language play in Copenhagen.

  • Why your talented internationals aren’t moving up the ladder – and what to do about it

    Why your talented internationals aren’t moving up the ladder – and what to do about it

    Many internationals find it difficult to advance in their new workplaces, and some quietly leave. It’s not because they lack talent. In Denmark, careers are shaped not only by skills but also by cultural understanding, informal networks, and social signals. However, internationals may not be familiar with this system or know how to navigate it

  • The international behind Donkey Republic: how a Turkish systems thinker reimagined urban mobility in Denmark

    The international behind Donkey Republic: how a Turkish systems thinker reimagined urban mobility in Denmark

    Erdem Ovacık, co-founder of Donkey Republic, built one of Europe’s leading bike-sharing companies from Denmark — but success as an international entrepreneur hasn’t come easy

  • Denmark hits 66.2 million overnight stays: what’s fueling the rise?

    Denmark hits 66.2 million overnight stays: what’s fueling the rise?

    In 2024, Denmark saw 1.5 million more overnight stays than in 2023, bringing the total to 66.2 million staying in hotels, holiday centers, campsites, and youth hostels. It’s clear: after COVID-19, traveling is now back on the table. But the question is: why are people choosing Denmark?

  • World Cup in Ice Hockey will face off in Herning

    World Cup in Ice Hockey will face off in Herning

    As in 2018, Denmark will co-host the Ice Hockey World Championship. And once again, Herning and Jyske Bank Boxen will be the hosts. Denmark is in Pool B and starts tonight with a match against the USA, which, given the political tensions between the two countries, may be an icy affair.

  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

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