Today’s front pages – Monday, April 15

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

Young Olesen becomes The Master

Young Danish golf prodigy Thorbjørn Olesen finished tied for sixth place at The Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia smashing Thomas Bjørn’s record for the top Danish performance at The Masters. Based on the last three days of the tournament, Olesen would have won the tournament, but a sluggish 78 on the opening day was a blemish on his four-under-par tournament finish. A strong 68 on the final day saw him finish one stroke behind Tiger Woods and five strokes off the lead. The result means that Olesen has already qualified for next year’s Masters because he finished within the top 12. – Ekstra Bladet

Ninth grade classes at serious risk

It will be difficult to provide ninth graders with the minimum hours they require to take their graduating examinations after the lockout. So many hours have now been cancelled due to the teacher lockout, which is entering its third week, that a number of schools and councils have admitted that it will be difficult to hold exams now. Experts had predicted that the lockout would only last a week or two, but there still is no solution in sight with both sides refusing to compromise. – Politiken

Europe’s climate battle hanging by a thread

Europe’s role as a leader in the battle for the earth's climate relies on the European Parliament agreeing to climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard’s plan for the EU’s CO2 quotas. According to Berlingske newspaper, the voting will be tight and Europe’s climate policy could collapse if the EU’s quota system for the release of greenhouse gases is not approved. The quota system means that companies can purchase quotas that give them the right to pollute. – Berlingske

Council reforms affecting the weak

Since the council reforms took place in 2007, assistance for the weak and handicapped has fallen drastically according to a new survey. The survey, compiled by Gallup, showed that of the 1,573 Danes asked, only six percent said that council service has improved after the reforms, while 49 percent believe that service has worsened. The survey was conducted at the behest of a number of organisations including the FOA union, handicap advocates Danske Handicaporganisationer, and social educators' union Socialpædagogerne. – Kristeligt-Dagblad




  • Are you ready to join Denmark’s new national baseball team?

    Are you ready to join Denmark’s new national baseball team?

    Baseball isn’t the first sport that comes to mind when you think of Denmark, but a dedicated group of players and volunteers is changing that. Under the leadership of Jay Cannon, a former professional baseball player from the United States, the Danish national baseball team has recently taken home the Nordic Cup, marking a turning point in the development of the sport in this country. 

  • Danes can live with Trump – but we root for Kamala

    Danes can live with Trump – but we root for Kamala

    You won’t find many Danes who hope Donald Trump wins the presidential election on Tuesday. After all, last time he wanted to buy Greenland from us. But the US is probably Denmark’s best friend in the world, even if the admiration is declining

  • These are expressions Danes resent

    These are expressions Danes resent

    You want to do well at work but find it difficult to understand the terms. Danes often say something that doesn’t quite express what they mean. Here are expressions you need to be aware of – not to use!

  • Government wants to increase pharma and medical exports to 350 billion DKK

    Government wants to increase pharma and medical exports to 350 billion DKK

    In a press conference, Business Minister Morten Bødskov, Interior and Health Minister Sophie Løhde, and Development and Research Minister Christina Egelund presented a strategy for doubling the export of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment from the life science sector

  • Controversy arises over citizenship criteria based on ‘right values’

    Controversy arises over citizenship criteria based on ‘right values’

    Zenia Stampe (Radikale Venstre): “Rarely have I seen something as totalitarian and amateurish”. Birk Olesen (Liberal Alliance) backs his colleague: “Unlimited tolerance will lead to tolerance disappearing”.


  • 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.