Morning Briefing – Thursday, July 4

The Copenhagen Post’s daily digest of what the Danish press is reporting

Dankort terminals experience technical difficulties

UPDATED, 9:27am: While you may have run into difficulty in using your Dankort card this morning, the card operators, Nets, have reported that their system is up and running again. A technical breakdown occurred at 3am which made it impossible to withdraw cash or use unmanned Dankort terminals. Nets, which is for sale, reported shortly after 8am that the system was working again. – Politiken

Employers struggling to find workers

Despite there being 150,000 unemployed people in Denmark, employers are having a more difficult time finding workers for their available jobs. The bi-annual recruitment report from labour market authorities Arbejdsmarkedsstyrelsen showed that employers failed to fill 9,400 job openings throughout the spring, almost double from the 5,000 positions that were not filled in spring 2012. – Jyllands-Posten

Electric car owners organise

Danish electric car owners have created their own grass-roots organisation, Forenede Danske Elbilister (FDE), in a bid to promote electric cars in Denmark. The number one priority for FDE is to save the e-car system that is based on battery changing, which is in grave danger of collapsing after e-car operator Better Place went bankrupt last month. – Information

Rabies virus could beat cancer

A Danish researcher has been a part of a team in Canada that has developed a math-based computer model that can help understand how a rabies virus can be used to kill cancer cells. Mads Kærn, a researcher at the University of Ottawa, said that the computer model is useful because it can be used to predict what will happen in the lab. Early results look promising. – Videnskab

Swedes show how it’s done

Denmark has lost out on hundreds of billions of kroner because it has been unable to keep up with Sweden in terms of economic growth. Based on OECD predictions, from today to the year 2030, Denmark will lose out on 388 billion kroner due to growth that is inferior to that of the Swedes. The lost funds will push Denmark out of the top 20 richest countries in the world. Sweden, on the other hand, is predicted to join the top ten. – Børsen

Bendtner’s Frankfurt move looks kaput

Embattled Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner looks unlikely to make a move to Frankfurt after all. According to reports, the Bundesliga club has given up on the Dane after not being able to live up to Bendtner’s wage demands. Punters speculate that the 25-year-old will now be looking towards bids from Malaga in Spain and Besiktas in Turkey. – Tipsbladet

Danes criticised for inactivity

The Norwegian government has decided to ban perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) after research by Aarhus University found that the chemical was unhealthy. PFOA, which is used in the treatment of clothes and furniture, will be illegal to sell, produce or import in Norway as of 1 January 2014. Danish experts, however, have criticised the national authorities for not following the Norwegians' lead. – Ingeniøren

TOP STORIES

  • The international who shaped Copenhagen

    The international who shaped Copenhagen

    Anna Maria Indrio is one of the most important architects in Denmark, having contributed to shaping Copenhagen into what it is today. Among her best-known projects are the extension of SMK and Arken, as well as the Natural History Museum and the Darwin Centre in London. She moved here 60 years ago, when “Copenhagen was gray and dormant. Predictions suggested it would become depopulated. But putting people at the center changed everything,” she said

  • Danish government passes amendment to increase citizenship fee by 50%

    Danish government passes amendment to increase citizenship fee by 50%

    Fees were raised to reflect processing costs and curb repeat applications, creating debate over whether the new charges erect barriers to political participation for internationals.

  • Internationals’ labour contributes 361 billion DKK to Denmark’s GDP, and it is growing strongly every year

    Internationals’ labour contributes 361 billion DKK to Denmark’s GDP, and it is growing strongly every year

    According to a report by the Danish Chamber of Commerce, internationals’ contribution is 12% of the country’s GDP. In 2023, it was 322 billion DKK, and in 2008, it was 136 billion DKK. “Internationals make a gigantic difference in our prosperity and welfare,” comments Morten Langager, the Director of Dansk Erhverv.

  • Inside Denmark’s innovation engine

    Inside Denmark’s innovation engine

    With half of its staff being international, the BioInnovation Institute reflects Denmark’s broader transformation into a global innovation hub. But can the country—and Europe—keep up the pace? “If reforms are made now, we can close the gap in ten years,” explains BII’s CEO

  • Denmark launches massive investment in the navy

    Denmark launches massive investment in the navy

    Two months ago, the Danish PM announced that military equipment should be purchased in a hurry. The first plans for the sea are now ready. Additional plans for warships will follow this summer.

  • International designers struggle to find jobs in Denmark

    International designers struggle to find jobs in Denmark

    Many internationals come to Denmark to work as designers, but the field appears to be one of the hardest to break into. The Copenhagen Post spoke with two internationals struggling to find their way into the industry.

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