Morning Briefing – Friday, July 26

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

Women's national side knocked out

 

It was another shoot-out for the Danish national women's team last night, but this one did not go their way. After playing Norway to a 1-1 tie in regulation, Denmark was bested by their northern neighbours 4-2 in extra time. The loss knocked the Danes out of contention for the Euro 2013 championship three days after they stunned France to advance to the semi-finals. Norway will now go on to face Germany in the finals on Sunday. 

 

Work smarter, not longer

 

A work psychologist at the University of Aalborg said that there has been too much focus on the notion that Danes need to work more hours. As the government prepares to release the results from its now-corrected Produktivitetskommission report, Einar Baldvin Baldurrsson said that working longer hours isn't the golden ticket to increasing productivity. He said that breaks from stress actually improve a worker's output and that instead of working longer hours, employees should work smarter and be motivated so that they feel their job has meaning. – Politiken

 

Socialdemokraterne take on 'phony' unions

 

A spokesperson for ruling coalition party Socialdemokraterne doesn't think that the roughly 250,000 employees nationwide who have entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the unions Krifa and Det Faglige Hus should be able to receive a tax deduction on their union fees. Leif Lahn Jensen said that the aforementioned organisations "aren't real unions", and that deductions should only be available to those who pay fees to a "proper" union like 3F that promotes education and battles against lowered salaries. His proposal was greeted warmly by both coalition partner Socialistisk Folkeparti and far-left party Enhedslisten, but the head of Krifa said it was clear discrimination and cronyism. – Berlingske

 

Sexting is the new love letter

 

According to a Danish researcher, parents shouldn't fear 'sexting', the term coined for teens who send risqué photos to one another on their smartphones. The researcher, Susanne Tvedergaard Kristensen, spoke with a long line of Danish teens who said that sexting isn't actually about sex, it is just a new modern way of flirting and a high-tech replacement for the lost art of the love letter. Some of the teens Kristensen spoke with weren't even familiar with the term 'sexting' but did say that they sometimes exchanged "naughty pictures". – Information

 

Danish streets are safe

 

Denmark's roads are among the safest in Europe. With 30 people per 1 million residents killed in accidents in 2012, Denmark has lowered its traffic deaths to match that of Sweden and Norway. In 2001, 81 people per 1 million residents were killed on Danish roads. The low number of traffic deaths earned Denmark a Pin Award from the European Traffic Safety Council, which each year honours the European countries that produce the best traffic safety results. – Jyllands-Posten

 

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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!

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  • 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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