Car sales and car traffic are increasing in Denmark. Vestas’ share value has spiked significantly, and the Danes are still among the best English-speakers.
Car sales and car traffic are increasing in Denmark. Vestas’ share value has spiked significantly, and the Danes are still among the best English-speakers.
A 27-year-old woman was evacuated with her eight-year-old child from the al-Roj prison camp in Syria on Thursday.On Friday, she was charged with promoting the terrorist organization Islamic State and receiving training to commit terrorist acts.The woman is accused of having promoted the Islamic State by acting as a housewife for people who were active […]
A meeting to discuss the relationship between Jewish and Muslim residents in Denmark was called off after Muslim organizations declined to participate, Berlingske reports. The meeting was originally scheduled for yesterday, between 11 organizations and two government ministers.“We are deeply committed to ensuring that ordinary Jews in Denmark do not suffer for the actions of […]
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) announced on Friday it would open a new campus for IT and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students from 2026 in the town of Vejle, Southern Jylland.The principal of SDU Jens Ringsmose called the decision “historic”.“It has been at least 25 years since a brand new university campus […]
Danes have developed an appetite for ordering cheap goods from China online, according to figures from the Danish Customs Authority, which the media Detailwatch has obtained.121,000 packages arrived directly from China to Denmark in April. In July, the number was 110,000, reports Ritzau.The figures are respectively four and five times higher than the same months […]
The airline SAS announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will open a new route from Copenhagen to Nuuk in Greenland on 27 June 2025.There will be three weekly departures in the summer season, writes SAS.On Monday and Wednesday, SAS flies from Copenhagen at 09.00 and returns from Nuuk at 11.05 local time.On […]
The Danish logistics group DSV published its third quarter results on Wednesday, reporting a turnover of DKK 44b, which is DKK 8.5b more than the same period last year.However, profits this quarter were roughly equal to the corresponding period last year at DKK 2.8m.DSV is awaiting approval from competition authorities for its agreement to acquire […]
Long-time Aarhus mayor and social democrat Jacob Bundsgaard will resign from the job immediately, according to Aarhus Stiftstidende.He has been mayor of Aarhus for 13 years. The surprising announcement comes one day after another well-known, younger politician, Jacob Mark, announced that he is quitting politics.The two decisions are not related.The Social Democrats in Aarhus are […]
A broad political majority has entered into an agreement to allocate over 1.3 billion kroner until 2035 to get more young people into jobs or education, writes Ritzau.The government as well as SF, Konservative and Radikale are behind the agreement, where part of the money must go to strengthen efforts for young people with mental […]
The prominent environmentalist and co-founder of Greenpeace Paul Watson, who has been in custody in Nuuk in Greenland since July, has received a huge number of letters from fans and supporters while in prison.Many of the letters contain poems or drawings of whales, the 73-year-old Canadian-born whale activist tells the Danish news agency Ritzau.“Reading and […]
The largest acquisition in Danish history may not be approved, several experts say to Finans.It is Novo owner Novo Holdings, which will buy one of the world’s largest sub-suppliers to the pharmaceutical industry, American Catalent, for DKK 113 billion.Three so-called filling factories in the US and the EU will in turn then be sold to […]
Denmark has announced it will inject millions of kroner to its tourism industry as part of a plan to achieve a sector turnover of DKK 200 billion in 2030.Under the government’s new tourism strategy, which it will formally present later today, the tourism organization VisitDenmark will receive DKK 44 million to strengthen international marketing outside […]
Nine men aged 24 to 55 with connections to the organised crime network in Greater Copenhagen were arrested on Monday, states the National Unit for Special Crime (NSK) in a press release. The men are accused of planning the “murders of several members of a rival gang group” in early 2021, and one attempted murder of […]
The Danish central bank Danmarks Nationalbank on Thursday followed the European Central Bank (ECB) and lowered its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.85 percent, effective from Friday.“The interest rate reduction is a consequence of the reduction by the European Central Bank of its main monetary policy rate, the deposit facility rate, by […]
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed by Israel to be the mastermind of the October 7 2023 terror attack that set off the current war in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli shell in Gaza yesterday, according to Israeli forces.
The Guardian has published drone footage from Gaza that the Israeli Defence Force says shows Sinwar sitting hunched in a chair alone in a room destroyed by shelling, with a severely wounded arm and his face obscured by a scarf, moments before an additional shell was fired at the building, causing it to collapse and kill him.
The Guardian says it has not independently verified the footage.
EU leaders were gathered last night for a summit in Brussels when the news of the assassination came.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was among the heads of state and government who received the news during the summit.
“The Hamas leader who was killed is one of the architects behind the attack on Israel. Seen from a Danish perspective, it is difficult to regret the death. Because we are dealing with a hardcore terrorist,” she responded.
According to Politiken, Frederiksen said that the summit attendees discussed the situation in the Middle East, and that there was both agreement to stand behind Israel’s right to self-defense and at the same time call for more emergency aid and a stop to Israeli settlement.
The Danish Working Environment Authority has served the food and butchery company Danish Crown with an injunction after a 54-year-old cleaning assistant died in an accident at its Holsted slaughterhouse on Tuesday evening. The man died at the scene after becoming pinned between two platforms, according to DR.An immediate injunction is served when there is a […]
The Danish dairy group Arla has made a DKK 1.25 billion non-binding bid for the majority stake in the Egyptian food company Arabian Food Industries Company (Domty), the group announced in a press release on Wednesday.Domty’s current owners – the Damaty family – are expected to remain part of the ownership circle, with the current […]
After several years of stagnation, the Danish population of golden eagles has grown, according to data from Project Ørn, a conservation programme by the Danish Ornithological Association.According to the association, there are eight occupied territories in Denmark, six of which are home to established breeding pairs that have raised a total of seven young eagles. […]
55 percent of all injured and killed in traffic accidents in Copenhagen in 2023 were cyclists, shows a calculation from Vejdirektoratet (the Road Directorate). 25 percent were pedestrians and only 13 percent were ordinary motorists.Thus, cyclists in Copenhagen are much more exposed to accidents than elsewhere in Denmark, where cyclists make up 20-30 percent of […]
The EU will adopt a new law to ensure better working conditions for people who work via digital platforms, according to the Ministry of Employment.Working on digital platforms covers, among other things, the delivery of groceries and food delivery. A job that many internationals in Denmark doThere may also be platforms through which citizens can […]
The distribution of government jobs across the country remains largely unchanged, despite several initiatives, according to Jyllands-Posten. In 2015, 41.2 percent of all government workplaces were in the Copenhagen area. In 2024, the percentage is 40.9, according to figures from Danmarks Statistik.Comparatively, in 2015, 37.9 percent of all government workplaces were in Jutland. In 2024, […]
Over the past 15 years, Danes have consistently put money aside and consumed less than they have earned.Private consumption has only slowly climbed upwards from year to year. That may soon change, according to Arbejdernes Landsbank, which has made a forecast for the Danish economy, where the bank predicts that private consumption will increase by […]
During an excavation for the electrification of a railway in the hilly landscape near Eskilstrup, Falster, workers discovered a 5,000-year-old ‘basement’ with a stone floor and supported walls.Researchers assessed that the ancient underground chamber dates to the Stone Age.They describe the excavation of the site in the scientific journal Radiocarbon, which is published by the University […]
After approximately two months, the Danish Transport Agency has lifted its suspension on Nuuk Airport’s approval for international flights, writes the agency in a press release.The airport’s approval was temporarily revoked after the Transport Agency found security flaws in the security area during an inspection visit.But on a new control visit, which took place from […]
A 31-year-old man who was stabbed with a knife near Nørrebroparken in the Danish capital on Sunday is no longer in a critical state, according to warden at the Copenhagen Police Martin Kajberg.Police received the report at 12:48 from a witness to the stabbing which took place in the residential area around Sandbjerggade and Ørholmgade, […]
Denmark and 103 other countries have signed a letter expressing support for UN Secretary-General António Guterres and condemning Israel’s decision to declare him persona non grata.On 2 October, Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, declared Guterres persona non grata on Israeli soil because, according to Israel, the UN chief had not distanced himself strongly enough from […]
Denmark will tighten its environmental requirements for imported biomass, which it uses as an energy source for district heating, said the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities in a press release.The announcement comes after the EU tightens its directive for European biomass sustainability requirements, to which Denmark is also subject.In Denmark, biomass derived from […]
The Danish Ministry of Health has announced an expanded fertility treatment offer for women and couples in Denmark, of up to six free attempts at test-tube treatment for their first child from 1 October 2024. Under the new state budget, DKK 45 million has been earmarked to improve fertility treatment in Denmark. The funds are allocated […]
The Danish hydrogen company Green Hydrogen Systems has announced it will cut 100 jobs in an attempt to shave down costs, as the energy market’s uptake of green hydrogen lags behind expectations.“Green hydrogen continues to play a vital role as a necessary technology for the green energy transition, but the market’s adaptation to the technology […]
Sales prices for owner-occupied apartments in Copenhagen continue to rise. In September, the price per square meter set a record.The average square meter price for apartments in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg is now DKK 54,965, according to new figures from Boligsiden, which collects data from all the country’s estate agents.“There are many people who want to […]
Jakob Wegener Friis has been appointed chief economic adviser in the European Council, according to Politico. He will lead the economic team in the cabinet of the newly elected president, Portuguese António Costas.The new chief economic adviser has been working at an EU level since 2004. Most recently, he held the position of Director-General for […]
Danish exports have grown significantly in recent months, despite the fact that other European states’ export markets are flatlining.In the past three months, Danish exports grew by 4.8 percent compared to the preceding three, according to Danmarks Statistik, thanks in large part to US demand.The US imported a total of DKK 220 billion worth of […]
Almost 200,000 people in Denmark were victims of online fraud in 2023 – spanning online shopping scans, phishing and social media fraud.A new study from the Crime Prevention Council points to intensify efforts against digital fraud across authorities, organizations and companies.“As a citizen, you can take measures do to protect yourself from cybercrime, but there is also a need […]
The University of Copenhagen ranks as the only Danish university in the top 100 in the the annual ranking from Times Higher Education, which places the Danish university at number 97, Ritzau reports.The universities are assessed based on five indicators: learning environment, research environment, the quality of research from the site, international outlook and business […]
The proportion of 18 to 49-year-olds in the Danish labour market who took leave from work due to mental health issues like stress, anxiety, and depression rose from 8 to 12 percent in 2023 compared with the year before, according to a survey by Voxmeter for The Wellbeing Association.
Across all age groups, there was a smaller increase in mental-health-related sick leave from 7 percent in 2022 to 9 percent in 2023.
Karen Christina Spuur, an associate professor in management, organization and communication at the business academy Cphbusiness, says that today’s younger generations are more self aware regarding mental wellbeing.
“Young people are better at noticing, and topics such as stress and diagnoses are not taboo for them. They are a generation who are very conscious of how they feel and who take well-being seriously. Therefore, they pull the plug faster if they feel there is a need for it,” said Spuur in a press release from the association.
The survey also showed that the 18 to 34-year-old age group is less likely to go to a manager or colleagues if they feel dissatisfied or overburdened at work.
Only 22 percent of the 18 to 34-year-olds said they would speak to their boss, while the figure was 37 percent for 35 to 49-year-olds.
The Wellbeing Association – Velliv Foreningen in Danish – works amongst its members to promote mental wellbeing in Danish workplaces. It is owned by the pension and insurance company of the same name.
Roskilde University is opening a new international, interdisciplinary research center called the Center for Everyday Life of Families in the Welfare State (CELFS), according to a university press release.Led by associate professor of psychology Pernille Juhl, research at the center will focus on the relationship between families’ everyday lives and the welfare state.This relationship is […]
Medicine sales in Danish pharmacies increased by six percent in 2023 compared with 2022, according to figures from the Danish Pharmacists Association.Denmark’s pharmacies sold 3.8 billion daily doses in total last year, 359 million of which were the drug atorvastatin – a cholesterol-lowering agent.Atorvastatin was therefore the most-dispensed drug, measured in daily doses.But in terms […]
It is one year since the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise attack on neighbouring Israel in which 1,200 were killed and about 250 kidnapped.Israel’s reply – a year-long campaign of airstrikes and ground invasions – has killed more than 41,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.Reflecting on a year of all out war, […]
To bring more international students to Denmark, the government has proposed establishing hundreds of new international degree placements, according to a statement by the Ministry of Education and Research on Sunday.The proposal is part of a larger strategy, which will be presented this week, reports Politiken.Specifically, the government proposes making 400 new placements in English-language […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a severe variant of mpox has claimed hundreds of lives and resulted in the Africa CDC and World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring continental and international Public Health Emergencies, began its first vaccination effort against the disease on Saturday, according to the news agencies Reuters and AFP.The […]
The Dankort has been scrapped as a means of payment in several places in the public sector, reports Politiken.The school meals scheme in Copenhagen, for example, can now only be paid for with Visa or Mastercard.According to digitization manager in the children and youth administration Mette Enel Ugelvig, the administration has evaluated that the payments […]
The Royal Theatre has announced major changes to its 250-year-old ballet education programme to combat discontent and eating disorders amongst its artists – including abolishing the entire five first year groups of study and accepting only older students, writes Politiken.The annual skill tests in which failure can result in exclusion will also be removed, and […]
Danish politics is officially underway again with the opening of Folketinget this week.In her opening speech, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen focused on social policy and poor conditions for the homeless. However, it is unlikely to be the main theme at Thursday’s opening debate, which traditionally lasts the whole day and evening.The opposition is rarely united, […]
The metro in Copenhagen had 11.2 million passengers in September, the highest number for a single month ever, Metroselskabet states in a press release.“The five new stations on the M4 have been very well received. In the first period, there were twice as many passengers as expected,” says Hanne Tærsbøl Schmidt, director of Metroselskabet.Sunday 15 […]
According to SVT (Swedish Television), the attacks against the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen have been carried out on behalf of the Swedish criminal gang known as the “Foxtrot” network.On Tuesday evening, there was a shooting at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. The case is being investigated as serious weapons offences, causing danger to […]
Copenhagen Police have arrested three people in connection with two explosions at the Israeli embassy Wednesday morning, Ritzau reports.Two men were arrested at Copenhagen Central Station, where the police investigated a suspicious event on Wednesday.A person was arrested earlier in the day by the police elsewhere in Copenhagen.According to Chief Police Inspector Jens Jespersen, the […]
At least six of the eight wolf pairs living in Denmark have had puppies in 2024, writes the Natural History Museum in Aarhus in a press release.In total, there are at least 35 new pups – more than double the 14 that were born in 2023. Researchers from the museum and Aarhus University monitor Danish […]
2.8 million passengers traveled via Copenhagen Airport in September 2024 – the highest number on record for September, according to a press release issued by the airport on Wednesday.This September saw 11 percent more passengers than the same month last year, and slightly more than during September 2019, pre-COVID times.Commercial director at Copenhagen Airport Peter […]
Two explosions have been reported, and no injuries, near the Israeli embassy in Hellerup in northern Copenhagen on Wednesday morning, Copenhagen Police state in a post on X.“Based on two explosions, we are present in the Strandagervej/Lundevangsvej area. No one has been injured, and we are carrying out the initial investigations at the scene”“A possible […]
On the first Tuesday in October, the Danish government’s new parliamentary term officially begins after summer recess.The day entails a programme of events at Christiansborg houses of parliament in Copenhagen for MPs, ministers and royalty, where Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will deliver the annual opening speech.First, a 10AM church service will take place in Christiansborg […]
At Denmark’s three largest insurance institutions, home insurance prices have increased by over 20 percent in the past year, according to a sample survey by the consumer organisation Forbrugerrådet Tænk for TV2.The association for insurance companies Forsikring & Pension says the rising rates are due to the weather.Copenhagen -based insurance agency Alm. Brand explains that […]