Danish pension company invests in sustainable American forestry

The Danish pension company PFA Pension has invested DKK 825 million in four forestry farms in the US states of Alabama and Arkansas with a total area of ​​28,000 hectares.The investment has been made with the support of an American forest manager who has both designated the forests and is responsible for the operation, according […]


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  • Most traffic accidents in Copenhagen involve cyclists

    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 […]


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  • EU law will improve working conditions for platform workers

    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 […]


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  • Distribution of government jobs still skewed towards capital

    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, […]


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  • Bank predicts consumption will increase significantly in Denmark next year

    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 […]


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  • 5,000-year-old discovery in Falster throws new light on Stone Age life

    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 […]


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  • Nuuk Airport given green light to relaunch international flights after two months

    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 […]


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  • Police appeal for information after man stabbed in Nørrebro

    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, […]


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  • Denmark signs letter with 103 countries condemning Israeli declaration against UN Secretary-General

    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 […]


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  • Denmark tightens sustainability requirements for biomass

    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 […]


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  • Health ministry announces better infertility treatment options

    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 […]


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  • Danish green hydrogen company cuts jobs amid slow market development

    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 […]


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  • Apartments prices in Copenhagen reach an all-time high

    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 […]


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  • Dane appointed chief economic advisor in European Council

    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 […]


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  • American demand buoys Danish export market

    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 […]


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  • New report: Denmark lacks protection against extensive IT crime

    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 […]


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  • University of Copenhagen is among the world’s 100 best

    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 […]


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  • Increase in mental-health-related sick leave in Denmark

    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 opens new center to research everyday life of families

    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 […]


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  • Increase in over-the-counter drug sales at pharmacies in 2023

    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 […]


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  • A deadly year: Danish Red Cross marks devastating toll of Israel-Hamas conflict

    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, […]


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  • Government proposes 400 new international study places

    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 […]


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  • DR Congo begins vaccination drive against mpox epidemic with Danish vaccine

    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 […]


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  • Public sector services increasingly scrapping Dankort payment method

    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 […]


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  • Royal Theatre makes major changes to ballet school after maltreatment claims

    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 […]


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  • Parliamentary season opens with all talk and no action on pension age

    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, […]


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  • September was the busiest month ever in the Metro

    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 […]


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  • Swedish media: Attacks against embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen ordered by criminal gang

    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 […]


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  • Three Swedish men arrested after explosions near Israeli embassy

    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 […]


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  • Danish wolf population grows by at least 35 new pups in 2024

    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 […]


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  • Copenhagen Airport has busiest September ever

    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 […]


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  • Two explosions reported near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

    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 […]


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  • New parliamentary term opens today after summer recess

    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 […]


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  • Extreme weather pushes up home insurance prices in Denmark

    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 […]


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  • Denmark’s GDP growth overshoots estimates in first quarter

    Danish economy grew more than previously assumed in the second quarter.This is shown by Danmarks Statistik, after more figures for Danish imports and exports have come out.The gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.1 percent in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.That’s an upward adjustment of 0.5 percentage points compared to the first […]


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  • Danish Intelligence Service hiring citizens for non-descript “tasks”

    The Defense Intelligence Service (FE) is looking for citizens and companies who will help “solve tasks” of a larger and smaller nature at home and abroad.Everyone who can and wants to help protect Denmark is encouraged to apply, according to FE’s website.There are no requirements for special education or skills. The mission of the citizens […]


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  • Gender pay gap still significant in Denmark

    Men continue to get a better pay in the Danish labor market according to new figures from Danmarks Statistik.

    The average wage difference between men and women was 12.4 percent in 2023. This is 0.2 percentage points higher than in 2022.

    The biggest difference is in the regions where women earned an average of DKK 46,313 per month, while men earned DKK 55,177 in 2023.

    In 2004, men on the labor market received 16 percent more pay than women. Still, the path to equal pay is too long, believes Janne Bjaaland, director of people and culture at pension company Velliv.

    “It’s good news that over a number of years women have approached men’s wages. But it is wrong and unsatisfactory that it is still necessary to talk about pay differences between the sexes and partly that in 20 years we have only cut a quarter of the difference,” says Bjaaland to Nordnet.

    The pay gap continues into retirement, where women receive less in pension than men.

    On average, men’s pension assets are 20 per cent. higher than women’s.

    “Unfortunately, we also take the inequality that we continue to fight with in terms of pay into old age. It is yet another argument that we must have solved the structural injustice on equal pay,” says Janne Bjaaland.

    She believes that inequality will change.

    “Today, there are more younger women who are getting longer-term educations. It will contribute to raising women’s wages. More women will take up leadership positions, which have otherwise largely been a man’s business,” she says.


  • Students can be punished with cleaning up after school hours

    From now on, head teachers in primary schools must be able to punish pupils with cleaning up after school hours, and it must be easier to exclude pupils from lessons if necessary.This is announced by the Ministry of Children and Education in a press release.“The public school must be able to accommodate all children, but […]


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  • Hjørring man finds hidden weapons stash while renovating new property

    Bomb disposal officers and police were called to a house in Hjørring on Thursday, where the new property owner had found a hidden stash of weapons and ammunition.Martin Elefsen found four rifles, a machine gun and a significant amount of ammunition in a cavity behind the kitchen cabinets in the house on Bagterpvej in Hjørring, […]


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  • Red Bull kitesurfing competition takes over small Danish fishing village

    The small fishing village of Nørre Vorupør will on 28 September host the Red Bull kitesurfing competition ‘Red Bull King of The Air Qualifier – Cold Hawaii’.This year, the competition will be an official Red Bull event for the first time, which has attracted both the world’s elite kitesurfers and an even larger team of […]


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  • Denmark to open embassies in Tunisia and Senegal

    Denmark will open new embassies in the North African country of Tunisia, West African Senegal, and upgrade its existing office in East African Rwanda to an embassy. “All three of these countries have a strong voice in their region and welcome international cooperation,” wrote the Danish Foreign Ministry in a press release.The Danish government describes Tunisia […]


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  • Moderaternes’ party secretary quits after unrest

    The party secretary of governing party Moderaterne, Kirsten Munch Andersen, is quitting after recent unrest in the party, Ritzau reports.“The moderates and not least the employees deserve to be able to relax at work. This is needed,” says Kirsten Munch Andersen in a press release.She says it is her own decision to stop.Moderaterne fires a […]


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  • Queen Mary will visit Brazil next week

    From Wednesday through Saturday next week, Queen Mary will travel to Manaus and Brasília in Brazil to focus on sustainability, biodiversity and climate, the Royal Palace informs.Among other things, the Queen will visit the Amazon rainforest and its river systems as well as the Brazilian savannah Cerrado.Denmark has previously pledged support for the Amazon Foundation, […]


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  • Denmark increases aid payments for world’s poorest developing countries by 40 percent

    Denmark will increase by 40 percent its contribution to the International Development Association (IDA), a fund under the World Bank that delivers concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest developing countries.Making the announcement late on Monday evening at the UN General Assembly in New York, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said:“Denmark already makes a […]


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  • Now you can use MobilePay to send money to Swedes

    It is now possible to use the popular payment app MobilPay to send money to Swedes.The app is already well-established in Denmark. In June, it was adopted in Norway and Finland. The latest rollout for Swedish phone numbers means that the four Nordic countries can now send money back and forth across national borders via […]


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  • Denmark pays close attention to German migration agreements

    Germany has made agreements with several countries to attract labor and send rejected citizens back.Recently, Germany has entered into agreements with several countries, such as Kenya, to make it easier to get labor from the countries, writes Berlingske.On the other hand, the country must take care to accept those of its own citizens who have […]


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  • Aagard vows to push climate financing on UN General Assembly agenda

    Denmark’s climate minister Lars Aagaard has said he aims to use the UN General Assembly in New York on 22-23 September to foster better international agreement over a rethink of global climate finance.During the course of the week, he will participate in meetings of high-level delegates, diplomats, and some of the world ‘s most influential […]


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  • Covid-19 pills worth DKK 400 million will be destroyed

    Denmark will destroy the remaining stock of the medicines Lagevrio and Paxlovid, which were purchased during the Covid-19 pandemic.This has Minister of the Interior and Health Sophie Løhde told the Danish Parliament’s Health Committee, according to Frihedsbrevet.Lagevrio and Paxlovid are both tablet treatments against Covid-19 virus and were purchased by the state for DKK 450 […]


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  • Danish immigration minister hails ‘valuable’ visit to controversial Australian asylum setup

    Denmark’s immigration minister says he gained “valuable insights” on a trip to the tiny Pacific Island nation of Nauru, located off Australia’s northeast coast, to study its controversial offshore asylum seeker processing system.

    Denmark is one of the leading proponents amongst European member states of outsourcing irregular migration processing to third countries to alleviate pressure on the bloc’s dysfunctional asylum system.

    In recent years tens of thousands of asylum seekers have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe. Many also die in overcrowded trucks crossing the Sahara Desert in northern Africa, the United Nations refugee agency says.

    Danish immigration minister Kaare Dybvad Bek last week travelled more than 13,000km from Copenhagen to Nauru, which has hosted an Australian-run immigration detention centre on and off since 2001.

    During his eight-day study tour, Mr Dybvad Bek also held talks with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, federal MPs and human rights organisations in Canberra.

    “I had a prolific trip, which gave me lots of valuable insights and lessons,” Mr Dybvad Bek told AAP reporter Lisa Martin in Copenhagen.

    “I learned much about both the pros and the cons of the cooperation between Australia and Nauru.”

    Like the United Kingdom, Denmark also proposed sending asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, but has since shelved the idea.

    In May, just one day after the EU finally landed its New Pact on Migration and Asylum following four years of tough negotiations, Denmark instigated a joint call from 15 member states to outsource migration policy and prevent irregular migrants from arriving at EU borders in the first place.

    The proposal included “rescuing migrants on the high seas and bringing them to a predetermined place of safety in a partner country outside the EU”, as well as sending migrants to a “safe third country alternative” for case processing, instead of evaluating them at the EU border.

    Mr Dybvad Bek said since 2014 more than 30,000 people have drowned or disappeared on their way to Europe, and called the situation “deeply inhumane and an insult to humanity”.

    While Denmark is not bound by the New Pact on Migration and Asylum due to its opt-out clause from the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ), Dybvad Bek underscored that the Danish government “only wishes to engage in solutions in line with our international obligations and responsibilities, including the European Convention on Human Rights”.

    Still, when Australian Greens immigration spokesman David Shoebridge met with Mr Dybvad Bek during the Nauru trip, he warned “very clearly: do not go down this path” and copy the Australian playbook.

    “A national asylum policy that deliberately harms innocent people who are only seeking protection is a race to the bottom, where you will squander billions in public funds and degrade your collective values,” said Shoebridge.

    Human Rights Watch Australia director Daniela Gavshon told Mr Dybvad Bek that Australia’s “failed offshore detention regime” on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea has caused “immense suffering”.

    Vibe Klarup, Amnesty International Denmark’s secretary-general, likened Nauru to “an open-air prison” and said the kingdom should focus on increasing its refugee intake and allow Danish embassies to process asylum claims so people don’t undertake perilous journeys.

    “From a human rights perspective, there are no good lessons learned from the very costly Australian model,” Ms Klarup told AAP.


  • Danish pension company invests in sustainable American forestry

    The Danish pension company PFA Pension has invested DKK 825 million in four forestry farms in the US states of Alabama and Arkansas with a total area of ​​28,000 hectares.The investment has been made with the support of an American forest manager who has both designated the forests and is responsible for the operation, according […]


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  • Denmark sees biggest annual rise in average income for 30 years

    The average income before tax in Denmark increased by 6.3 percent between 2022 and 2023 – the highest annual rise in 30 years – according to figures from Danmarks Statistik.The average income is now DKK 395,500 before tax, spurred by recent tailwinds in the financial markets and high level of national employment.Private economist at Arbejdernes […]


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