Today’s front pages – Thursday, Jan 31

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

Politicians shift stance on nuclear waste

A political majority is changing its view on Danish atomic waste and will investigate whether it is possible to export the radioactive waste out of the country. The decision comes in the wake of years of discussion about where the waste, currently stored in Risø, should be permanently stored in Denmark. There are about 5,000 to 10,000 cubic metres of low to medium-level atomic waste in Denmark, enough to fill the Round Tower to the top twice. – Politiken

Mentally-ill criminals being released

Criminals suffering from psychological illnesses are being placed in regular prisons and in some cases released due to a lack of space in the nation's psych wards. The situation has been heavily criticised by lawyers and doctors alike, who maintain that the conditions of the criminals worsen without proper care and there is a greater risk that they will commit a new violent crime. Since 1980, there have been 5,000 beds made available for criminals suffering from psychological illnesses. – Jyllands-Posten

DONG invests in British wind turbine park

State-owned energy provider, DONG Energy, is continuing its investment in foreign countries on the same day that the state auditors, Statsrevisorerne, are due to reveal their evaluation of the company’s dire financial development. DONG has invested 7.5 billion kroner in the Westermost Rough turbine park off the coast of Hull, England and expect the turbine park to be functional by early 2015. The 35 turbines, each producing 6.0 megawatts, mean that capacity will total 210 megawatts – Ingeniøren

Denmark earn draw in Arizona

The Danish League select national football team, who are currently on a North American tour, remained undefeated after drawing Mexico 1-1 in Phoenix, Arizona. The 40,000 fans who packed into the University of Phoenix stadium witnessed Mexico take a second half lead through a penalty before young Andreas Cornelius managed a late equaliser also from the spot. The draw comes on the heels of a 4-0 thrashing of Canada last week. – Tipsbladet

TOP STORIES

  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

  • Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    What do King Frederik X, Queen Mary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and Jaime Lannister have in common? No, this isn’t the start of a very specific Shakespeare-meets-HBO fanfiction — it was just Wednesday night in Denmark

  • Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    For many years, most young people in Denmark have preferred upper secondary school (Gymnasium). Approximately 20 percent of a year group chooses a vocational education. Four out of 10 young people drop out of a vocational education. A bunch of millions aims to change that

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    With reforms to tighten the rules for foreigners in Denmark without legal residency, and the approval of a reception package for internationals working in the care sector, internationals have been under the spotlight this week. Mette Frederiksen spoke about both reforms yesterday.

  • Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Currently, around 170 people live on “tolerated stay” in Denmark, a status for people who cannot be deported but are denied residency and basic rights. As SOS Racisme draws a concerning picture of their living conditions in departure centers, such as Kærshovedgård, they also suggest it might be time for Denmark to reinvent its policies on deportation

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