Today’s front pages – Monday, March 18

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

Wozniacki blown away in final

It took just over an hour for Maria Sharapova to overcome Denmark’s number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in the Indian Wells final last night. It was Wozniacki’s third straight defeat to Russian ace Sharapova, and the Danish tennis star with Polish roots hasn’t beaten a top-five player since May 2011. Despite the crushing defeat, Wozniacki earned winnings of around three million kroner and should rise in the world rankings thanks to reaching the final. – Ekstra Bladet

Being unemployed makes people ill

People who are unemployed have more sick days the closer they are to losing their unemployment benefits (dagpenge), according to a new report. The report, compiled by local government association KL, looked at almost 50,000 dagpenge receivers and found that after a year with no job, unemployed individuals have nearly twice as many sick days as they did at the beginning of their benefits period. Stress was reported as the primary reason for the increase in sick days, with a leading doctor saying that being jobless affects the body and mind and increases the likelihood of being ill. Another factor, however, may be that one's dagpenge period will expire if a person has been ill for more than six weeks. – Jyllands-Posten

Vocational schools will come under pressure

Many of the vocational schools (erhvervsskolerne) feel that they will be a social dumping ground and are ill-prepared for the huge numbers of young people that the government’s unemployment benefit reform will push into education. Of the 52 vocational schools that Berlingske newspaper asked, 43 said that the new students wouldn’t be motivated to complete their studies. Thirty-five of them believed that drop-out rates would rise and 42 of them said that the schools will face social challenges that will compromise the government’s own goal of having 95 percent of all youths receive an education. – Berlingske

Seventh graders to pick line of education

A new school reform proposal from local government association KL recommends that students in the seventh grade should be split up into practical and theoretical classes that are closely related to the subjects the students will take later in upper-secondary school. The new proposal is suggested as a way to reduce the drop-out rates at the upper-secondary schools, but a leading education researcher at Aarhus University argues that seventh grade students are not ready to make decisions about their future lives and vocations. – Politiken

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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