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  • Danish companies are most nervous about trade war and tariff chaos

    At a time when there is again uncertainty about tariffs and Donald Trump’s possible trade wars, a survey from the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) shows that uncertainty about future trade conditions dominates among Danish companies. The fear of an escalation of the trade war and the tariff chaos that the US President has started […]


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  • Summer and warm weather to be expected

    The last few days have brought classic Danish summer weather: Rain, showers and wind. Rarely temperatures above 20 degrees. But hang in there! Better times are coming. A high pressure is building over Great Britain, and that will stop the rain, DMI forecasts. Warmer air is coming in over Denmark, even though Wednesday starts a […]


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  • Housing prices in the capital continue to go up

    A reduced supply is pushing up prices, especially for ownership properties in the capital, according to figures from Finans Danmark, Ritzau reports. In Copenhagen, the average asking price for ownership in June was DKK 73,672 per square meter. This represents an increase of 12.9 percent from last year and 0.14 percent from the month before. […]


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  • Danish women are out of EURO 2025 after two matches

    The European Championship in Switzerland has been a short experience for the Danish women’s football team. After Friday’s 0-1 defeat to Sweden, points were required against the strong German team in Basel. The Danes withstood the German pressure in the first half and received assistance from VAR disallowing a German goal. Quite suddenly, Amalie Vangsgaard […]


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  • Denmark wants EU to work together, Prime Minister

    Denmark will work for a safe, competitive and green Europe. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said this in a speech to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, according to DR and Ritzau. The Prime Minister was in Strasbourg on Tuesday to present the priorities of the Danish EU Presidency to the EU parliamentarians. Europe is in the […]


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  • FC Copenhagen holds on to star players and signs young international talents

    In 14 days, FC Copenhagen will start qualifying for the Champions League. The opponent will be the winner of the match between Differdange from Luxembourg and Drita from Kosovo. Sports director Sune Smith-Nielsen has not had much summer vacation. First, he rejected offers from German clubs for head coach Jacob Neestrup. According to Danish media, […]


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  • Female couples have the same chance of becoming parents as a man and a woman

    The fertility of couples with two women is today about the same as that of couples with a man and a woman. This is revealed in a new book published by Peter Fallesen, research professor at the ROCKWOOL Foundation. 60% of couples consisting of two women who have married since 2007 have had a child […]


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  • The Danish and American foreign ministers share analysis of Putin

    The Danish Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, on Monday met the US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, Marco Rubio, in Washington. “I have experienced a good and open discussion with the American Secretary of State, who has had nothing to criticize Denmark for,” Lars Løkke Rasmussen told DR after the meeting. The two […]


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  • Take the train from Copenhagen to Berlin and Prague in 2026 without change

    From May 2026, you can take the train directly from Copenhagen to Berlin and Prague without changing, Danske Stats Baner (DSB) writes in a press release. DSB has entered a collaboration with the German and Czech railway companies Deutsche Bahn and Ceske Drahy to establish a direct train connection between the three capitals. “We greatly […]


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  • Record numbers of older people continue to work beyond retirement age

    A new analysis from business organization SME Denmark shows that thousands of Danes over the state pension age are increasingly choosing to stay in the labor market. It can be linked to the fact that Folketinget removed the offset of earned income from the state pension from January 1, 2023. This has made it much […]


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  • Ten criminal families cost Copenhagen 25 million a year

    Copenhagen’s ten most criminal families cost the Municipality of Copenhagen up to 25 million kroner in expenses per year, Berlingske reports. Mayor for employment and integration Jens-Kristian Lütken has ordered the calculation from his own administration But he is not allowed to be given the names of the 36 members of Copenhagen’s ten most criminal […]


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  • Municipalities in Denmark net 1.2 billion DKK for parking

    The price of parking has skyrocketed. Several municipalities have expanded payment zones, raised fees, and residents must pay more for licenses to have their cars parked near their homes, DR reports. The result is that last year the municipalities received almost 1.2 billion DKK in revenue from parking. That is 114 million more than the […]


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