News round up

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    Mette Frederiksen: “Greenlanders said no to the U.S.”

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    Mette Frederiksen commented on the Greenlandic elections yesterday. Until now, only formal statements had been released, while yesterday’s statement, written on Facebook, is visibly more political.“Denmark is a small country. The Realm is large in terms of geography. Whether one is big or small on a globe does not matter when it comes to the […]

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    The royal family is holding a lottery for a chance to attend Princess Isabella´s 18th birthday

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    Aurora Capuano, Aurora Tomassini, Davide Tuzi, Pietro Lamesi and Riccardo Alonzi

    Princess Isabella of Denmark will celebrate her 18th birthday with official events in Aarhus and Copenhagen.

    A lottery will be a key part of the celebrations for Princess Isabella’s 18th birthday. Young people have the chance to win tickets to attend special events in Aarhus and Copenhagen.

    For the Aarhus event on April 11, the city sent out 11,006 invitations to young people between the ages of 17 and 19. These individuals can sign up for a chance to be part of the celebration at Aarhus City Hall. After signing up, 50 winners will be randomly chosen to attend the event, with a companion. The lottery is aimed at including local youth and giving them the chance to experience this special event.

    For the Copenhagen event on April 15, over 1,000 young people between 17 and 24 years old from across Denmark will have the opportunity to win tickets to attend the birthday performance at the Royal Danish Theatre. Similar to the Aarhus event, the lottery will allow young people from across the Kingdom to take part in this memorable celebration.

    To enter the lottery, people can sign up through the Royal Danish Theatre’s website for the Copenhagen event, while those in Aarhus can enter the lottery after receiving their invitations. The winners will be notified around the end of March.

    Princess Isabella in 2023. Photo: Franne Voigt ©

    This article was written by high school students from IIS Baronio in Italy, under the supervision of a Copenhagen Post journalist, to verify the accuracy of the news.

  • Sport

    Rune came up short to Briton Draper in Indian Wells

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    Jesper Skeel

    23-year old British Jack Draper proved too strong, as Holger Rune lost the biggest final of his career so far.

    The Dane was quickly down 0 – 4 in the first set, and was pressed backwards on the court from the strong Brit, before losing the first set 6-2.

    The second set started equally bad for the Dane, and he was down 0-2 before finding his feet. Draper broke Runes’ serve again  to 5-2 and any Danish hopes for a comeback faded fast.

    Draper closed the match with a 6-2, 6-2 overall win, after a promising performance.

    “It was a difficult day for me, but I would like to congratulate Jack (Draper, ed.). What a tournament you have played over the past two weeks,” said Rune afterwards.

    After a difficult start to 2025 – and after not having been in a final like this for over two years – it was mostly thanks that were handed out during the official interview after the match.

    “Thanks to my team, we are doing well, so let’s keep chasing more and pushing the limits. It is not nice to lose, but that is life sometimes,” said Rune.

    Holger Rune moves up one place in the world rankings to number 12 and will head to Miami to another Masters 1000 tournament starting later this week.

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    Lars Løkke Rasmussen is not optimistic about ceasefire in Ukraine

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    Tristan Fender

    Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed skepticism about the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine.Speaking after arriving at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, he noted that Vladimir Putin has yet to present his demands for a ceasefire.“One can hope for a ceasefire. Personally, I am not particularly […]

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    IT criminals use the annual tax statement as an opportunity to commit fraud

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    The Copenhagen Post

    On March 24, all taxpayers can see their annual statement from the Danish Tax Agency for 2024.But that day is also an opportunity for IT criminals to commit fraud, writes the Danish Association of Engineers, IDA, in a press release.The fraudsters use events where people’s guard are down and where there is something they would […]

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    Denmark is warming up for Spring

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    The Copenhagen Post

    The coming week will be dry, sunny and gradually warmer every day, says meteorologist on duty at the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) Martin Lindberg to Ritzau“It will be a week of dry weather. Until Friday it will stay dry, and there will be longer periods of sun. It will be a sunny week, but the […]

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    Macron urges EU to buy European defense equipment over U.S. alternatives

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    Tristan Fender

    French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European countries to shift their defense spending from U.S. to European manufacturers. “My intention is to go and convince European states that have become accustomed to buying American,” Macron said in an interview with Nice-Matin and Le Parisien.He specifically urged countries purchasing U.S. Patriot missile systems to consider […]

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    U.S. asks Denmark for egg supply amid shortage 

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    Tristan Fender

    In a shift in international diplomacy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached out to Denmark to ask whether the country can supply more eggs as the United States faces an ongoing shortage.  Jørgen Nyberg Larsen, sector manager at the Danish Eggs industry organization, confirmed the request to Foodwatch and TV 2. “We have been […]

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    Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejects Trump’s remarks on Greenland

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    Tristan Fender

    Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) dismissed Donald Trump’s comments on Greenland, emphasizing yet again that Greenland cannot be annexed by another country. Speaking to the press, Løkke stated that NATO fully supports Denmark and reaffirmed that annexing an allied or any other country is against international law.He responded to Trump’s claim that Greenland’s recent […]

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    “Inshallah” and other words added to the Danish Dictionary

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    Tristan Fender

    The Danish Dictionary (Det Danske Ordbog) has recently expanded its vocabularly, including the Arabic expression inshallah, meaning “if God wills.”Other additions include Deepfake, OMG, MeToo, Icebreaker and Ægreserve (Egg reserve).However, not everyone welcomes these changes.Mai Mercado (K) critisized the inclusion of inshallah, arguing it is an unnecessary addition to the present multiculturalism.“Danish is a rich […]

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    Danish pension funds switch to European stocks from US stocks

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    The Copenhagen Post

    A huge investment package in Germany and massive investments in defense could boost growth in Europe. The opposite goes for the US. Here, Trump’s tariff wars are creating turbulence in the US stock market and increasing the risk of a recession in the US, DR reports.PensionDanmark has moved investments worth 14 billion DKK from the […]

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    3500 stores in Denmark have closed in 10 years

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Since 2012, one in five retail stores in Denmark has disappeared.This is shown by an analysis from SME Denmark, which represents small and medium-sized enterprises, Ritzau reports.During the same period, the corona pandemic hit, which was hard on the retail trade.Only a few municipalities have experienced growth in the number of stores, while the vast […]

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