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  • Many Germans rent summer houses on the “Danish Riviera”

    As Copenhagen Post wrote yesterday, many Danes choose to spend Easter in their summer homes. According to TV2 Kosmopol, many Germans also choose to spend the holidays in a Danish summer house.Easter in Denmark is about eggs, lunch with the family, a good beer and getting outdoorsAt Feriepartner Nordsjælland, 53 percent more bookings of rental […]


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  • Citizens need to hand in old banknotes before 31 May – 20 billion DKK have already been given back

    Danmarks Nationalbank has launched its final public campaign inviting citizens to hand in older banknotes and 1000-krone notes before they become invalid on 31 May 2025. “It is important for us to collect as many banknotes as possible in time to make the phasing out… smooth for all citizens,” said Camilla Penn, Head of Secretariat, […]


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  • Nato exit or Greenland tensions could end U.S. troop deal, says Løkke

    Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the agreement that allows U.S. troops to stay on Danish soil can be canceled if the United States leaves NATO.According to Ritzau, in a parliamentary response, Løkke stated that the agreement could be “terminated in ways other than by cancellation or mutual agreement” if “exceptional circumstances” occur.And while […]


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  • Statistics suggest grocery inflation may be ending

    After the pandemic and the post-pandemic era, the prices of goods are starting to significantly decrease. While many countries around the world are struggling with inflation, things seem to be moving in a different direction in Denmark.According to official statistics, over the course of 2024, the sales prices for grain and pork fell. These are […]


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  • Mayors in Aarhus and Copenhagen want to stop the construction of expensive rental housing

    682,000 people live in rented housing owned by a company. This is 436,000 more than in 2010, according to figures from Statistics Denmark, DR writes.The mayors of Copenhagen and Aarhus believe that market forces have gone too far when companies have invested so massively in rental housing in the cities.“My goal is not that those […]


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  • Everything happened in yesterday’s derby

    Some of your Danish colleagues from Copenhagen might be a bit upset at work today — and the reason is football. Yesterday, the most heated derby in Denmark took place, and it had everything. It’ll probably be a hot topic during lunch.Of course, we’re talking about FC København vs. Brøndby, played at Parken in Copenhagen. […]


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  • Denmark invests 5.3 billion DKK in afforestation and land use changes

    The Danish government has reached an agreement to allocate 5.3 billion DKK from the EU’s agricultural subsidies to environmental and land use changes. The deal is part of the Green Tripartite Agreement and aims to reduce nitrogen emissions by converting farmland into forests, wetlands, and other natural areas.The funding will support a range of measures. […]


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  • Princess Isabella’s birthday becomes Denmark’s new flag day

    Denmark has officially added a new national flag day to mark the 18th birthday of Princess Isabella. The announcement was made by Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard, who confirmed that starting this year, flags will be flown across the country every April 21 in celebration of the princess.“On Monday 21 April 2025, Her Royal Highness […]


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  • Demonstrators protest U.S. military agreement outside Danish Parliament

    A demonstration is taking place this morning at Christiansborg, in front of the Danish Parliament and government. The protest is against the U.S. military presence in Denmark.It was organized because today, the Folketinget – the Danish Parliament – is discussing a ten-year military cooperation agreement between Denmark and the U.S. that would allow the U.S. […]


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  • SAS named Europe’s most punctual airline in March 2025

    Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has been ranked the most punctual airline in Europe and the second most punctual globally for March 2025, according to data from Cirium, a global aviation analytics firm. SAS achieved an on-time performance rate of 91.92%, trailing only Saudia and ahead of Aeromexico. All three top performers are members of the SkyTeam […]


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  • Denmark faces most serious risk landscape since WW2, says Minister

    Denmark’s current risk and threat landscape is the most serious since World War II, according to Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Torsten Schack Pedersen.“Here and now, the risk of cyberattacks, sabotage or extreme weather events is greater than a regular military attack,” he said at a press conference in Copenhagen.“There is no direct […]


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  • EU pauses tariff response for 90 days to allow talks with Trump

    The EU will delay its response to tariffs announced by Donald Trump, giving negotiations a 90-day window, according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.“We took note of the announcement by President Trump. We want to give negotiations a chance,” von der Leyen wrote on X, adding:“While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that […]


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