It is “insanely unfortunate” that US President Joe Biden accidentally called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj ‘Putin’, and his own vice president Kamala Harris ‘Trump’ at a press conference, says spokesman Paul Schwartz from the political organisation Democrats Abroad in Denmark.But it’s not a ‘death blow’, he argues. Though it confirms the opinions of those who […]

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A majority of the politicians in Copenhagen City Hall want to introduce a tourist tax for overnight stays in the Danish capital, akin to those already established in various other European countries. Now, the Finance Committee at City Hall has presented four potential models for the tax to Business Minister Morten Bødskov, Socialistisk Folkeparti politician […]

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In 2023, a million American tourists came to Denmark on holiday – twice as many as had come in 2014.And in 2024, the figure is set to be even higher. The latest figures from Danmarks Statistik show that there were 321,412 overnight stays by American tourists from January to mid-May – 14 pecent more than […]

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The train is becoming an ever more popular mode of transport for crossing Storbæltsbroen – the bridge that connects the Danish islands of Fyn ad Sjælland – according to new figures from the national train rail operator DSB.For the past six months, DSB has hit a new record every month for the number of passengers […]

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Two leading experts in public health have warned against plans to expand Copenhagen Airport due to the danger to human health posed by the ultrafine air particles emitted by aeroplanes, reports DR.The warnings follow a report in April, which concluded that the area around Copenhagen Airport is more air polluted with ultrafine particles than HC […]

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Novo Nordisk has violated safety regulations several times during the expansion of its production facilities in Kalundborg, according to inspection reports by the Danish Working Environment Authority (WEA) relating to 14 construction site visits this year, reports Medwatch on Monday.According to the inspection reports, a number of immediate orders have been issued, under which safety […]

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In Denmark,the number of summer houses makes up a significant proportion of the total housing pool, and this is particularly true on Sjælland, according to new figures from Danmarks Statistik.In Vest- and Sydsjælland, the number of holiday homes equates to almost 27 percent of the amount of residential houses, while the figure is 26 percent […]

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Carlsberg’s GBP 3.3 billion (DKK 29 billion) takeover offer for the British soft drink manufacturer Britvic has been approved, the Danish drinks company announced in a press release this morning.The board of Britvic will now recommend that the shareholders vote for the acquisition, writes Carlsberg..Britvic had previously twice rebuffed takeover proposals from Carlsberg – most […]

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Labour politician Stephen Kinnock, who is married to former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, has been elected as the new MP in the constituency of Aberafan Maesteg on the South Wales coast, in last night’s UK general election.Kinnock won the seat with a total of 17,838 votes. The nearest challenger was the Reform Party’s Mark […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised against all travel to Israel in the light of new escalations in hostilities between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel.The ministry’s travel safety guide had previously advised against non-essential travel to the country. However, the security risk was adjusted upward on Thursday, when Hezbollah claimed that the movement had fired […]

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A 28-year-old man has died after being stabbed last night on Amagerfælledvej in Amager, Copenhagen.The police received a report about “disorder” at 00:58, warden Jonathan Wald told Ekstra Bladet .“When we arrive, we find a person who is badly injured as a result of a stab wound, and the person in question has subsequently died,” he said.A […]

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