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  • Changes to land lease agreement is good news for Parken Stadium investors

    Copenhagen Municipality has adopted an agreement to extend Parken Stadium’s ‘return obligation’ to the year 2090, instead of the current deadline 2060.The return obligation stipulates that Parken Sport & Entertainment had to give the land back, free and clear, in 2060.Specifically, the new agreement means that Parken can buy a postponement of the deadline. Lars Weiss, […]


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  • FCK invests DKK 100 million to upgrade Parken Stadium

    Football fans at Parken can expect shorter toilet and beer queues and upgraded facilities when FC København’s home ground in Østerbro gets a multi-million Kroner renovation in the coming years.Parken’s director Jacob Lauesen says DKK 100 million will be invested in the upgrade, and that priority work includes reducing the long queues at the beer […]


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  • Danish consumers still pessimistic despite economic upturn

    Danish consumer confidence is deteriorating, with Danes still perceiving the economy negatively despite several indications of economic upturn, according to new figures from Danmarks Statistik.In April, consumer confidence was measured at minus 8.6, down from minus 7.6 in March. The figure has been negative since autumn 2021, and has stagnated at its current level since […]


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  • Finance Minister becomes ambassador for global UN education program

    Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen has accepted a role as ambassador for the UN foundation Education Cannot Wait (ECW), working to collect some DKK 10.5 billion to fund education in crisis-affected areas.Wammen has “honorably” accepted the two-year posting, writes the UN organistion in a press release, adding that the aid money will support learning initiatives for […]


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  • Danish electric car company delisted from American stock exchange

    The Danish electric car company Fisker Inc. has today been delisted from the American stock exchange, according to Finans.The company, founded by Danish entrepreneur Henrik Fisker, has been approaching bankruptcy for several months, with share prices falling 99 percent in the past year.In March, Fisker Inc. suspended stock trading after failing to enter into a […]


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  • Poll: Large majority want Great Prayer day back

    On Friday, April 26, it is a normal working day. That’s new in Denmark. Any other year it would have been a public holiday, Great Prayer Day.It was abolished by the government and radikale as we know. The Danes are not happy about that.Two out of three Danes believe that Great Prayer day should be […]


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  • Scandic employs 100 different nationalities – voted most diverse workplace

    The rating is based on Scandic’s employees’ own answers in the annual well-being survey.The analysis company Great Place To Work is behind the award.Great Place To Work explains the award with, among other things, the hotel chain’s great focus on their work with inclusion and diversity, which has also meant that the workplace represents more […]


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  • Political agreement will liberate care for the elderly

    The government has adopted a new elderly reform with a broad majority of the parties in Folketinget. It must give the elderly a better shot on deciding for themselves in relation to care and increase the opportunities for employees to make independent decisions.The reform aims to increase the quality of care for the elderly, for […]


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  • Outer walls have collapsed in the burned-out part of Børsen

    Parts of the outer wall in the burned-out part of Børsen collapsed on Thursday afternoon, Ritzau reports.The scaffolding that was set up by the brickwork has also collapsed.It is the outer wall facing Børsgade and the gable facing Christiansborg Slotsplads that have fallen.There were no personal injuries reported.In total, around 40 to 50 percent of […]


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  • Danish Crown closes large slaughterhouse and cuts 1,200 jobs

    Danish Crown is closing its slaughterhouse in Ringsted on Sjælland in mid-September.1,200 employees will lose their job, but work is offered for 300 employees at slaughterhouses in Horsens, Herning, Vejen and Sønderborg – all in Jylland.It is a somber decision to close the slaughterhouse, says CEO of Danish Crown Jais Valeur.“We have tried to get […]


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  • Teacher on sick leave after stopping pro-Palestinian messages in classroom

    At a public school in Greve south of Copenhagen, the working climate became so difficult for a history teacher that he is now on sick leave, writes Radio4.Teacher Erling Böttcher has been fighting for several weeks to prevent pro-Palestinian messages in the classroom.The conflict began at the beginning of 2024, when Erling Böttcher found himself […]


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  • Nye Borgerlige is not dead – elects a new chairman

    In January, founder Pernille Vermund left the Nye Borgerlige party and joined Liberal Alliance. Vermund and other top people left the party and called for it to be dissolved to avoid losing votes for a right-wing coalition.Pernille Vermund joins Alex Vanopslagh – pursuing dream of a right-wing governmentNot so fast.On Tuesday, former Member of Parliament […]


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