News round up

  • Three Danish films in the running for Oscars nomination

    At 1430 today, the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced in a ceremony in LA. Plus, King Frederik X takes his first trip abroad as king, and Denmark’s climate policy minister pens an op-ed about the small nation’s outsized global influence on green-transition politics.


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  • Employment in Denmark continues to rise – economists predict peak

    Production is falling but employment is still rising. It’s an unsustainable trend: “Employers are hoarding labour,” says one economist. Plus, the foreign minister is in Brussels for marathon Middle East talks, Denmark is getting its own version of ‘The Crown’ about Queen Margrethe, and the steak restaurant Jensens Bøfhus is caught in the crossfire of an environmental fiasco.


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  • Denmark sends warship to counter Houthi attacks in Red Sea

    The frigate has an extended self-defence mandate but will not attack Yemen’s coast, says defence minister. Plus, billions are being pumped into the military for fighter planes, missiles, revamped barracks, ammo and a “Patriot-like air defence”. Rumours abound that Danish PM will become Euro Council president, and Hövding bike helmets don’t protect you after all.


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  • Tourism in Denmark breaks records

    Many German visitors have helped to set a tourism record in Denmark. The Minister of Transport regrets the quality of public transport and the number of couriers in big cities has doubled in five years. Many of them are internationals.


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  • Denmark stops international adoptions

    Adoption rules in the six countries with which Denmark has agreements are being “disregarded”, according to a supervisory body. Plus, Sjælland Regional Council will accept citizens’ proposals at just 5000 signatures, physiotherapy overtakes surgery in Danish treatment trends, and the Queen’s abdication signature is archived by the state.


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  • Regional chairman: Lacking child psychiatry services will take years to recover

    In the second and third quarters of 2023, fewer than four out of ten under-18 psychiatric care cases were resolved on time. In related news, a new digital guide to help adults navigate the Danish mental health system is available from today.


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  • Parties accuse government of ‘thievery’ as extra pensions increase is scrapped

    Pensions will still rise in 2026, but the figure will be some DKK 1000 less per year. Plus, EU migration is at its highest since 2016, Denmark’s new royal couple make their first visit to Folketinget, and police appeal for witnesses of a murder in Frederiksberg.


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  • The government wants to allocate more money to the royals

    Queen Margrethe currently receives almost DKK 7.6 million per month in state benefits. Plus, Dansk Erhverv estimates royal tourism will bring Denmark some DKK 25 million this weekend, Nordic Waste reluctantly faces its toxic spill clean-up, and electric cars are cheaper than ever.


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  • The Danish passport is the third most powerful in the world

    Denmark shares third place with Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands. Plus, the Crown Prince only had three days’ notice of the Queen’s abdication, school children may get a new day off on the future King’s birthday, and right wing party Nye Borgerlige is in chaos after trying to dissolve itself.


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  • Animal Protection Centre has busy weekend with frozen swan calls

    From Friday to Monday, the centre received 46 calls about potentially frozen swans. Plus, Copenhagen Marathon sells out for the first time, the forming of a new housing organisation takes Christiania one step closer to new residential plans and B&O sales drop significantly.


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  • Tourism is booming in Denmark – yet Møns Klint has shrunk

    Wet weather causes landslides on Møns Klint, but international tourists still flock to Denmark in record numbers. At Copenhagen Airport, expansion will see new refueling and charging facilities for bio and electric planes, and a mayor in Copenhagen is concerned about teenagers’ nicotine use.


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  • ‘Towering’ Danish salary increases again

    Wage growth is at its highest for 15 years – and after the drop in inflation, it’s finally translating into household purchasing power, according to economists. Plus, Denmark’s F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine are delayed, and yesterday was the coldest day in Denmark for three years.


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