News round up

  • A new tax on plane tickets will be announced today

    On average, the cost of a flight ticket will rise by DKK 100. Plus, heavy police presence will accompany the annual Kristallnacht memorial procession from Copenhagen Synagogue tonight, and Danish winemakers record a bumper harvest.


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  • Vestas has wings again, and Danes are still quite good at speaking English

    Car sales and car traffic are increasing in Denmark. Vestas’ share value has spiked significantly, and the Danes are still among the best English-speakers.


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  • Three-to-six-year-olds spend 1.5 hours on a screen every day

    A new study by Børns Vilkår calculates kids’ average screentime, what they’re looking at, when, and how they feel about it. Plus, dashcams are becoming popular, and a ‘lifeless’ man was pulled out of the Copenhagen Lakes this morning.


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  • Denmark drops leak charges against former minister and former spy chief

    The Supreme Court ruled that the trial could not be conducted behind closed doors, meaning crucial classified information could not be shown. Plus, ATMs are ‘obviously’ used for money laundering, and nitrate in Danish water causes 127 bowel cancer cases per year.


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  • Maersk cuts 10,000 jobs – more cases of COVID-19 reported

    Maersk is laying off employees and cutting thousands of jobs. Plus, Corona is stirring again in Denmark, and the number of sexually transmitted diseases in Copenhagen is increasing significantly.


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  • Novo Nordisk records eye-watering multi-billion profit in 2023

    Novo is on track to hit DKK 100 billion in profits this year, say experts. Meanwhile, the municipality removes Palestinian flags from a Nørrebro bridge, Denmark’s most expensive house goes up for sale, and a well-known food critic calls Copenhagen’s restaurant rules ‘total ass’.


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  • Denmark’s biggest energy company Ørsted reports shocking loss for 2023

    A ‘perfect storm’ has caused the value of Ørsted’s shares to plummet by 40 percent. Plus, a Danish invention is about to change your to-go coffee for good.


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  • Six men risk losing Danish citizenship in gang-related assault case

    Should you lose your Danish citizenship if you are convicted of gang crime? Six men charged with assault are about to find out in a case at the High Court. Plus, three quarters of the public sector want to quit, and COPD becomes the most frequent fatal disease in Denmark.


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  • Operaparken opens, protest in front of Danish weapons company

    On Monday, there was a peaceful demonstration in front of the Danish arms company Terma. Meanwhile, a growing number of adult Danes suffer anxiety, and the country heads towards the wettest year ever.


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  • Danske Bank soars, while cab-driving school-kids cost DKK1.4 billion

    Danske Bank’s shares rise after they turn a good profit on interest rates. Plus, more and more children are attending schools for pupils with special needs – and that costs billions in taxi transport. And, SIRI has updated the guidance for calculating short-term residency stays on the fast track scheme.


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  • Christiania sees huge drop in visitors: “people are scared”

    After recent shootings and gang disturbances, ”people don’t dare come out here,” says the manager of culture centre Operaen. Plus, a new study finds AI skills boost your paycheck by 21 percent, and bank home loans boom as mortgages become unattractively expensive.


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  • Two thirds of welfare managers say Danish system is in ‘definite crisis’

    In a damning op-ed in Jyllands Posten, the chairman of the Municipal Welfare Managers calls out politicians’ ‘lack of courage’, and says Danes don’t trust the system any more. Elsewhere, MasterCard is coming to Denmark, and Vestjylland’s tourism board says it’s sitting on an untapped goldmine, as scores of holidaymakers wake up to the magic of Denmark’s west coast.


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