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This week in Copenhagen: Welcome to the month of M(IPA)Y
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Leticia Bossi
Danish research: Sober higher education students face greater risk of dropping out
People who drink moderately during intro shenanigans at university have a better chance of remaining in school
Polish workers settling down in Denmark
More and more Poles that come to Denmark for work are deciding to make it home
Significantly more non-Western immigrants on benefits finding work
Benefit reforms leading to more financial incentives for working
Far more young people on benefits in Denmark
30 percent more Danes aged 16-29 are on benefits compared to 2007
Copenhagen among world’s most friendly cities
But the Swedes rule supreme in the Øresund … and everywhere else
Vast majority of homeless sleeping on Copenhagen’s streets are foreign
Just three out of 44 counted over the weekend were Danish
Most Danes would keep their mother-in-laws
It’s particularly the ladies who carry a chip on their shoulders
Danish app brings active people together
Investors seeing potential in connecting people through sports, children playdates and other social events
Children in care not getting adequate help
A ten-year reform effort has not yielded the desired results
Greenlanders getting a little healthier
Inuits among the world’s healthiest indigenous peoples, but much remains to be accomplished
Danish kids playing less with their friends
Few girls and boys aged 11-15 hang out with their pals in their spare time