Category: Denmark
Millions to see dip in electricity prices
The future remains tenuous More specifically, the reduction relates to the price companies charge to transport electricity from the source to consumers and maintain the grid. Bay-Smidt said it was uncertain how long the price cut would last. Radius Elnet services around 1 million homes and businesses in the Copenhagen area as well as North […]
Cost of attending an international school in Copenhagen on par with private education fees paid by the British in the 1980s
The cheapest international school in Copenhagen costs only 3,665 US dollars per year in fees, according to International Schools Databasewhich puts it on par with the amount typically demanded by a British private school in the early 1980s. Between 1991 and 2016, private school fees in the UK rose by 550 per cent, far outstripping […]
Holger Rune made it through to the second round of the Australian Open
Holger Rune made a mighty big impression at the Australian Open this morning. Against the Serbian opponent Filip Krajinovic, the 19-year-old Dane won in three sets in a row 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Despite some good points from the Serbian, the young tennis player stayed focused and found a way to spend just 2 hours and […]
Modern TV consumption in Denmark: most likely streamed from a domestic provider … and watched on your Jack Jones
Do you still have the impression that you make TV differently? “Oh, we never watch it … we stream everything,” has become the standard remark in recent years. Well, a new report confirms that almost everyone is on the streaming bandwagon. ONE sneak premiere of ‘Medieudviklingen 2022’, the annual DR report on media habits, published […]
Denmark’s coal imports will double in 2022
Mild winter helpedMeanwhile, gas consumption in Denmark fell by 21 percent in 2022 compared to 2021 … likely due to the nation trying to save energy to offset the fallout from the war in Ukraine. In response to the Kremlin’s threat to weaponize energy sources, the government decided to delay the phase-out of coal at […]
World Economic Forum ’23: Participants braced for profound systemic transformation
It says a lot about this gathering that the managing directors and chairmen of most of Denmark’s largest companies – including the managers responsible for Mærsk, Carlsberg, DSV, Lego Group, Novo Nordisk, PensionDenmark, Vestas and Ørsted – will be present, but they won’t even be considered VIPs. So it’s no wonder snipers can be seen […]
Liberals severely criticized by the blue colleagues after the revival of the quota refugee system
A huge turnaround has angered several political parties. Five days before the parliamentary elections on November 1, Venstre (V) representatives said that Denmark’s borders should not be opened for quota refugees. But now the SVM government led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has proposed to accept 500 quota refugees per year. – It is a […]
The Ministry of the Environment stalls in its investigation of the presence of dangerous chemicals in Danish precipitation
The discovery of PFAS in groundwater was a common occurrence last year, but now there is growing concern that the dangerous chemical is also present in much of Denmark’s rainfall. PFAS chemicals, which have been found in the groundwater in a fifth of the country’s municipalities, are highly harmful to health. They are carcinogenic, increase […]
The Ministry of the Environment stalls in its investigation of the presence of dangerous chemicals in Danish precipitation
The discovery of PFAS in groundwater was a common occurrence last year, but now there is growing concern that the dangerous chemical is also present in much of Denmark’s rainfall. PFAS chemicals, which have been found in the groundwater in a fifth of the country’s municipalities, are highly harmful to health. They are carcinogenic, increase […]
The Ministry of the Environment stalls in its investigation of the presence of dangerous chemicals in Danish precipitation
The discovery of PFAS in groundwater was a common occurrence last year, but now there is growing concern that the dangerous chemical is also present in much of Denmark’s rainfall. PFAS chemicals, which have been found in the groundwater in a fifth of the country’s municipalities, are highly harmful to health. They are carcinogenic, increase […]
California sued Novo Nordisk for “driving up the price” of insulin
Novo Nordisk is one of three pharmaceutical companies being sued by the US state of California for overcharging for insulin. More than 10 percent of the state’s adult population is diabetic, equivalent to at least 3 million people, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta claims many can’t afford drugs that “could mean the difference between […]
California sued Novo Nordisk for “driving up the price” of insulin
Novo Nordisk is one of three pharmaceutical companies being sued by the US state of California for overcharging for insulin. More than 10 percent of the state’s adult population is diabetic, equivalent to at least 3 million people, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta claims many can’t afford drugs that “could mean the difference between […]
Ukraine or NATO? Denmark faces an arms dilemma
Delayed for yearsRasmussen went on to say that the howitzers would be more of a help in Ukraine as things are. Last week, Parliament approved a new deal that will send 300 million kroner to a fund that helps finance military equipment to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Days earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Ukraine or NATO? Denmark faces an arms dilemma
Delayed for yearsRasmussen went on to say that the howitzers would be more of a help in Ukraine as things are. Last week, Parliament approved a new deal that will send 300 million kroner to a fund that helps finance military equipment to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Days earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Denmark is looking for a third consecutive handball world championship
Is Denmark strong enough to do it back-to-back-to-back and become the first team in history to win a hat-trick of WC titles in men’s handball. Can they go all the way or will they fall short in their bid to win the final on January 29? With potential match-winners Mikkel Hansen and Mathias Gidsel along […]
Denmark is looking for a third consecutive handball world championship
Is Denmark strong enough to do it back-to-back-to-back and become the first team in history to win a hat-trick of WC titles in men’s handball. Can they go all the way or will they fall short in their bid to win the final on January 29? With potential match-winners Mikkel Hansen and Mathias Gidsel along […]
Business Round-Up: Inflation continues to fall … slowly
Inflation in Denmark continues to fall…albeit slowly. In October it reached 10.1 percent – the highest rate in 40 years – but it began to fall in November and again in December. According to Statistics Denmark, it fell from 8.9 to 8.7 percent in the last month of the year – still far higher than […]
Business Round-Up: Inflation continues to fall … slowly
Inflation in Denmark continues to fall…albeit slowly. In October it reached 10.1 percent – the highest rate in 40 years – but it began to fall in November and again in December. According to Statistics Denmark, it fell from 8.9 to 8.7 percent in the last month of the year – still far higher than […]