Category: Denmark

  • He manages the whole of Denmark’s money tank

    He manages the whole of Denmark’s money tank

    Growing up in the social housing construction Urbanplanen on Amager, Bo Foged, who turns 50 on 21 April, has not stepped on his children’s shoes on polished floors. And that, he believes, is an advantage in his current job as CEO of ATP, which is a mandatory pension scheme with over five million members. 40…

  • Department stores open their doors after four months

    Department stores open their doors after four months

    – We expect our customers to be happy that we are reopening and that they will come to us and shop as they have done in the past, he says. – It has had major consequences to be closed. It has cost revenue and revenue. If you look rolling over 12 months, we have been…

  • Denmark ranks among the world’s energy conversion leaders

    Denmark ranks among the world’s energy conversion leaders

    Numerous contributors Since the annual WEF report made its debut a decade ago, Denmark has never ranked lower than fifth. “Nordic countries, including Sweden, Norway and Denmark, have maintained their leading positions in the Energy Transition Index (ETI), driven by strong advances in environmental sustainability,” said the WEF. “Only 13 out of 115 countries have…

  • Even more can now be tested – must be able to keep up with reopening

    Even more can now be tested – must be able to keep up with reopening

    This puts pressure on the test facilities in the country, and therefore the capacity is now being increased, the Danish Agency for Security of Supply states. An additional 100,000 lightning tests are added, which means that a total of 570,000 people can be tested per day with PCR and lightning tests. The entire population of…

  • HPV vaccine impresses researchers in new Danish study

    HPV vaccine impresses researchers in new Danish study

    Now, Danish researchers can show that the vaccine reduces the risk by up to 86 percent in women who have been vaccinated before the age of 17. Susanne Krüger Kjær, head of research at the Danish Cancer Society and professor at Rigshospitalet’s gynecological department and the University of Copenhagen, calls the result epoch-making. – We…

  • FACTS: On Wednesday, society reopens even more

    FACTS: On Wednesday, society reopens even more

    Read here what reopening is on the door on Wednesday: * Cafés and restaurants are allowed to open for indoor dining. However, with requirements for table booking and presentation of corona passes. There is no requirement for corona passes for outdoor dining. Last serving is at 22.00. * Spectators are allowed to return to stadiums…

  • HC Andersens Hus opens for visits after closure

    HC Andersens Hus opens for visits after closure

    Director of Odense City Museums, Torben Grøngaard Jeppesen, looks forward to museum visitors being able to come inside again, but he also makes no secret of the fact that he does not expect the same number of visitors as a normal year. – We are very much looking forward to the indoor museums coming along.…

  • 43-year-old man missing after boat trip off Hvidovre

    43-year-old man missing after boat trip off Hvidovre

    – He had driven down to the harbor in Hvidovre on Tuesday morning to go sailing. After the wife could not get in touch with him, they drove down to the harbor, where they found the car and the trailer, but no boat, says the chief of guards. Later Tuesday, a boat that had been…

  • 43-year-old man missing after boat trip: Boat found in Sweden

    43-year-old man missing after boat trip: Boat found in Sweden

    – He had driven down to the harbor in Hvidovre on Tuesday morning to go sailing. After the wife could not get in touch with him, they drove down to the harbor, where they found the car and the trailer, but no boat, says the chief of guards. Later Tuesday, a boat that had been…

  • Corona is expected to provide a six-month backlog of patient complaints

    Corona is expected to provide a six-month backlog of patient complaints

    For years, the processing time for patient complaints has been so long that changing health ministers and the Ombudsman have tried to reduce it. An extraordinary action plan and million-grant grants are now thwarted by the fact that the Ministry of Health in December asked the Danish Agency for Patient Complaints to lend up to…

  • Man is in critical condition after landslide

    The accident happened on Hegnetvej in Roslev, which is north of Skive. – Here they are in the process of digging gutters for drains in a field. The man is standing down in one of the gutters when the ground collapses around him, says the police chief of guards Ole Vanghøj. The man was flown…

  • Man is in critical condition after landslide north of Skive

    Police said Wednesday morning that the man’s condition remains critical. The accident happened on Hegnetvej in Roslev, which is north of Skive. – Here they are in the process of digging gutters for drains in a field. The man is standing down in one of the gutters when the ground collapses around him, police chief…

  • Associate Professor: Risk with J & J vaccine is similar to other vaccines

    On Tuesday, the assessment has come, and the EMA assesses that the connection is possible. Therefore, it must be added to the product description. However, only eight cases have been seen among about seven million vaccinated in the United States. The risk is therefore similar to that seen with other vaccines. This is what Christian…

  • Two men convicted in case of 794 criminal offenses

    Two men aged 19 and 20 were convicted in Copenhagen City Court on Tuesday for a total of no less than 794 criminal offenses. One was sentenced to three years and 11 months in prison, while the other received two years and ten months in prison. This is stated by the Copenhagen Police in a…

  • Top grade for hpv vaccine in Danish study

    Top grade for hpv vaccine in Danish study

    It is well known that the hpv vaccine reduces the risk of pre-stages of cervical cancer. However, as cervical cancer takes a long time to develop, the result of the vaccine has an effect on the cancer itself…

  • Mild penalties and debt can slow down citizenship

    Mild penalties and debt can slow down citizenship

    The requirements for who can obtain Danish citizenship are now being tightened significantly. A political majority agrees on an agreement which, among other things, means that applicants for citizenship cannot get it right…

  • 26-year-old found wounded by stabbing at McDonald’s in Valby

    The man was taken to Rigshospitalet’s trauma center, but he is not in critical condition. The chief of guards can not say what led to the stabbing. – We are investigating the circumstances, among other things with the help of surveillance in the area, says Henrik Stormer.

  • 26-year-old found wounded by stabbing at McDonald’s

    26-year-old found wounded by stabbing at McDonald’s

    The man was taken to Rigshospitalet’s trauma center, but he is not in critical condition. The chief of guards can not say what led to the stabbing. – We are investigating the circumstances, among other things with the help of surveillance in the area, says Henrik Stormer.

  • 26-year-old wounded with a knife in a fight with several people

    26-year-old wounded with a knife in a fight with several people

    – There has been some disorder and some disagreements, which has led to a man being stabbed superficially with a knife, says the central head of investigation at the Copenhagen Police Anders Lykkegaard. He says the collision happened between the 26-year-old on one side and several people on the other. – We can not say…

  • Stabbing and unrest lead to a visitation zone in Vollsmose

    Stabbing and unrest lead to a visitation zone in Vollsmose

    From Tuesday evening, citizens in Vollsmose and parts of Korsløkke in Odense must find themselves being searched, even though the police do not suspect that they have done anything criminal. Funen Police have decided to introduce a visitation zone in the areas after stabbing and unrest in Vollsmose on Monday evening and the night before…

  • Foreign interference?  Evidence points to American and Israeli interference in the Danish circumcision debate

    Foreign interference? Evidence points to American and Israeli interference in the Danish circumcision debate

    Tip about the iceberg But it turns out that this was only the start of an international influence campaign for Danish politicians during 2018. According to a report by the Danish Embassy in Washington, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and delegates from both the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Conference of Presidents of the…

  • Fundraising sends a record amount of money to the Danish Cancer Society

    The Danes were generous when they gathered for the Danish Cancer Society on Sunday 11 April. DKK 41 million was collected here, which is a record. This is stated by the Danish Cancer Society in a press release. The previous record was set in 2016, when DKK 37 million was raised for cancer research, prevention…

  • Both wings criticize agreement on citizenship: Insane and weak

    A completely insane deal. One too weak agreement. Or just a lack of common sense. This is some of the criticism from both sides of the Folketing Hall, after the government together with the Liberal Party, the Conservatives and the Liberal Alliance on Tuesday presented a political agreement on citizenship. One of the elements is…

  • New citizenship agreement hits young criminals hard

    – I think it is a situation that hits some people very hard and for some very limited offenses. It will reach very far into the future and may, in my view, be disproportionate. – You make the net absolutely more finely meshed in relation to shutting some through, he says. It is not possible…

  • Khader apologizes for intimidating critics

    Member of Parliament Naser Khader (K), who has been accused of intimidating critics by contacting their employer, is now apologizing for the case on Facebook.

  • Khader apologizes for threatening critics

    – Sorry. I lost track of time along the way in my political struggle. And sometimes I even lost my head. – My inner fighter got taken over in a number of situations. Unfortunately, this has happened over several years, he writes on Facebook. Party chairman Søren Pape Poulsen (K) has had a “dialogue” with…

  • Naser Khader apologizes for intimidating critics

    Naser Khader apologizes for intimidating critics

    Member of Parliament Naser Khader (K) has been accused of intimidating critics by contacting their employers to put pressure, and he now apologizes for the matter. He has been on sick leave since the stories came out, but has so far refused to comment on the matter. – Sorry. I lost track of time along…

  • Demand for extra harsh punishment for rape accused father

    Demand for extra harsh punishment for rape accused father

    – The case is unusually serious, says special prosecutor Birgitte Ernst. Many of the allegations are that he allegedly raped and sexually abused his biological daughter several times, from the time she was a baby until she was seven years old. There are also a number of allegations of violations by having taken pictures of…

  • Criminals forbade obtaining Danish citizenship

    Criminals forbade obtaining Danish citizenship

    Red government, blue footprint The movement is part of the government that unites the Blue Bloc parties Left, Conservative and Liberal Alliance on a new agreement on citizenship rights. The agreement also contains stricter sanctions for persons who have been fined more than DKK 3,000 for negative social control, and for those who have violated…

  • FACTS: The main points of the agreement on citizenship

    * In the past, persons with sentences of less than one year’s unconditional imprisonment have been able to be admitted to a bill on the notification of citizenship after serving a waiting period. * It was also a question of excluding persons from citizenship if they had been fined, but this is not included in…

  • FACTS: Nearly 1.1 million have received at least one vaccine bite

    8.9 percent – or 519,119 people – have received both. Here you can see how the vaccinations are distributed regionally. In parentheses is stated what proportion of the inhabitants of the region are: * The Capital Region of Denmark: 345,777 people have started vaccination (18.6 percent). Completely vaccinated: 152,057 (8.2). * Central Jutland Region: 239,606…

  • FACTS: How to understand the daily coronatal

    * PCR samples: The number tells how many PCR samples have been answered since the inventory the day before. * Positive percentage: The number shows how large a proportion of the PCR samples are positive. The number is used to look at how much infection there is in society. A declining positive percentage covers declining…

  • A person was hit at the station in Holbæk

    A person was hit at Holbæk Station on Tuesday afternoon. Therefore, the station is closed and train traffic is affected. This is stated by the Central and West Zealand Police. A medical helicopter has arrived at…