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  • Children and young people with temporary residence permits suffer from stress and uncertainty

    Children and young people with temporary residence permits suffer from stress and uncertainty

    A significant number of children and young people living on temporary residence permits in Denmark struggle with unhappiness, stress and loneliness due to the uncertain nature of their residence status, research from VIA University and Save the Children shows. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in…

  • Public Koran burnings have almost stopped under new law

    Public Koran burnings have almost stopped under new law

    Five incidents have been reported since the ban came into effect on December 14 – a stark contrast to the previous period, when 554 burnings were reported in just five months, often in front of embassies of Muslim countries. Plus, the Folketing opens an underground visitor center, the uptake of vocational training among young people…

  • Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to six

    Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to six

    Cyber-attacks are increasing and the Norwegian Agency for Community Protection and Emergency Preparedness wants greater investments in IT security. Two police officers in Stockholm are sentenced to prison for 1.5 and 2 years respectively for, among other things, gross misconduct and breach of confidentiality. The NATO countries have never before increased their investment in defense…

  • Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to five

    Stay up to date with Ekot quarter to five

    Cyber-attacks are increasing and the Norwegian Agency for Community Protection and Emergency Preparedness wants greater investments in IT security. Two police officers in Stockholm are sentenced to prison for 1.5 and 2 years respectively for, among other things, gross misconduct and breach of confidentiality. The NATO countries have never before increased their investment in defense…

  • The traces from the terrorist attack in Tyresö to IS in Somalia

    The traces from the terrorist attack in Tyresö to IS in Somalia

    After four men were arrested in Tyresö, suspected of serious weapons offenses and preparation for terrorist offences, the security police point out connections to Africa. Hear Felix Öste Personne, reporter at Ekot about the suspicions against the detained men and Richard MyrenbergAfrica correspondent, about how the terrorist organization IS is gaining more and more ground…

  • A stronger military requires more manpower and more international workers

    A stronger military requires more manpower and more international workers

    Increased conscription in Denmark will reduce the annual labor supply by around 2,100 years of labor across several sectors, according to Dansk Industri's calculations. Therefore, the future need for more Danish and international labor is high, says the association. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in…

  • Local hunter shoots raccoon in West Jutland

    Top stories in Denmark today: Local hunter shoots raccoon in West Jutland The date is set – Pusher Street will be dug up on April 6 Bornholmers flock to crisis preparation courses such as “What if?” campaign begins Local hunter shoots raccoon in West JutlandA local hunter shot a raccoon on Tuesday morning at Kildebjerg…

  • Danske Bank announces that it will drop investments in fossil fuels in several billion divestments

    Danske Bank announces that it will drop investments in fossil fuels in several billion divestments

    Danske Bank is one of the first major banks in the world to drop oil giants, experts estimate. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password? Get unlimited access to all of The Copenhagen Post Our independent reporting can only be…

  • Everyone hates being laid off, but women can be hit harder than men

    Everyone hates being laid off, but women can be hit harder than men

    A new study on the gender gap in job loss in the Danish labor market has found that women find it more difficult to re-enter the workplace and suffer greater short-term income reduction, while men generally lose more. Among parents with dependent children, mothers are hit harder than fathers, and mothers with low education fare…

  • This is what the United States will be like if Joe Biden wins the election

    This is what the United States will be like if Joe Biden wins the election

    Since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican primaries, it is now clear that the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch between incumbent President Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump. What is each candidate's vision for the United States after the 2024 election? What does their policy look like for 2025? In two episodes,…

  • Prime Minister makes strongest call yet for ceasefire in Gaza

    Prime Minister makes strongest call yet for ceasefire in Gaza

    “Today I strongly call for a humanitarian ceasefire, which Denmark has voted for in the UN,” said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after a grim new report on the conditions in Gaza from the WHO. Plus, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen has landed safely back on earth after six months in space with a smile and a…

  • The diesel shortage caused by the strike threatens to disrupt public transport in Finland

    The diesel shortage caused by the strike threatens to disrupt public transport in Finland

    The fuel stocks in the depots are expected to be completely exhausted by the weekend, when only electric buses will remain in traffic. Koiviston Auto operates about a third of the local buses of Helsinki Region Transport (HSL). Mikkola said that Neste, Koiviston Auto's only fuel supplier, has informed the company that no more diesel…

  • Denmark announces large defense budget increase

    Denmark announces large defense budget increase

    On Wednesday, the government will announce a new investment of DKK 40 billion in national defense to achieve its NATO goal. The spending will almost triple the duration of conscription, increase the total number of conscripts and strengthen the Army's 1st Brigade. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a…

  • New version of MobilePay goes live with big changes

    New version of MobilePay goes live with big changes

    New changes include features to share bills with others, chat with those you send money to, and a requirement that you register under your real identity. Plus, Palads Cinema's fate is postponed as a single committee member opposes a majority vote for demolition, Novo Nordisk predicts a limit to growth in Denmark, and pharmacies issue…

  • 13-year-old girl found dead: Two minors arrested – one released again

    13-year-old girl found dead: Two minors arrested – one released again

    A 13-year-old girl was murdered on Monday evening in Hjallerup, North Jutland. A 17-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who attended the same school as the victim have been arrested, although the girl was later released. There is a large police presence in the North Jutland city, roadblocks and dogs while the investigation is underway, as…

  • How safe is Denmark really for LGBTQ+ people?

    How safe is Denmark really for LGBTQ+ people?

    Despite Denmark's ranking as the third safest country for LGBTQ+ individuals, a recent homophobic attack involving comedian Oscar Stanescu and the government's new charter to prevent nightlife discrimination are catalyzing an important national discussion about the true state of LGBTQ+ rights. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber,…

  • The royal family's image fuels the conspiracies about Kate

    The royal family's image fuels the conspiracies about Kate

    Is she in a coma, has she had cosmetic surgery or is she outright dead? Hear Effie Karabuda, tech reporter at P3about the conspiracy theories that followed the British court's surprise announcement that Kate Middleton had undergone stomach surgery, theories that only grew after her first official photo since January was accused of being tampered…

  • The polls are in: Worst buildings of the year

    The polls are in: Worst buildings of the year

    The association Arkitekturoproret, whose self-declared mission is to see “fewer square boxes” in Denmark's cityscape, has again published its list of the country's “worst buildings of the year”. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password? Get unlimited access to all…

  • 1.4 million visits to the annual tax return website since Friday

    1.4 million visits to the annual tax return website since Friday

    Waiting times to log in to TastSelv ran up for several hours at the weekend, ahead of the official opening of the tax assessment website on Monday. In addition, Europe has doubled its arms imports in the past four years, Denmark's plans to establish its own arms factory are becoming more expensive than expected, and…

  • Ten years ago Nils Horner was murdered in Afghanistan

    Ten years ago Nils Horner was murdered in Afghanistan

    Today it is exactly ten years since Sveriges Radio's Asia correspondent Nils Horner was shot to death on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was in the country to cover the upcoming election and his last report was about Afghan women's concerns about it. In P1 Morgon, Per Eurenius, former head of foreign affairs at…

  • The Innovation Fund appoints four new Innowomen

    The Innovation Fund appoints four new Innowomen

    Ahead of International Women's Day, four new researchers and entrepreneurs have joined the all-female cohort of Innowomen – an initiative from the Innovation Foundation that improves the gender balance in Denmark's science and business areas. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot…

  • Non-Western immigrant women gain a foothold in the labor market

    Non-Western immigrant women gain a foothold in the labor market

    On Women's Day, there is good news for women who have normally had difficulty finding work. They are now succeeding much better, especially in healthcare. At the same time, the number of people on social benefits is at a record low The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber,…

  • Minister of Culture: Raise more statues of women in Danish cities

    Minister of Culture: Raise more statues of women in Danish cities

    Only 31 out of 321 statues and busts in Denmark are of women. In addition, CPH Pride has apologized in an internal e-mail to its partners for asking them to take a position on Israel, Novo Nordisk's stock market value reaches its highest level ever, and data shows that almost all Danish drinking water sources…

  • LinkedIn, job search and nepotism in Denmark

    In my last column, I shared my very warm take on Danish culture – namely that it has an inclusivity problem. I would like to zoom in on a place where I think internationally this exclusion is acutely felt, especially because it is a place that the Danes value so much. I am of course…

  • Part 2: Alexei Navalny – the poisoning, the prison camps and death

    Part 2: Alexei Navalny – the poisoning, the prison camps and death

    In August 2020, Alexei Navalny becomes acutely ill on a flight between Tomsk and Moscow. He survives but ends up in a coma. It will later turn out that he was poisoned by the nerve agent Novitjok. Part two of P3 ID on Alexei Navalny is about the poisoning, how he reveals his own torpedoes,…

  • The authorities call on the Danes to prepare their homes for war and crisis

    The authorities call on the Danes to prepare their homes for war and crisis

    The National Emergency Management Agency is working on a “leaflet or online campaign” about what food, water and equipment you should have in your home. Plus, a Danish MEP has been named figurehead for the extreme right-wing EU party Identity and Democracy, and more than half of the major Danish companies have been hit by…

  • Integration and inclusion: From intern to management consultant

    Integration and inclusion: From intern to management consultant

    Marialena Chatzimichali is a senior management consultant for Accenture Denmark based in Copenhagen. Originally from Greece, Marialena arrived in Denmark in 2016 to take higher education. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password? Get unlimited access to all of The…

  • PowerLunch with contemporary painter Apolonia Sokol

    PowerLunch with contemporary painter Apolonia Sokol

    For the uninitiated, it is fair to say that the life and work of the Franco-Polish portrait painter Apolonia Sokol has so far been far from common. From battling cancer as a child and growing up poor in a theater in Paris, to navigating the art world and brushing shoulders with the famous (and infamous,…

  • The game behind Putin's pretend election

    The game behind Putin's pretend election

    Johanna Melén tells why the election procedure is so important to Putin. For example, before this election he personally had to hand over his passport to the Russian election commission. The same commission at the last minute stopped the anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin from standing in the election, even though he himself believed that he…

  • Personnel agencies poach doctors from the Finnish public sector

    Personnel agencies poach doctors from the Finnish public sector

    Companies offering temporary labor have recruited doctors from the public sector and sold their time back to the same employers at a higher price.

  • Customs reports a “significant increase” in serious drug crimes.

    Customs reports a “significant increase” in serious drug crimes.

    There was a “tremendous increase” in ketamine seizures last year, the agency says.

  • Karlavagen about the family dream – how did it turn out for you?

    Karlavagen about the family dream – how did it turn out for you?

    What kind of parent did you think you'd be—and how did it turn out? Tell us how your thinking about family went and how it turned out. Did it turn out exactly as you dreamed of, or did you get a surprise? Call 020-22 10 30

  • TikTok trend threatens the hospital system in Norway

    TikTok trend threatens the hospital system in Norway

    In a recent board meeting at Helse Nord, board member Agnete Masternes Hanssen said, highlighted the importance of becoming an appealing employer amid the growing trend of “travel nurses” on TikTok. Hanssen, who joined the board in January and is a trained nurse himself, stressed the need for hospitals in the north to improve their…