Tag: Læsø
Danish municipalities face recruitment challenges until 2030
Two out of every three Danish municipalities will face a decrease in their workforce over the next decade to such an extent that there is a clear risk that some will simply run out of staff if nothing is done, warns former minister Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of Dansk Erhverv. At the moment, several municipalities are […]
Ten new national nature reserves on the horizon
The price for nature to flourish The funds for the establishment of the national nature parks come from the Nature and Biodiversity Package, which was signed back at the end of 2020. Five million kroner has already been set aside for outdoor life in each park, which can help to support nature experiences. It has […]
Business acquisition: Every third municipality has financial constraints
More than a third of the country’s 98 municipalities are victims of an unequal distribution of funds, according to a survey conducted by TV2. Langeland Municipality, for example, with just over DKK 2,000 liquidity per capita, is the one with the worst finances, according to the report. Academics agree Per Nikolaj Bukh, professor of financial […]
Now begins the battle for the best lampposts for the election posters
Among others, Sonja Marie Jensen, the Social Democrats’ leading candidate in Nyborg, will be ready with volunteer helpers. Before that, there is a lot of work to lay out a strategy for where and how the posters will go up, and it can be hectic when it starts, she says. – I have witnessed VUs […]
Now begins the battle for the best lampposts
Among others, Sonja Marie Jensen, the Social Democrats’ leading candidate in Nyborg, will be ready with volunteer helpers. Before that, there is a lot of work to lay out a strategy for where and how the posters will go up, and it can be hectic when it starts, she says. – I have witnessed VUs […]
The mayor of Læsø is stepping down as the leading candidate after a referendum
Mayor of Læsø Karsten Nielsen (V) resigns as his party’s mayoral candidate in the upcoming local elections. It writes the regional media Nordjyske. Karsten Nielsen justifies his decision with the “shed case” – a much-discussed case about municipal director Peter Pietras, who for a time lived in an illegal shed on a holiday home plot […]
FACTS: Three mayors have left their party
* Henrik Frandsen (Tønder) has changed from Venstre to Tønder Listen. * Karsten Nielsen (Læsø) has changed from the Danish People’s Party to the Liberal Party. The first two are wrecked as leading candidates of the hinterland, while Læsø’s mayor justifies the change of party with the fact that it gives him a greater chance […]
FACTS: 94 of the country’s municipalities have charging points for electric cars
This means that in August 2021 there were 11 electric cars per charging point. Below you can learn more about the different types of chargers for electric cars, and the spread of chargers around the country. * A charging point is the plug that is inserted in the car. The charging point is located in […]
Association sues Denmark to leave children in Syria
On behalf of the five children with Danish citizenship who are not being evacuated to Denmark from Syrian prison camps, the association Repriate The Children (RTC) is now suing the Danish state. It writes Politiken. The children do not come home because the three mothers have been deprived of their Danish citizenship and have not […]
Strong winds cause ferries to cancel departures
During the day, the autumn’s first real windy weather is expected to move over Denmark, and on Thursday morning, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), the wind has started to pick up in West Jutland. This means canceled ferry departures in several places in the country. For example, several ferry departures between Jutland and […]
Denmark has one of the highest incidences of legionnaires’ disease in the EU
Old cisterns and alcohol SSI has set up a working group to try to clarify the reasons for the increase as well as its geographical distribution. Because another riddle about the disease is that the problem is bigger in certain areas of the country – and Copenhagen is not one of them. For example, the […]
Municipalities say no to nature national parks
Where these areas will be located is still unclear, but on Wednesday the Ministry of the Environment announced 23 possible areas for nature national parks around Denmark. However, a number of Jutland mayors are already resigning. It writes Jyllands-Posten. One of the proposals is Rold Skov in Rebild Municipality. But it should not be turned […]
Jutland’s mayors reject the government’s nature parks
Following almost 200 proposals for new nature national parks from citizens, municipalities and other actors, the Ministry of the Environment on Wednesday issued a list of 23 possible nature national parks. One of the proposals is Rold Skov in Rebild Municipality. But that’s not how it should go, according to Mayor Leon Sebbelin (R). – […]
FACTS: The 23 selected nature areas
* Tisvilde Hegn. * Hellebæk Forest. * Horserød Hegn. * Søhøjlandet. * Hold Lake. * Pamhule and Hindemade. * Kaløskovene. * Stenderupskoven. * Rold Forest. * Mols Bjerge. Hedeegnene – Midt- og Sydjylland: * Nørlund Plantage and Harrild heath. * Draved Skov og Kongens Mose. * The dune plantations Jutland. * Skagens Odde. * Læsø […]
Danish News Round-Up: How active is your municipality?
A new one University of Southern Denmark report, ‘Denmark in Motion’ (Denmark in motion), maps how active the Danes are on a daily basis. Active islanders For example, it reveals that every third Copenhagener runs every week, while on Langeland only 10 percent go on a weekly run. Nevertheless, most of the country’s islanders are […]
The Danish People’s Party loses its first and only mayor
– There is a bit of selfishness in it from my and Læsø’s side. That is the assessment I have made. But it has not been easy to take. I did not sleep much last night because I knew I was going to have a conversation with Kristian Thulesen Dahl, he says. – If I […]
Islanders are allowed to move to the front of the vaccine queue
All adult residents on a strip of small islands around the country can now look forward to the needle in the shoulder in the very near future. Regardless of age. All islanders from 16 to 64 years on, among others, Læsø, Anholt, Tunø and…
Citizens of Thyborøn had to close windows for dangerous smoke
For five hours on Wednesday, a number of citizens in Thyborøn were urged to stay indoors and close all windows. On Wednesday morning, the police received a report of a fire on a ship in the harbor, and the smoke from the place turned out to be harmful to health, and that was the background […]
Danish small islands are allowed to push citizens forward in the vaccine queue
– The reason for deviating from the age criterion is resources in relation to staff, time, transport and logistics. – Alternatively, we would have to go to the islands to vaccinate a small number of citizens with the possibility of greater waste, writes Region Midtjylland. At Anholt, citizens who have not been vaccinated will be […]
Læsø receives dispensation: Everyone can now be vaccinated
Everyone over the age of 50 has already been invited to be vaccinated, and now the last 350 between the ages of 16-49 will also be invited. This was decided by the North Jutland Region on Monday evening. In the North Jutland Region, Regional Council Chairman Ulla Astman (S) says that it will not be […]
Egedal ranked Denmark’s best municipality
No LOLs in Lolland Other notable were Herning (6.70), Odense (6.67), Viborg (6.54), Horsens (6.50), Køge (6.43), Randers (6.31), Vejle (6.26), Esbjerg (6.19), Aalborg (5.91), Helsingør ( 5.87) and Copenhagen (5.44). Copenhagen scored high in the parameters health, education and employment, but struggled in most other categories. Lolland Municipality had the dubious honor of placing […]
Every fourth municipality is below the authorities’ concern limit
It shows a statement from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Among municipalities with such a low level of infection are cities such as Aarhus, Esbjerg and Viborg. On three of the Danish islands, there have been no cases of infection at all in the past week. This applies to Læsø, Samsø and Fanø. Bornholm, Langeland […]
FACTS: Municipalities in three regions open up for nursing home visits
Below you can see which municipalities have opened the nursing homes for visits. * Central Jutland Region: Favrskov, Lemvig, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Samsø, Skive, Struer and Viborg. * The region of northern Jutland: Læsø and Rebild. * South Denmark Region: Nordfyns and Ærø. Previously, the municipalities of Herning, Tønder and Bornholm made it possible to visit the […]
The cold and snow persist and make the ice safe in several places
The criterion for snowstorm is more than 10 centimeters of snow in 6 hours at the same time with winds of more than 10 meters per second. – The showers can locally give up to between 5 and 30 centimeters of snow. But there will be very big differences between where the snow falls. – […]
The wind has died down after a windy day at the Great Belt
It has been blowing heavily for large parts of Sunday. But it still did not get quite as wild at the Great Belt as both DMI and the Danish Road Directorate had expected. Already on Saturday evening, the Danish Road Directorate gave a warning that it might be necessary to close all traffic on the […]
Winds of storm strength force ferries to lie still
Winds of storm strength roll over Denmark on Sunday, and it may also risk closing the Great Belt Bridge. Sund og Bælt, which is behind the operation of the bridge, advises against driving with wind-sensitive vehicles. There is an early Sunday morning speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour on the bridge. This is expected […]
Tractors and cutters return home after demo in big cities
East Jutland Police announced at 14 o’clock on Twitter that they expected it to take a few hours. In the “City of Smiles”, about 350 tractors, according to police, took part in the demonstration in the city center. A little more – about 500 – have been on Langelinie in Copenhagen. Here is the message […]
FACTS: Help is on its way to pressured companies in North Jutland
The government, together with a political majority, is ready to send an aid package to seven North Jutland municipalities. Vesthimmerland, Læsø, Frederikshavn, Hjørring, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt and Thisted have been hit by a local shutdown to curb infection with a special mutation of coronavirus. Most restrictions have now been lifted, but this has had consequences for […]
FACTS: These measures are still valid in North Jutland
The vast majority of restrictions in North Jutland will be eased on Thursday and the coming days, but there will still be some individual measures that apply. See which initiatives and recommendations are still in force: * Residents of the affected municipalities are encouraged to interact with as few people as possible. * North Jutlanders […]
Media: North Jutland citizens are allowed to travel between seven municipalities
The restrictions in the seven North Jutland municipalities were actually supposed to apply until 3 December, but they will be eased ahead of time. These are the municipalities of Hjørring, Frederikshavn, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt, Thisted, Vesthimmerland and Læsø. The restrictions were introduced after a mutated variant of the coronavirus called cluster 5 was found in mink. […]
North Jutland citizens are allowed to travel between seven municipalities
The restrictions in the seven North Jutland municipalities were actually supposed to apply until 3 December, but they will be eased ahead of time. These are the municipalities of Hjørring, Frederikshavn, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt, Thisted, Vesthimmerland and Læsø. The restrictions were introduced after a mutated variant of the coronavirus called cluster 5 was found in mink. […]
Police: North Jutlanders show community spirit under restrictions
Citizens are very willing to comply with the restrictions, are the preliminary experience of the police. On Monday morning, some were surprised by the new rules for crossing municipal boundaries, says the chief police inspector. – The northern Jews continue to show community spirit, says Karsten V. Hansen. The police will patrol to an increased […]
Mass test started: 20,000 northern Jews were tested over the weekend
– It has been fully booked, and I hope it will continue when we move on to the other municipalities, says chief physician and head of the region’s test effort Jan Nybo. The test has been launched to detect and contain a special virus mutation, which has been found on five North Jutland mink farms […]
North Jutlanders meet up for coronatest without time
– We would like to make a strong appeal to the northern Jews. You must book an appointment at coronaprover.dk before you can get a test. – We need to ensure a smooth queue settlement, so that people do not stand for a long time and crowd together at the test sites, he says. The […]
Closure sends the Court in Hjørring in emergency preparedness
The local closure in seven North Jutland municipalities also affects the courts in the area where the Court in Hjørring is on emergency preparedness. – It will actually mean a closure of virtually all activities, says court president Niels Otto Jensen to the niche media AdvokatWatch. According to the president of the court, it will […]
Mass test in North Jutland torn away – no times at the weekend
In the two municipalities, several new test sites have been established, and there is capacity to be able to test 10,000 at the weekend. All the times for Saturday and Sunday have been ordered, says Jan Nybo, who is head of Region North Jutland’s test efforts. – The demand has fortunately been high, and that […]
FACTS: Large revenue losses provide access to compensation
The government and a broad political majority have agreed to open the general aid packages for companies in several North Jutland municipalities. This comes after the government launched a shutdown of the municipalities to reduce the spread of infection and contain a new variant of coronavirus. These are the municipalities in Vesthimmerland, Læsø, Frederikshavn, Hjørring, […]
Mink employees’ roommates are recommended three to four tests a week
It is not only those working on a mink farm who should be tested for coronavirus frequently. Their roommates should also be tested. And it should be three to four times a week, it sounds from the National Board of Health in a set of new recommendations. The recommendations thus go further than those that […]
Region is preparing for mass testing of 280,000 citizens
The North Jutland Region is now preparing to mass test 280,000 citizens in seven municipalities. It informs the region in a press release. These are the seven municipalities that are subject to special restrictions to get rid of a mutated coronavirus. This applies to the municipalities of Hjørring, Frederikshavn, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt, Thisted, Vesthimmerland and Læsø. […]
The police will not stop road users on trips in North Jutland
Seven North Jutland municipalities have been subject to special restrictions due to the spread of the mutated version of coronavirus from mink. From Saturday, all cafés, restaurants and bars in the affected North Jutland municipalities will be closed. Police are going to keep an eye out that no one is illegally keeping open. – We […]
The government will explain mink mutation in English abroad
On Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) stated that “the eyes of the world are on us because of the special situation”. She did this in connection with a press conference – in Danish – on the same subject. A special variation of coronavirus has been found in mink. It can ultimately weaken the effect […]
Mayor will knock spirit in northern Jutland after corona measures
One of the seven municipalities is Hjørring. Here, the restrictions meet with understanding from the mayor, Arne Boelt (S). – It will change their daily life a lot. Some will find it absolutely awful and will have a hard time being in it. – We must have knocked some light and spirit into them. Otherwise, […]
FACTS: This is how seven North Jutland municipalities will be affected by new restrictions
The government has presented a number of new measures and restrictions to reduce the development of infection in North Jutland. This happens after the Statens Serum Institut has found a new mutation of coronavirus among infected people, especially in North Jutland, who have had the infection transmitted from mink. Read more here about some of […]
5th to 8th grade in mink municipalities are sent home from Monday
Pupils in 5th to 8th grade in seven North Jutland municipalities must from Monday have distance learning after finding a corona mutation in mink. This was stated by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) at a press conference on Thursday evening. When it is the four grade levels that are sent home, it is because a […]
The Prime Minister holds a press conference on North Jutland restrictions
The tightened restrictions will include the municipalities of Hjørring, Frederikshavn, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt, Vesthimmerland, Thisted and Læsø.
Media: North Jutlanders must stay within their own municipality
In seven municipalities where widespread infection has been found on mink farms, there will be restrictions on the citizens having to stay within the municipal boundaries as far as possible. This is what the mayor of Jammerbugt Municipality, Mogens Gade (V), says to Nordjyske. On Thursday morning, he and mayors from six other municipalities met […]
Corona killing of mink can begin: Agreement in place
An agreement was reached on Wednesday evening on how mink breeders should be compensated if their herd is killed to contain corona infection. This is stated by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. The lack of such an agreement has meant that a mass-killing of one million mink on Wednesday was dropped. According to […]
Killing of mink only begins when compensation is in place
On Wednesday, the killing of up to a million mink due to corona infection was to begin on a North Jutland mink farm. But a scheme for compensation for mink breeders, which Minister of Food Mogens Jensen (S) has previously promised, is not yet in place. And that must be it before the killing can […]
Mink breeders: One million dead animals hurt – but is the right thing to do
The Danish mink breeders support the government’s decision to kill the animals in up to 100 mink herds due to corona infection, even though it hurts the affected breeders. This is how it sounds from Tage Pedersen, who is chairman of Danske Minkavlere. – It is a difficult decision that the government has made. But […]
Coronavirus in mink has mysteriously found its way to Læsø
Coronavirus has now also been found on a mink farm on Læsø. This is stated in an overview from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. This is the first time that coronavirus has been found among mink on Læsø, and it is not known how the virus has now found its way to the largest […]
FACTS: 21 municipalities receive subsidies for tax reductions
21 municipalities have received subsidies to reduce the tax next year. The money is part of the equalization reform, which distributes money between the country’s municipalities with a goal that they should be able to provide the same service to the citizens. This is a pool of DKK 430 million, which municipalities with a deduction […]
21 municipalities receive subsidies for tax reductions
21 municipalities have received subsidies to reduce the tax next year. The money is part of the equalization reform, which distributes money between the country’s municipalities with a goal that they should be able to provide the same service to the citizens. This is a pool of DKK 430 million, which municipalities with a deduction […]
