Europe Denmark From 15 January, public transport prices will rise sharply, with bus, train and metro tickets rising by an average of 4,9%, according to Din Offentlige Transport, which oversees the transport companies DSB, Metroselskabet and Movia
Europe Denmark More people emigrated in the first nine months of 2022 than in the five years prior to 2021; compared to the same period last year, 29% more people emigrated in the third quarter according to Danmarks Statistik
Europe Denmark Danish Church and other religious bodies are exempt from Equal Treatment Act Ligebehandlingsloven, which guarantees men and women equal opportunities in labour market; bishops urged the Church Ministry to abolish the exemption from the Act
Europe Denmark Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called early elections for 1 November, seven months before the end of the legislature
Europe Denmark The increase in the cost of cigarettes has the support of the majority of the public, with a new Epinion poll conducted for the cancer society Kræftens Bekæmpelse showing that approximately 61% are in favour, while only 19% are against
Europe Denmark Mink farming will be allowed again next year, when the temporary ban expires; in 2019 there were around 1.400 mink farms in Denmark, but many have closed and will not reopen
Europe Denmark New government's reform aims to reduce public sector bureaucracy and shorten master's degree courses; Finance Minister Wammen said it was time for civil servants to 'spend less time in front of computers and more in front of citizens'
Europe Denmark According to data from Sundhedsdatastyrelsen, there were more than 2.000 more births last year than in 2020, representing the highest birth rate since 2010
Europe Denmark Over 55% of Danes responding to a new poll say they do not want the country to ban the hijab at schools; the question came after a government-appointed commission last week recommended a ban on the religious garment
Europe Denmark The trial in which two Syrian brothers and one of their wives are accused of tentative terrorism attack will be held today at Holbæk District Court; the woman has dual Iraqi-Danish citizenship: the prosecution will aim at depriving her from the latter
Europe Denmark More than 7% of people in Denmark had more than one job in 2022, according to new statistics from Danmarks Statistik, almost double the EU average of 3,9%
Europe Denmark Sundhedsstyrelsen - Danish Health Authority - is considering to make Monkeypox vaccine more easily available to LGBT+ community, namely to men who have heavy skin contact with men, to counteract the spread
Europe Denmark Prison staff suffer fewer threats and violence at work, with the number of reports falling by 40% in recent years according to a Kriminalforsorgen report based on data from 2021