Europe Denmark A 2022 new study of ethnically-Danish people’s attitudes towards immigrants suggests that while young Danes (18-30), generally sympathetic to the plight of refugees, wouldn't like them, or immigrants, to be educated at the same schools as theirs
Europe Denmark Confirmed influenza cases have shot up in recent weeks according to new figures from the State Serum Institute; the sharp increase has been registered in all five regions of the country and has led to an surge in hospitalisation in the Capital Region
Europe Denmark The Baltic Sea island of Bornholm - close to the recent Nord Stream gas leaks - experienced a complete blackout Monday morning as an underwater cable that provides electricity from Sweden went out; Denmark has intensified security in the area
Europe Denmark Due to soaring energy prices and the highest inflation in 40 years in Denmark, almost 20.000 Danish families with children have asked the Red Cross for financial assistance this Christmas
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