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  • Many tax violations in restaurants
    11. mar. 2010 15:22

    Last week, the tax authorities in SKAT began their yearly workplace visits season by visiting 20 restaurants in Copenhagen, and problems are still widespread.

  • Police: escape not our fault
    11. mar. 2010 14:22

    There were no signs that a murder suspect was going to attempt escape from the Psychiatric Hospital in Aalborg. Police blames faulty security at the hospital for the successful escape.

  • Mothers want part-time jobs
    11. mar. 2010 13:45

    Women with young children want to work part time, and the labour market should accommodate that wish, say Danish companies ATP and Abakion.

  • Minister: Denmark not safe enough
    11. mar. 2010 13:22

    Det Konservative Folkeparti has had the Minister of Justice post for nine years, but there's still work to be done, says Lars Barfoed.

  • Government: ban youths from liquor
    11. mar. 2010 11:33

    A new proposal would ban young people below the age of 18 from buying alcoholic beverages stronger than 7 % ABV.

  • Police without leads on escaped prisoner
    11. mar. 2010 10:22

    20 hours after a 28-year old murder suspect escaped a psychiatric ward in Aalborg, police are still without leads.

  • No information on drug reimbursement rights
    11. mar. 2010 09:35

    Neither doctors nor pharmacies are obligated to tell patients about their right to so-called chronic sufferer's reimbursement - patients have to find out for themselves.

  • Harboe workers have no beds to sleep in
    11. mar. 2010 09:16

    The Hungarians working in the Harboe brewery in Skælskør live in abject squalor.

  • Christian H. Hansen founds new party
    10. mar. 2010 15:25

    The party will focus its efforts on improved animal welfare, better care for hospital patients, and a healthy environment for future generations.

  • Funen killing may be gang-related
    10. mar. 2010 14:35

    The killing of a 36-year old man at the Havhesten bar in Odense might have its roots in a gangland conflict, according to the Funen police.

  • More handicapped children adopted
    10. mar. 2010 13:53

    If you want to adopt a child, the wait is long. Therefore, more and more couples choose to adopt a handicapped child, or one who has other special needs.

  • Swedish Muhammad cartoon reprinted
    10. mar. 2010 13:12

    A number of Swedish newspapers have elected to publish artist Lars Vilks' controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a fighting dog.

  • 860,000 Danes are casual alcoholics
    10. mar. 2010 12:01

    As many as 860,000 adult Danes drink more than the weekly recommendation of no more than 21 units of alcohol for men and 14 units of alcohol for women.

  • Bishops in favour of same-sex marriage
    10. mar. 2010 10:34

    Six of the ten Danish bishops support same-sex marriages in Danish churches.

  • Young children dye their hair
    10. mar. 2010 09:56

    Children as young as kindergarten age dye their hair and use make-up. Cosmetic products may have a hormone-disrupting effect on children, and may give them allergies for life.

  • Varying poverty lines
    10. mar. 2010 09:29

    There are vast variations in how poor you have to be in order to get financial aid from your municipality to help cover unforeseen expenses.

  • Tougher rules for foreign doctors
    9. mar. 2010 15:28

    In the future, doctors from third-world countries will have to pass a three-day test before they are granted even a temporary authorization to treat patients.

  • Bishops willing to consider gay marriage
    9. mar. 2010 14:51

    Several bishops are willing to consider whether same-sex couples should be able to get married in church.

  • Researches fear food shortage
    9. mar. 2010 13:54

    Over the coming years, the world population is going to grow at a rate where food production will not be able to keep up, Danish and foreign researchers tell daily newspaper Politiken.

  • Danes believe in rising housing prices
    9. mar. 2010 13:11

    A recent poll reveals that more than 50 percent of the population now believe that housing prices will rise.

  • Home visits keep children in school
    9. mar. 2010 11:51

    Educational counsellor Gert Andersen has been going out on home visits to immigrant parents for some time. And the effort is paying off. Fewer youths are leaving the education system now.

  • Young doctors babysit foreign doctors
    9. mar. 2010 11:06

    Several young doctors are frustrated that they are in a situation where they are responsible for foreign doctors who, in their opinion, should not be treating patients at all.

  • Minister to consider gay marriage
    9. mar. 2010 10:32

    Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Birthe Rønn Hornbech, is considering allowing the Danish National Church to perform civil unions for homosexuals.

  • Cancer patients offered new treatment
    9. mar. 2010 09:40

    Previously, many cancer patients sought experimental - and expensive - treatment abroad. Today, patients have easier access to experimental treatment in Denmark.

  • Denmark falling behind on gender equality
    8. mar. 2010 16:03

    Recent numbers show that women still earn nearly twenty percent less than men, and that has been the situation for the past ten years.

  • Church council demands gay marriage rights
    8. mar. 2010 14:57

    The Hyltebjerg parochial church council in Copenhagen has written the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs in order to request permission to marry same-sex couples in church.

  • PM wants joint EU opt-outs referendum
    8. mar. 2010 14:10

    The Danish population will have to decide on all four EU opt-outs in one fell swoop once a referendum is arranged.

  • Men want their own international day
    8. mar. 2010 13:53

    Women have March 8th, and now, men want their own international day on November 19th, writes labour union newsletter Nyhedsbrevet 3F.

  • Ukrainian doctors under observation
    8. mar. 2010 11:41

    The merits of Ukrainian medical diplomas are so dubious that doctors trained in Ukraine should be placed under close observation, says Minister for Health, Bertel Haarder.

  • Consultations with minister over undertakers
    8. mar. 2010 10:34

    DR News has revealed that only one undertaker in Denmark is certified according to the so-called undertaker-standard. That situation now prompts questions for the minister.

  • Banking executives get pay hikes
    8. mar. 2010 09:45

    In these times of crisis, banking executives in five of Denmark's ten largest banks get wage increases. Executives got several millions more in 2009 than in 2008.

  • Majority wants R-S-SF government
    8. mar. 2010 09:06

    A majority wants Socialdemokratiet (S) and SF to include Det Radikale Venstre (R), should the social democratic alliance win the next elections.

  • Outrage over Sønderborg abuse case
    5. mar. 2010 15:37

    There is widespread political outrage in the wake of the Sønderborg and Brønderslev cases, where one or more children have been removed from the home after years of abuse.

  • Deported for killing phony father
    5. mar. 2010 13:33

    A 29-year old Somali man will be deported from Denmark for the 2008 killing of a man who, throughout the killer's life, had falsely claimed to be his biological father.

  • Sure sign of spring: Skat web site down
    5. mar. 2010 13:18

    If you want to know whether you get a tax bill or money back from the state this year, you best be patient. The skat website was down on Friday morning.

  • Professor: hire doctors the American way
    5. mar. 2010 11:48

    Professor Michael Larsen thinks more rigorous testing is necessary if we are to avoid dangerous doctors in the Danish health sector. He draws inspiration from the US.

  • Money for research spent on teaching
    5. mar. 2010 10:22

    Universities are so strapped for funds for teaching that they have transferred DKK 1.2 billion set aside for research over to the teaching budget.

  • New study of returning soldiers
    5. mar. 2010 09:49

    Do they wind up on early retirement pension or in a life of crime? Do they get divorced? And what is the suicide rate? A new research project will try to answer these and other questions.

  • 370.000 without income if fired
    5. mar. 2010 09:27

    370.000 Danes have no economic safety net in case they are laid off. They are eligible to receive neither unemployment benefit nor cash benefit.

  • Dubious organizations in settlement
    4. mar. 2010 16:09

    A number of international Islam experts are questioning the legitimacy of the Arabic organizations involved in the cartoon settlement with daily newspaper Politiken.

  • Brought up on charges for Christian job ad
    4. mar. 2010 14:27

    A Danish missionary organization has been brought up on charges after posting a job ad stating that applicants were expected to be Christian.

  • Reminder fees on parking tickets illegal
    4. mar. 2010 13:48

    If you suddenly get a parking ticket with a reminder fee tacked onto it dropped in your mailbox, don't pay the reminder fee. A Supreme Court verdict renders the fees illegal.

  • Tax bill for one million Danes
    4. mar. 2010 11:48

    Around one million tax payers risk a bad start to their weekend once Skat has their annual tax statements for 2009 at the ready on Friday.

  • Firearms found in Gentofte
    4. mar. 2010 10:39

    Residents of a housing block in Gentofte were evacuated last night after police found firearms and what could be a bomb in the basement.

  • No winners of record lottery prize
    4. mar. 2010 09:48

    In yesterday's lottery drawing, there were no winners of the so-called super-pool. That will mean a first prize next Wednesday somewhere around the DKK 65 million mark.

  • Suspected killer will be extradited today
    4. mar. 2010 09:15

    Marian Clita - a 58-year old Romanian man suspected of Monday's killing at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia hotel on Amager - will be extradited to Denmark today.

  • Manager: killer likely caught on tape
    3. mar. 2010 15:25

    One of the 40 cameras at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Copenhagen must have filmed the killer who brutally murdered a Norwegian stewardess on Monday night, says the hotel manager.

  • Teachers want national testing dropped
    3. mar. 2010 14:55

    Teachers demand that national testing in municipal schools is dropped entirely. The demand comes after the National Board of Schools yesterday suspended testing due to computer problems.

  • Free WiFi on long train rides
    3. mar. 2010 13:34

    DSB is working on offering free WiFi internet access on its long-distance train services - similar to the access afforded travellers in Copenhagen suburban trains today.

  • No leads in stewardess killing
    3. mar. 2010 09:58

    Police are without leads pertaining to killer, murder weapon, nor least motive, in the killing of a 42-year old Norwegian stewardess in an Amager hotel on Monday night.

  • Reshuffle strengthens government
    3. mar. 2010 09:44

    The collective popularity of the government ministers is higher now than it was before the reshuffle, writes daily newspaper MetroXpress.

  • No problem working abroad
    3. mar. 2010 09:23

    50 percent of all adult Danes respond that they are willing to move to another country because of a new job. that is a hundred percent increase in two years.

  • S and SF want to stop nomad families
    2. mar. 2010 15:49

    Families with ragged, starving, and possibly abused, children should no longer be able to avoid intervention by moving from municipality to municipality, says Socialdemokratiet and SF.

  • Role models to prevent forced marriages
    2. mar. 2010 15:01

    Various initiatives and campaigns have met with little or no success when it comes to reducing the number of forced marriages. New initiatives are in the works.

  • Complaint over passport Jesus
    2. mar. 2010 14:11

    Danish passports contain an image of the crucified Jesus. The image comes from the large runic stone at Jelling, and it has been annoying a Roskilde resident for quite some time.

  • Drivers get DKK 700 raise
    2. mar. 2010 13:38

    The new collective agreements for the transport sector gets drivers a salary increase of DKK 700 a month, and also includes measures against salary dumping.

  • Mistrust of foreign doctors
    2. mar. 2010 11:56

    Following DR television news show 21 Søndag's exposés of the insufficient skills of some foreign doctors, a few patients are flat out refusing to be treated by non-Danish doctors.

  • S and SF: postpone tax cuts
    2. mar. 2010 10:48

    Socialdemokratiet and SF propose that next year's planned tax cuts in the top tax bracket be postponed. Postponement would spare the state a DKK 1.5 billion loss of revenue.

  • Youths can quit gangs
    2. mar. 2010 09:54

    A trial scheme has shown that offering youth remanded in custody a chance at a job or an education works, and may help them quit a life of crime.

  • Advisers want post-employment reform
    2. mar. 2010 09:11

    According to the economic advisers, it will be difficult to achieve sustainable public finances without a reform of post-employment benefits and pensions.

  • Politiken apology ignored
    1. mar. 2010 15:41

    The largest of the organizations involved in the Politiken settlement over the reprinting of the Muhammad cartoons makes no mention of the settlement on its web site.

  • Errors in 33 pct of sickness benefit cases
    1. mar. 2010 14:54

    33 percent of cases involving halting sickness benefits are error-ridden, according to the latest statistics from the National Social Appeals Board.

  • DKK 400 million for scrapping of oil furnaces
    1. mar. 2010 13:25

    The 2010 national budget set aside DKK 400 million for homeowners who want to make the change to a more environmentally friendly way of heating their house.

  • Chile: 28 Danes missing
    1. mar. 2010 13:10

    210 Danes were in Chile at the time of the earthquake, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has yet to make contact with 28 of them.

  • Majority wants testing of foreign doctors
    1. mar. 2010 11:54

    A parliamentary majority wants to reinstate testing of foreign doctors before granting them authorization to practice in Denmark. The government abolished testing in 2002.

  • School students free to smoke
    1. mar. 2010 10:23

    Only 46 percent of Danish schools have banned students entirely from smoking during school hours. Nowhere near enough, says the Danish Cancer Society.

  • Women love part-time jobs
    1. mar. 2010 09:44

    30 percent of female employees in the public sector work part time.The trend holds true for all women, regardless of age.

  • Municipalities omit child oversight
    1. mar. 2010 09:20

    Several hundred of the most difficult institutionalized children and youths do not get their legally prescibed yearly visit from municipal social services.

  • Politicians livid over Politiken settlement
    26. feb. 2010 16:06

    Politicians from a number of parties are livid over the settlement entered into by Politiken and an Arab lawyer concerning the newspaper's publication of a cartoon of Muhammad.

  • Our future energy will come from windmills
    26. feb. 2010 14:44

    Denmark should invest big in windmills and sustainable energy in order to free us from our dependence on oil and gas from unstable states, says the government.

  • Child pornography case goes to trial
    26. feb. 2010 13:50

    A 59-year old man from Århus was found to be in possession of more than 500,000 child pornography images. The man will appear in court in a preliminary hearing today.

  • Path cleared for two Copenhagen mosques
    26. feb. 2010 12:03

    The Copenhagen city council Technical and Environmental Committee have approved local development plans for two mosques.

  • Camilla Broe to be released
    26. feb. 2010 10:53

    Camilla Broe, who has been brought up on narcotics charges in the United States, will be released and allowed to return to Denmark no later than Monday.

  • Politiken apologizes for affront
    26. feb. 2010 10:08

    Daily newspaper Politiken is the first paper to enter into a settlement over the affront to Muslims caused by the newspaper's reprinting of the so-called Muhammad cartoons in 2008.

  • Discount stores make gains
    26. feb. 2010 09:43

    The discount sector wants to capitalize on the increased price-consciousness of consumers, and the sector plans to open twice as many new stores this year as last year.

  • Advisers: end agricultural subsidies
    25. feb. 2010 15:55

    In their yearly report, the economic advisers in the Environmental Economic Council call the billions spent on agricultural subsidies a bad idea.

  • Gang conflict impacts prisons
    25. feb. 2010 15:11

    Over the past couple of weeks, Danish prisons have been the scene of four outbreaks of violence between erstwhile allies in the ongoing gang conflict.

  • New Minister for Science has no degree
    25. feb. 2010 11:38

    The new Minister for Science, Charlotte Sahl-Madsen (Konservative), has no educational degree beyond high school level.

  • S: economic collapse in government
    25. feb. 2010 11:13

    Opposition politicians are underwhelmed with the new government platform, to say the least. S and SF held a joint press conference, and they had harsh words for the government's policies.

  • Lundbeck in anti-depression collaboration
    25. feb. 2010 10:13

    A number of European pharmaceutical companies, including Lundbeck, are pooling their resources and knowledge in order to create better anti-depression medication.

  • Fewer strikes in Denmark
    25. feb. 2010 09:25

    There were 40 percent fewer unofficial strikes in the decade from 2000-2010 than was the case in the nineties.

  • Student grants up for review
    24. feb. 2010 15:10

    In a bid to expand the Danish labour pool, the government plans to review student grant and early pension schemes.

  • More hit-and-run drivers
    24. feb. 2010 14:34

    The number of hit-and-run drivers who get away with their crime is growing steadily. Last year, 255 drivers fled the scene of an accident and were never tracked down.

  • Real estate loans more expensive
    24. feb. 2010 14:13

    Mortgage lenders Nykredit and Totalkredit are upping their prices, compelling mortgage loaners to pay an additional DKK 60 a month for every DKK 1 million borrowed.

  • Minister has work cut out for him
    24. feb. 2010 13:51

    The municipalities are prepared to keep the Bertel haarder - new Minister for Interior Affairs - on his toes once negotiations over the municipal budgets commence.

  • Criticism of EU opt-outs decision
    24. feb. 2010 11:39

    Socialdemokratiet, Det Radikale Venstre, and SF are livid that Denmark is likely not going to vote on the EU opt-outs in the current election term.

  • H1N1 has not peaked yet
    24. feb. 2010 10:41

    The number of people infected with H1N1 type flu, also known as influenza A or swine flu, has not peaked yet, a committee of experts has told the World Health Organization (WHO).

  • Poll: electorate split on reshuffle
    24. feb. 2010 09:32

    33 percent of voters think yesterday's cabinet reshuffle strengthens the government. 10 percent find the government weakened. However, only 31 percent believe the government could win the next elections.

  • Fines for phony "was and now" prices
    23. feb. 2010 16:09

    The consumer ombudsman is implementing new rules for price advertising in a bid to ensure that stores don't mislead consumers with phony promises of large savings and discounts.

  • Søren Gade leaves Ministry of Defence
    23. feb. 2010 14:44

    Søren Gade is ending his career in politics. Recently, he has been heavily criticised, both in the special forces leak case and in the matter of the special forces book.

  • Cold spring ahead
    23. feb. 2010 14:04

    When spring finally arrives, it is likely to be a cold one. Meteorologists expect an average temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius (43.34 Fahrenheit) for March, April, and May.

  • S: old playing pieces in new positions
    23. feb. 2010 13:24

    Helle Thorning-Schmidt congratulates the new ministers, but doesn't think the cabinet reshuffle will bring any significant changes. For that, we need a new government, she says.

  • PM carries out cabinet reshuffle
    23. feb. 2010 11:17

    Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has headed the most comprehensive cabinet reshuffle in the lifetime of the current government.

  • We want to pay our way out of crisis
    23. feb. 2010 11:12

    Fifty percent of the population is ready to dig deep into their own pockets - in the form of higher taxes or increased user fees - in order to stop the gap in the national budget.

  • Many leave national church
    22. feb. 2010 15:32

    In 2008, 9,742 Danes left the church. That number increased significantly, to 14,325, in 2009.

  • Better deal for laid off industrial workers
    22. feb. 2010 14:34

    The new collective agreements ensure laid off employees 85 percent of their salaries for one month, if they have been employed for a minimum of three years.

  • Many civilians killed in NATO strike
    22. feb. 2010 13:30

    In Afghanistan, the body count after a NATO airstrike on a civilian convoy is now at 33, according to the Afghan government.

  • Small banks milk customers
    22. feb. 2010 13:14

    While Bank of Denmark interest rates have plummeted, a number of smaller banks have not yet lowered their interest rates.

  • New agreement for industrial sector
    22. feb. 2010 11:54

    Just before 1 a.m. on Monday, the trade unions federated in CO Industri entered a new two-year collective agreement with the Confederation of Danish Industry.

  • Lack of surgical screws
    22. feb. 2010 10:56

    The icy roads this winter have been the cause of hundreds of fractured arms and legs. Orthopaedic wards across Denmark therefore have their hands full.

  • Tenants won't buy social housing
    22. feb. 2010 09:35

    Five years after the government launched a trial scheme allowing tenants in social housing to buy their house or apartment, only 45 out of the 500.000 social housing tenants have done so.

  • Snow troubles for motorists
    22. feb. 2010 09:20

    Slippery roads will cause trouble for motorists in several parts of Denmark again today. The snowfall started in South Jutland and has spread to eastern parts of Denmark.

  • Nørgaard to design Queen's sarcophagus
    19. feb. 2010 15:38

    Artist Bjørn Nørgaard will construct the sepulchral monument for Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, who are to be buried at Roskilde Cathedral.

  • DF politician expelled following threats
    19. feb. 2010 14:18

    Dansk Folkeparti (DF) city council member in Tårnby, Mathias Grøning, has been expelled from the party after posting threats on Facebook.

  • Danes get high off work
    19. feb. 2010 13:34

    Workaholism has got a stranglehold on Danes, experts on mental stress say. Many Danes get a rush out of work achievements and recognition.

  • Weekend brings sleet and slippery roads
    19. feb. 2010 13:06

    Friday and Saturday will bring sleet and slush. Saturday night temperatures will drop once again, and roads may be extremely slippery on Sunday morning.

  • Controversial imam to combat gangs
    19. feb. 2010 11:50

    A controversial US imam will speak in Nørrebro tonight in an attempt to dissuade youths from joining up with gangs.

  • Government should pay for snow clearing
    19. feb. 2010 10:57

    Clearing away the snow is putting a strain on municipal budgets, and many municipalities therefore think the government must now step up to the plate.

  • Government changes perspective on Tibet
    19. feb. 2010 09:54

    The government is changing its tune on Tibet. The government climb-down comes as US president Barack Obama yesterday received the Dalai Lama in the White House.

  • DF: DKK 500.000 for killing Kjærsgaard
    19. feb. 2010 09:16

    The anonymous tip sent to Dansk Folkeparti stated that there was a DKK 500,000 price on Pia Kjærsgaard's head, says public relations officer Søren Søndergaard.

  • Interest in repatriation funds high
    18. feb. 2010 16:08

    Interest has been high since Parliament opened the discussion on whether to grant foreigners DKK 100,000 for returning to their countries of origin.

  • ISS loses personal data in mail
    18. feb. 2010 14:50

    Due to an error, personal information belonging to 9,500 ISS employees has gotten lost in the mail. The information includes personal identification numbers which could be used by identity thieves.

  • High school students turned out of hotel
    18. feb. 2010 13:56

    350 Danish students from Copenhagen high school Christianshavn Gymnasium have been turned out of a Prague hotel because they were unable to behave decently.

  • Nasal spray could save lives
    18. feb. 2010 13:39

    A small group of the most experienced drug users in Vesterbro, Copenhagen will henceforward carry a small nasal spray with the Naloxone antidote in their pockets.

  • Hospitals illegally reject patients
    18. feb. 2010 13:16

    Hospitals reject patients who want to be treated in a different region - that violates the rules of free choice in health care.

  • DR's chairman may be forced to talk
    18. feb. 2010 13:10

    While journalists and editors can be exempted from testifying, a board chairman is governed by regulations that oblige witnesses to do so, which could result in DR's president being compelled to testify in an ongoing case concerning a leaked audio-file.

  • Putting an end to disabled-sticker forgery
    18. feb. 2010 12:56

    Every day disabled people experience that healthy people have grabbed their parking spaces and, in some cases, with the help of a fake disabled badge. Now both the Danish disability organisations have done something about the problem.

  • Majority back national DNA index
    18. feb. 2010 12:47

    A clear majority of people want a national DNA index but legal experts are sceptical.

  • Cold drives rats into homes
    17. feb. 2010 16:08

    Several municipalities are currently experiencing a doubling in the number of rat reports. The long cold spell means that the vermin are seeking warmth and shelter indoors.

  • Doctors warn against mandatory reporting
    17. feb. 2010 11:39

    A government proposal would make it mandatory for emergency rooms to report suspicions of spousal violence to authorities. Ethically, legally, and medically wrong, says doctors.

  • Denmark in crisis for years to come
    17. feb. 2010 10:17

    2012. That is the earliest possible moment when Denmark might get clear of the financial crisis and return to happier economic times. according to the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

  • Nurses: Quality of care will drop
    17. feb. 2010 09:34

    93 percent of the nation's nurses think that current cutbacks and lay-offs at Danish hospitals will lead to reductions to the quality of care and nursing for patients.

  • Tenants pay for neighbours' debts
    17. feb. 2010 09:15

    When tenants are evicted, they often haven't been paying rent for months, and are not able to pay for repairs and redecoration. The tab is passed on to other tenants.

  • Missing girls found sheltering in cabin
    16. feb. 2010 14:32

    The two 15-year old Danish girls who got lost yesterday in Sigdal, Norway, have been found safe and sound. They had broken into a private cabin for shelter.

  • Pregnant women fired in financial sector
    16. feb. 2010 13:39

    In flagrant violation of the law, eight employees in the financial sector were fired while pregnant or on parental leave in 2009.

  • More cases of animals in distress
    16. feb. 2010 13:20

    For the third year running, the number of reports to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals concerning neglected, ill-treated, suffering, or ownerless animals is growing.

  • Immigrants keep their jobs
    16. feb. 2010 11:14

    Danes with immigrant background are far less likely to be laid off than majority Danes. A question of work ethics, says integration consultant.

  • Small railroads lack security system
    16. feb. 2010 10:26

    In Denmark, eight stretches of railroad lack ATC - a security system which could possibly have prevented yesterday's train collision in Belgium.

  • Hunters: keep wolves out of Denmark
    16. feb. 2010 09:40

    There haven't been wolves in Denmark for nearly 200 years. But now one has been spotted in South Jutland. The Danish Association of hunters wants wolves kept out of Denmark.

  • No trace of Danish girls in Norway
    16. feb. 2010 09:07

    Two Danish teenage girls have been missing from their ski trip in Norway since yesterday afternoon. A large-scale search and rescue operation is now under way.

  • National testing begins in schools
    15. feb. 2010 15:44

    Today, students at 38 schools will take the national tests. Educators, however, disagree on whether the tests are a good idea or not.

  • Police report filed against pirates
    15. feb. 2010 15:03

    Danish shipping company Clipper has filed a police report against Somali pirates with the Special International Crimes Office of the Danish Prosecution Service.

  • Speculation fueled agricultural crisis
    15. feb. 2010 13:40

    A large percentage of the debt in the Danish agricultural sector can be traced back to Danish farmers' speculation on the world financial markets.

  • Schools make religious considerations
    15. feb. 2010 11:43

    Danish schools have plenty of special considerations for students, parents, and teachers alike. Special bathing facilities and days off on religious holidays are the most common.

  • Torture victims suffer in Denmark
    15. feb. 2010 10:44

    Six months after being granted asylum in Denmark, victims of torture are doing no better - or even worse - than when they first arrived.

  • Men don't care about equal pay
    15. feb. 2010 09:44

    50 years after entering the labour market, Danish women still find equal pay to be the most pressing struggle in the labour market. The men don't care.

  • Fewer foreigners work in Denmark
    15. feb. 2010 09:09

    The large-scale immigration of workmen and other foreign labour to Denmark over the past years dropped off some in 2009 due to the financial crisis.

  • Thrombin may paste together beef and pork
    12. feb. 2010 15:05

    Danish consumers may soon be buying scraps of beef stuck together with pig's blood. This could happen after the European Union decided to approve the use of thrombin.

  • Government's ghetto plan a wash-out
    12. feb. 2010 14:09

    The government promised rapid results when it launched its 2004 anti-ghettoization effort. But 2009 numbers show that developments have run counter to those envisioned in the plan.

  • Clash of immigrant groups
    12. feb. 2010 13:23

    The shooting in Heimdalsgade in Nørrebro, Copenhagen late last night was a clash between groups of second-generation immigrants with no ties to the Hells Angels.

  • Fast-track to residence permit
    12. feb. 2010 11:42

    Foreigners who make a special effort should be rewarded by getting on the fast-track to a residence permit, thinks Venstre and Det Konservative Folkeparti.

  • No self-appointed court in Vollsmose
    12. feb. 2010 10:22

    Yesterday, DR reported that a Vollsmose council of elders banished a suspected paedophile. That information was false - the matter was dealt with in its entirety by the Funen Police.

  • Dyslexic children abandoned
    12. feb. 2010 09:38

    Today, the Supreme Court will settle a leading case on whether two parents have a right to compensation because their dyslexic son did not learn how to read effectively in municipal school.

  • Four hospitalized after three shootings
    12. feb. 2010 09:16

    Four men were injured in three shootings in and around Copenhagen last night. Police says that the shooting of two men in Heimdalsgade in Nørrebro was likely gang-related.

  • DF wants government action on council
    11. feb. 2010 15:58

    Dansk Folkeparti plans to take the alleged actions of the Vollsmose council of elders up with the Minister of Justice.

  • 71 axe strokes separate staff from visitors
    11. feb. 2010 14:49

    Copenhagen University Hospital is the first hospital in Denmark to implement break-proof control gates at the entrance to the trauma centre.

  • Religion teachers shun controversiality
    11. feb. 2010 13:32

    The polarized political debate over religion causes religion teachers to avoid discussing differences and similarities between religions in class.

  • Lack of volunteers in associations
    11. feb. 2010 13:07

    Danish associations lack volunteers. The Ministry of Integration is launching a campaign to get more youths with immigrant background involved in doing volunteer work.

  • Council accused of protecting paedophile
    11. feb. 2010 11:50

    The so-called council of elders in Vollsmose failed to report a suspected paedophile. Now, the man is under arrest for sexually assaulting another boy.

  • 33 percent of accidents due to inattention
    11. feb. 2010 10:59

    A recent study concludes that lives are on the line when motorists converse with passengers while driving.

  • Generic drugs cheapest in Denmark
    11. feb. 2010 10:02

    Denmark has Scandinavia's lowest prices on generic medicines. In Norway, prices are 40 percent higher than in Denmark, while Swedes pay 48 percent more.

  • Doctors to ask about alcohol consumption
    11. feb. 2010 09:17

    The National Board of Health wants doctors to ask patients about their alcohol consumption. Overconsumption of alcohol is a known cause of many diseases.

  • More than 13 unemployed per vacancy
    10. feb. 2010 15:44

    There are 13 unemployed persons for every job opening, and the number of job postings has hit rock bottom.

  • Bloggers may bring companies down
    10. feb. 2010 14:40

    With a simple blog, unsatisfied customers may bring a company's reputation down. And more and more negative blogs are showing up on the internet.

  • Media lawyer puzzled by DR decision
    10. feb. 2010 13:25

    Media lawyer Oluf Jørgensen is puzzled by DR's decision not to release the audio recording which may reveal the source of the 2007 special forces leak.

  • SF demands new University Act
    10. feb. 2010 13:02

    SF wants a new University Act, and wants to change the make-up of university boards of directors.

  • Deluge of questions for Gade
    10. feb. 2010 11:50

    Minister of Defence Søren Gade can expect a deluge of questions on the 2007 special forces leak from the parliamentary defence committee later today.

  • Teachers to be graded by students
    10. feb. 2010 10:48

    The Danish School Council recommends regular evaluation of all municipal school teachers. Both principals, teaching colleagues, parents, and students should be grading teachers.

  • More sports clubs request child records
    10. feb. 2010 10:26

    A recent study concludes that 96 percent of all sports clubs and associations request child records when they are hiring new coaches or managers.

  • Fraud at Aarhus University
    10. feb. 2010 09:51

    Aarhus University has been the scene of a major fraud case in which as much as DKK 10 million - and one chief researcher - is missing.

  • PM's wife: Lars is not a machine
    9. feb. 2010 16:18

    Lars Løkke Rasmussen's wife is defending him from criticism. He's a man, not a machine, she says, and he should be allowed to vacation with his family.

  • SAS must save SEK two billion
    9. feb. 2010 14:49

    SAS plans another stock issue. And the conglomerate's latest cost-cutting plan calls for slashing a further 700 jobs.

  • Toyota recalls cars from Denmark
    9. feb. 2010 13:48

    Toyota is recalling 110 cars of the Prius model from the Danish market - and 53,000 cars across Europe - due to a faulty brake system.

  • Online harassment problem for children
    9. feb. 2010 10:46

    When children and youths write snide comments and post embarrassing photos of each other online, it hits victims harder than teasing and harassment in the schoolyard does.

  • Majority: pay for fraud lists
    9. feb. 2010 10:04

    An extra-governmental majority wants the state to pay for the identities of Danish tax evaders who have stashed funds in tax havens.

  • More children serve time in adult prisons
    9. feb. 2010 09:29

    In 2007, 164 young people below the age of 18 wound up in adult prisons due to a lack of places in secure juvenile facilities. In 2008, that number was 207.

  • More employees get personal attack alarms
    8. feb. 2010 16:04

    In only two years, thousands of small personal alarms have found their way into the pockets of private sector employees. Employees who are on the road at odd hours feel particularly at risk.

  • Pia Kjærsgaard to visit school
    8. feb. 2010 14:52

    DF leader Pia Kjærsgaard doesn't think that a meeting with management at Holbergskolen will change her mind regarding women-only meetings at schools.

  • Spin doctor not caught on tape
    8. feb. 2010 14:13

    According to DR News, Jacob Winther is not on the audio recording currently in the possession of filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen.

  • 40 % believe housing prices will increase
    8. feb. 2010 13:30

    Forty percent of the Danish population believe housing prices will increase, according to a study conducted by financial daily Børsen. Experts fear another housing bubble.

  • Danes don't want cuts to public services
    8. feb. 2010 11:58

    According to a recent poll, Danes are not prepared to sacrifice public services in order to finance the national budget deficit of DKK 95 billion.

  • War in Afghanistan costs more than expected
    8. feb. 2010 11:09

    In two years, the cost of Denmark's participation in the war in Afghanistan has grown from DKK 353 million to more than DKK one billion, writes daily newspaper Politiken.

  • Denmark to lead UN poverty summit
    8. feb. 2010 10:41

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Denmark to lead the negotiations at the large UN summit to be held in New York in September.

  • Opposition: more sex education
    8. feb. 2010 09:12

    This week brings added focus on sex education in lower secondary schools across Denmark. The opposition wants more sex education in schools on a permanent basis.

  • Equal rights no problem in Islamic schools
    5. feb. 2010 15:15

    Denmark's Islamic private schools have no plans for gender-segregated parent-teacher conferences - they have no problems getting mothers to show up at the meetings.

  • One month guarantee of treatment suspended
    5. feb. 2010 14:32

    Some patients may have to wait longer for their operations as a consequence of the breakdown in negotiations between the Danish Regions and the private hospitals.

  • Religious considerations to be surveyed
    5. feb. 2010 13:16

    The president of the Parliamentary Committee on Integration Affairs, Karen Jespersen (Venstre) wants the committee to study the extent of religious considerations and demands in day care institutions, schools, and public sector workplaces.

  • Pasted-together meat could hide bacteria
    5. feb. 2010 12:55

    Thrombin makes it possible to paste together scraps of meat into, for instance, a steak. But that increases the surface area of the meat, and thus the risk of food poisoning.

  • DF: ban foreign languages in schools
    5. feb. 2010 11:32

    Dansk Folkeparti will propose legislation to ban foreign languages from Danish municipal schools. The Minister for Education dismisses the idea.

  • Additional Danish funds for NATO
    5. feb. 2010 10:40

    The gaping hole in the NATO budget has gotten so big that cost-cutting is no longer a viable solution to the problem. More funds are needed.

  • Voters have no faith in PM
    5. feb. 2010 09:47

    If today were election day, the social democratic alliance would win 90 seats, and thus a majority in Parliament.

  • Youths with no education get dressing-down
    5. feb. 2010 09:22

    Within the last four years, 60,000 young people have taken an upper secondary education, but have then not proceeded to higher-level education. Now, they will get a letter from the ministry.

  • Mayor: lay off school
    4. feb. 2010 15:25

    Copenhagen Children and Youth Mayor Anne Vang supports school decision to hold women-only parent conference. She accuses MPs of not focusing on problems at hand.

  • New steak: meat scraps and paste
    4. feb. 2010 14:04

    In the near future, your steak may be pasted together from odd scraps of meat; the government plans to allow the use of an enzyme coagulant in meat production.

  • Government ups state credit limit
    4. feb. 2010 13:31

    The government wants to change legislation to make it possible for the state borrow twice as much as is currently permitted, according to draft legislation by the Minister of Finance.

  • Bankruptcies: 1700 jobs lost in January
    4. feb. 2010 13:11

    The first month of 2010 brought a high number of bankruptcies, which cost 1,700 workers their jobs.

  • Criticism of women-only school meetings
    4. feb. 2010 11:17

    Several Copenhagen schools are having women-only parent-teacher meetings. The initiative meets with harsh criticism from Parliament.

  • Danish-Germans to help immigrants
    4. feb. 2010 09:53

    Young people belonging to the Danish minority in South Schleswig want to show Danes that there are many ways to be Danish. And they want immigrants to be proud to belong to two cultures.

  • Low-income groups smoke involuntarily
    4. feb. 2010 09:22

    Smokers from Low-income groups in Danish society want to quit. More so than those from high-income groups. Yet, they are unable to do so.

  • Ordinary youths get squeezed by gang act
    4. feb. 2010 09:09

    Two Aabenraa youths have been sentenced under the so-called anti-gang laws. The two had no previous criminal records.

  • Passport fraud in 33 percent of checks
    3. feb. 2010 15:22

    Around 900 passports a year are subjected to particularly thorough specialist checks. Of these, 33 percent are forged.

  • 30,000 Toyotas recalled
    3. feb. 2010 14:17

    Around 30,000 Danes are driving Toyotas with faulty gas pedals; the cars need fixing, and they are now being recalled by the manufacturer.

  • Danes avoid consumer loans
    3. feb. 2010 13:50

    New numbers from Statistics Denmark reveal that Danes often leave the credit card in the wallet and resist the temptation of fast - but expensive - loans.

  • Expensive icebreakers are idle
    3. feb. 2010 13:19

    There is no need for the three state-maintained icebreakers, say Danish Ports. They no longer want to pay the yearly DKK 20 million of upkeep on the ships.

  • More snow in the pipeline
    3. feb. 2010 11:43

    The snow isn't done with Denmark yet. North Zealand, the Greater Copenhagen Area, and southern regions of the country will get considerable amounts of snow today.

  • Cancer victims get new treatment option
    3. feb. 2010 11:09

    Three Danish hospitals are beginning trials of a new treatment for breast cancer. One that Danes suffering from severe cases of breast cancer have previously flocked to Germany for.

  • Charity donations up 40 percent
    3. feb. 2010 10:39

    Private donations to charitable organizations are up 40 percent over the past five years. However, the donations are unevenly distributed among the organizations.

  • You can save 30 percent on groceries
    3. feb. 2010 09:35

    If you pay attention to supermarket special offers, you could save up to 30 percent on your grocery shopping, according to daily newspaper Århus Stiftstidende.

  • Snow will disrupt rush hour traffic
    2. feb. 2010 14:42

    In the Greater Copenhagen Area, the blizzard will be at its worst between 3 and 7 p.m. - in the middle of rush hour traffic.

  • Insurance won't cover snow damages
    2. feb. 2010 14:18

    Home owners have to pay particular attention to large drifts of snow nestling against the walls of their house. Your insurance won't cover any water damage caused by snow melt.

  • Waterworks buy farmland, plant forests
    2. feb. 2010 13:31

    Danish waterworks are buying up farmland and planting forests in a bid to keep toxins out of subsoil water and water wells.

  • Bankruptcy toll stabilizing
    2. feb. 2010 13:14

    The number of bankruptcies in Danish business life is stabilizing, but is still at a high level.

  • One in five fear unemployment
    2. feb. 2010 11:03

    One in five private sector employees fear unemployment, according to Jyllands-Posten. The fear may impact negotiations for collective agreements.

  • Mohammed fears losing everything
    2. feb. 2010 10:41

    19-year old Mohammed El Hichou arrived in Denmark from Morocco when he was 14. Last week, his application for a residence permit was turned down by the Danish Immigration Service yet again.

  • Few women report rape
    2. feb. 2010 10:01

    Last year, only one sexual assault in seven was reported to the police, according to a new Ministry of Justice study.

  • First free heroin clinic to open
    1. feb. 2010 15:25

    Over the coming months, clinics across the nation will begin handing out measured doses of heroin to drug addicts who would otherwise be buying their wares on the street.

  • 32 countries have reported climate goals
    1. feb. 2010 15:19

    Only 32 countries have submitted their plans for rediction of greenhouse gas emissions as called for in the Copenhagen accord.

  • University picketed in budget protest
    1. feb. 2010 14:04

    More than 300 students are picketing the University of Copenhagen Department of Biology to protest budget cuts and layoffs.

  • Tax cuts up donations
    1. feb. 2010 13:25

    Danes have donated DKK 130 million so far to empoverished African women, and to the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

  • Service cutbacks in municipalities
    1. feb. 2010 11:31

    It looks like the coming year will bring school and library closings, fusing of day care institutions, and cutbacks in eldercare and care for the handicapped.

  • Blizzard Tuesday "a bad one"
    1. feb. 2010 10:48

    Cars stuck in the snow. Danes trapped inside their houses and apartments. That is the forecast for blizzard Tuesday, tomorrow.

  • Death penalty hobbles PET
    1. feb. 2010 09:28

    In the US, David Headley risks the death penalty for his role in plotting and executing terrorist attacks over a number of years; that could bar Danish authorities from contributing information.

  • Norway and Sweden also discussing burkas
    1. feb. 2010 09:06

    The Swedish Minister for Integration and Gender Equality finds the burka symbolic of the oppression of women. But the Swedish Prime Minister is against a ban.

  • Shorter waiting lists no benefit to patients
    29. jan. 2010 14:38

    Waiting time for treatment in South Denmark Region hospitals is 34 days on average. If demands for shorter waiting time are made, quality of care will suffer, says the region.

  • School principals disagree on testing
    29. jan. 2010 13:45

    Half the Danish school principals think implementing the national reading level test from the second grade is a good idea. The other half are against it.

  • Danes bought foreign stocks worth 40 billion
    29. jan. 2010 13:00

    Danes regained their appetite for foreign stocks in 2009, with sales totalling nearly DKK 40 billion. More than half the investments were made in US stocks.

  • Denmark behind on environmental effort
    29. jan. 2010 11:12

    Denmark is only 32nd on a new list of environmental efforts in nations around the world; far behind the other Scandinavian coutries.

  • Prison training ground for biker gangs
    29. jan. 2010 10:41

    All AK81 members in Vestre Fængsel are in the same section of the prison, which has become something of a training ground for young gang members.

  • Strike funds sufficient for general strike
    29. jan. 2010 09:35

    Danish labour unions have sufficient strike funds to send their members on a 4-8 week strike during the negotiations for collective agreements for the private sector.

  • No new burka or niqab rules
    28. jan. 2010 15:07

    The government will not be introducing any new rules in order to limit the use of burkas and niqabs - but will be encouraging authorities to implement current rules to the fullest possible extent.

  • Journalist pressured to leave Pakistan
    28. jan. 2010 14:17

    A Danish journalist associated with daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten has been flown out of Pakistan on Wednesday night following verbal attacks from several fronts.

  • Witnesses wanted in Holstebro homicide
    28. jan. 2010 13:36

    The Central and West Jutland Police would like to hear from witnesses who have seen a man riding a racing bicycle from Brogårdsvej to Herluf Lethvej 4 in Holstebro around eight o'clock yesterday morning.

  • Businessman jailed in narcotics case
    28. jan. 2010 13:08

    A Danish businessman has been jailed for extensive drug trafficking and possession of firearms, according to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service.

  • Consumer council wants ban on parabens
    28. jan. 2010 11:28

    The Danish Consumer Council has contacted Minister for the Environment Troels Lund Poulsen in the hope that he will ban hormone-disrupting substances in lotions, shampoos, and cosmetic products.

  • Foreign nurses flock to Denmark
    28. jan. 2010 11:00

    Numbers from the National Board of Health show that 20 percent of licenses (418) handed out last year were given to foreign nurses. In 2006, that number was only 144.

  • More suffer from type 2 diabetes
    28. jan. 2010 10:27

    Recent numbers from the Danish Medicines Agency reveal that the number of Danes taking medication for type 2 diabetes has nearly doubled over the past ten years.

  • Experts: find new travel card
    28. jan. 2010 09:34

    The new travel card for buses and trains, which is currently being tested, has large security flaws. The cards can be hacked and refunded at no cost.

  • Caseworker stabbed to death
    27. jan. 2010 15:13

    A 56-year old female caseworker has been stabbed to death in front of her place of employment, Jobcenter Holstebro. A suspect is in custody.

  • Danes prefer used cars
    27. jan. 2010 14:27

    A growing number of Danes head for the used car dealership when it's time to replace the old car with some new wheels. New car sales dropped 33 percent last year.

  • K wants graded ability classes in school
    27. jan. 2010 13:53

    Det Konservative Folkeparti wants to group municipal school students according to ability rather than age.

  • Personal data leaked online
    27. jan. 2010 13:18

    Internal documents and highly personal information is freely available to anyone who may care to read them on the South Denmark Region web site.

  • DF MP mocks distraught mother
    27. jan. 2010 11:48

    "Nobody in their right mind would have a child with a Muslim man," writes Dansk Folkeparti MP Kim Christiansen in response to a letter from a distraught mother.

  • Google Street View violates penal code
    27. jan. 2010 10:58

    In a number of cases, Google has photographed people on private property for their Street View service. That is a violation of the Danish penal code.

  • Companies seek access to US drug market
    27. jan. 2010 10:19

    Danish pharmaceutical corporations are investing heavily in the US drugs market - the largest in the world.

  • No help in cases of online fraud
    27. jan. 2010 09:46

    Authorities often avoid investigating fraud in connection with online trading across national borders.

  • Danes split on burka ban
    26. jan. 2010 15:18

    A recent poll shows that the Danish population is still split on the question of whether burkas and niqabs should be banned in public spaces.

  • New EU defeat for Lego
    26. jan. 2010 14:17

    Toy manufacturer Lego looks likely to have its attempt to appeal a November 2008 verdict from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg turned down.

  • Beware of phony diet pills
    26. jan. 2010 13:35

    The Danish Medicines Agency is sending out a warning to consumers who have bought diet pill Alli online via US web sites. The pills may be fake, and could have severe side effects.

  • Bank accounts padded in crisis
    26. jan. 2010 13:11

    Recent numbers from the Bank of Denmark reveal that we have DKK 60 billion more in our collective bank accounts than we did one year ago.

  • Harder to get permanent residence permit
    26. jan. 2010 12:11

    The government and Dansk Folkeparti are tightening the rules for foreigners seeking a permanent residence permit in Denmark.

  • Coldest night of the year
    26. jan. 2010 11:17

    The Danish Meteorological Institute recorded temperatures of minus 17.8 degrees Celsius (0.04°F) in Jutland

  • Municipal coffers are empty
    26. jan. 2010 09:44

    Only a few weeks into 2010, 16 percent of the Danish municipalities already have to start looking for ways to make financial cutbacks in fields such as childcare, eldercare, and schools.

  • Managers flocking to therapists
    26. jan. 2010 09:23

    An increasing number of managers approach psychologists and counsellors, seeking help with how to go about firing employees.

  • 20 pct of Danes would flunk naturalization test
    25. jan. 2010 15:38

    Dansk Folkeparti (DF) voters receive bottom grades for their knowledge of Danish culture, history, and society, and 20 percent of Danish citizens would not pass the naturalization test.

  • Armed guards on passenger flights
    25. jan. 2010 13:26

    Airline passengers may soon have to travel alongside plainclothes armed guards. The EU and the US are discussing putting armed guards on all passenger flights.

  • Danish gang member arrested in Egypt
    25. jan. 2010 12:58

    A 22-year old man who is being charged with attempted homicide after hitting a prominent member of th AK81 gang with his car on Jagtvej in Nørrebro, Copenhagen has been arrested in Egypt.

  • Childcare and eldercare to be privatized
    25. jan. 2010 10:45

    The governing parties want to see private corporations taking over from the public sector on a far greater scale when it comes to eldercare, childcare, and education.

  • Colleagues to help victims of battering
    25. jan. 2010 09:54

    A new nation-wide initiative is intended to train union representatives to notice signs that colleagues are victims of domestic violence, and to speak out.

  • More stressed-out teachers
    25. jan. 2010 09:18

    If teachers want to avoid stress, they should take care not to be over-zealous in performing their duties, nor to let their responsibilities weigh them down.

  • Supreme Court in split ruling on 28-year rule
    22. jan. 2010 15:37

    Four judges think the so-called 28-year rule falls within the bounds of the acceptable, while three judges call it discriminatory.

  • Danes won't take pay cut to save jobs
    22. jan. 2010 14:31

    If you are about to be laid off, you can't necessarily count on help from your colleagues. Two Danes in three won't take a pay cut to save a colleague's job, according to a recent poll.

  • English words adopted in translation
    22. jan. 2010 13:34

    A major joint study of the Nordic languages reveals that Danes are not as linguistically cosmopolitan as we may think, writes daily newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad.

  • Forbrydelsen sold to US network
    22. jan. 2010 13:11

    US TV-network AMC has given the go-ahead for production of a pilot episode of the US version of DR drama series "Forbrydelsen".

  • New system reveals benefit fraudsters
    22. jan. 2010 11:59

    Benefit fraudsters will have it tough once municipalities implement a new IT-system designed to reveal suspected fraud.

  • Grocery sales plummet
    22. jan. 2010 10:51

    Danes' eagerness to save money has led to falling food and convenience goods sales for the first time in decades, writes daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

  • Households to foot clean water bill
    22. jan. 2010 10:13

    Citizens can expect to foot the bill - totalling as much as DKK 50 million a year - for better protection against pesticides in Danish drinking water.

  • Legoland coming to Florida
    22. jan. 2010 09:31

    A new Legoland amusement park is planned for Winter Haven, Florida.

  • Meal system to be voluntary - almost
    21. jan. 2010 15:32

    The much-maligned day care meal system is about to become voluntary. But only on an institutional basis, not on a family-by-family basis.

  • LO wants end to job activation circus
    21. jan. 2010 14:21

    The labour movement wants the Minister for Employment recognize that education is the way out of the crisis, writes daily newspaper Politiken.

  • Youth suicide rate increasing
    21. jan. 2010 13:43

    Suicide attempts are the number one cause of hospitalization for young people in Denmark.

  • PM denies instruction of auditors
    21. jan. 2010 13:17

    Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen denies that two national auditors had been instructed on how to find in the case involving overpayment to private hospitals.

  • PM accused of foul play
    21. jan. 2010 11:08

    Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is being accused of foul play ahead of consultations in the Parliamentary Finance Committee concerning public sector overpayment for private hospital services.

  • S and SF want youth courts
    21. jan. 2010 09:46

    Children as young as 12 years of age should be arraigned before a special youth court if they are charged with theft, vandalism, petty drug offences, and mild violence, says SF and Socialdemokratiet.

  • Heard other survivors
    18. jan. 2010 15:32

    - Keep digging! There are others in there. Those were the first words uttered by Danish UN employee Jens Tranum Kristensen when he was pulled out of the ruins UN headquarters in Haiti.

  • Thumbs up for robots in care sector
    18. jan. 2010 14:49

    The Danish Council of Ethics thinks social robots - such as robot seal Paro, which brightens the day for many dementia patients - is a good idea. Robots, however, must never replace human contact.

  • Companies make employee health cut-backs
    18. jan. 2010 14:12

    When the crisis holds sway, companies make employee health cut-backs. Employee representatives and health experts say that strategy may well backfire.

  • No more abattoirs to close
    18. jan. 2010 13:38

    Abattoir workers can breathe a sigh of relief: no more Danish Crown abattoirs are up for closing, provided the company can increase revenue.

  • Ban Ki-moon: Dane's survival a miracle
    18. jan. 2010 11:17

    - A small miracle. Those were the words of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon following the rescue of Danish UN employee Jens Tranum Kristensen.

  • Danes behave naïvely online
    18. jan. 2010 10:33

    Only three percent of the population think that there is information about them online which might adversely affect their job application. Naïve, says communications adviser.

  • Danish youths are bad moped drivers
    18. jan. 2010 09:38

    The Danish Road Safety Council opposes government plans to allow 15-year olds to ride mopeds.

  • More immigrants in management
    18. jan. 2010 09:11

    Over the last few years, many immigrants and immigrant descendants have found jobs in management positions. The number has almost doubled in 12 years.

  • For Hedegaard, focus on COP15
    15. jan. 2010 15:41

    Connie Hedegaard's inaugural hearing in the European Parliament is over. The main focus of criticism was the result of the COP15 climate summit. Most of the MEPs feel the result was a washout.

  • Anders Ladekarl headed for Haiti
    15. jan. 2010 14:47

    The situation in Haiti is still chaotic. Many are desperate as they have not received any aid yet, but relief is on the way, says Anders Ladekarl, Secretary General of the Danish Red Cross, who is himself on the way to Haiti.

  • Denmark's foreign debt eradicated
    15. jan. 2010 14:08

    Denmark's foreign debt had been eradicated and converted into asserts worth DKK 42 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2009.

  • SF wants feeding bottle ban now
    15. jan. 2010 13:21

    Feeding bottles containing the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A should be removed from the Danish market, says Emilie Turunen, Member of the European Parliament for SF.

  • UN asks Denmark to ship camp to Haiti
    15. jan. 2010 11:44

    As rescue and relief workers from across the globe are flocking to Haiti, Denmark and Sweden are sending a camp meant to house some of the many aid workers.

  • Truckload of explosives for Jyllands-Posten
    15. jan. 2010 10:53

    Apparently, two men on trial in Chicago planned to drive a truck packed with explosives into the head office of daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

  • Hedegaard prepared for criticism
    15. jan. 2010 10:23

    Connie Hedegaard is up for a hearing in the European Parliament today regarding her post as European Commissioner.

  • Chaos over mandatory bankruptcy insurance
    15. jan. 2010 09:45

    Since January 1st, it has been mandatory for travel providers in Denmark to offer an insurance against bankruptcy for DKK 20. However, the new system is not in place everywhere.

  • Two Danes still missing in Haiti
    14. jan. 2010 16:08

    The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made contact with nine of the 11 Danes currently thought to be in Haiti. Two are still missing.

  • Salary insurance premiums soar
    14. jan. 2010 14:57

    The rapid rise in unemployment now means that premiums for private salary insurances could double.

  • DKK 911,572 collected for Haiti
    14. jan. 2010 14:03

    Within 24 hours of the Haiti earth quake, Danes had donated more than DKK 500.000 to Red Cross relief work in the disaster area.

  • Secret evidence in criminal cases
    14. jan. 2010 13:21

    Prosecutors are increasingly permitted to keep evidence secret in severe criminal cases involving drugs, sexual abuse, or financial crime.

  • Hospitals overspend by DKK 800 million
    14. jan. 2010 11:48

    A DR News phone inquiry to the Danish Regions reveals that the hospitals have been overspending to the tune of DKK 830 million. Budget cuts and dismissals loom ahead.

  • Day care prices soar
    14. jan. 2010 11:07

    The price for a place in day nursery or kindergarten has risen at a rate more than twice that of general prices and salaries in Denmark.

  • Clinton: As bad as the tsunami
    14. jan. 2010 10:20

    The Haiti earth quake may have taken as many lives as the tsunami which struck Asia in 2004, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

  • Discord over voluntary food system
    14. jan. 2010 09:38

    Venstre wants to leave it up to parents to decide whether their institution should take part in the new food system. But the Danish municipalities reject that idea.

  • At least three Danes missing in Haiti
    13. jan. 2010 16:19

    At least seven Danish citizens were in Haiti when the country was struck by an earth quake last night Danish time.

  • Smokers feel ostracized
    13. jan. 2010 15:32

    A recent study by the Danish Smokers' Association shows that the effect of years of anti-smoking campaigns is that smokers no longer feel like an integrated part of society.

  • Long wait for ambulances
    13. jan. 2010 14:44

    Patients that suffer terribly from illness are forced to wait as long as seven hours on assistance from the Capital Region of Denmark’s ambulance service.

  • Danish Red Cross ready to help Haiti
    13. jan. 2010 13:32

    The Danish Red Cross has a team standing by, ready to fly to Haiti when and if need be.

  • Punishable to force women to wear burkas
    13. jan. 2010 11:49

    Forcing women to cover themselves with a burka or niqab should be a punishable offense. And the two garments in question should be banned from the witness stand, and from the examination room, according to the government's burka committee.

  • Verdict casts doubt on Danish search zones
    13. jan. 2010 10:50

    The search zones implemented by Danish police in several towns and cities across Denmark over the last few years could violate the European Convention on Human Rights.

  • Minister stands by meal system
    13. jan. 2010 09:26

    The Minister for the Interior and Social Affairs calls attempts to circumvent the mandatory food system for day care institutions absurd.

  • Parliament awash in rumours of reshuffle
    12. jan. 2010 16:19

    Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and leader of Det Konservative Folkeparti, Lene Espersen, have come far in discussions of a comprehensive cabinet reshuffle.

  • Three burka-wearing women in Denmark
    12. jan. 2010 15:49

    The number of women wearing burkas in Denmark can be counted on one hand. Only three women wear burkas regularly, while between 150 and 200 women wear the Muslim garment niqab.

  • Poor protection for women on the run
    12. jan. 2010 14:06

    Women fleeing violent ex-husbands have to reapply for nondisclosure of their name and address every year. Absurd says the president of the Danish Organization of Crisis Centers for Women.

  • Denmark ahead on digital patient processing
    12. jan. 2010 13:09

    Several studies show that the Danish health sector informations system is the most efficient on the planet, and that doctors save an average of 50 minutes a day on administrative duties.

  • 14-year olds to be tried as adults
    12. jan. 2010 11:46

    Today, young people below the age of 18 can be sentenced to a maximum of eight years in prison. But the government now wants to abolish the reduced sentencing for young criminals.

  • Westergaard suspect notorious in Sweden
    12. jan. 2010 10:36

    The Somali man who attacked cartoonist Kurt Westergaard has been conspiring with some of the most notorious terrorism-affiliated extremists in Scandinavia for years.

  • Danish offensive in Afghanistan
    12. jan. 2010 09:36

    Danish soldiers have launched a major offensive in Afghanistan along with troops from the International Security Assistance Force.

  • Løkke to be grilled on COP15
    12. jan. 2010 09:14

    Socialdemokratiet is now demanding consultations with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. He is to account for the meagre result of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen.

  • Westergaard attacker charged with terrorism
    11. jan. 2010 15:39

    The 28-year old Somali man suspected in the attempted assassination of Kurt Westergaard is now being formally charged with terrorism, according to his lawyer.

  • Minister: asylum seekers hide behind children
    11. jan. 2010 15:04

    A recent study documenting psychological disorders in 20 out of 21 examined Iraqi asylum seeker children fails to make Minister for Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech (Venstre) flinch.

  • Exports disappoint economists
    11. jan. 2010 13:46

    Economists are disappointed by a 0.7 percent drop in Danish exports during the month of November.

  • V won't change post-employment benefit
    11. jan. 2010 13:20

    Venstre (V) cuts short all talk of reopening the welfare agreement and lowering the post-employment benefit.

  • Asylum children psychologically damaged
    11. jan. 2010 11:58

    Suicidal thoughts, depression, and internal voices are all part of daily life for the vast majority of Iraqi asylum seeker children in Denmark, according to a recent study.

  • No terrorism support cases against Somalis
    11. jan. 2010 10:40

    Danish authorities are aware that some of the many millions of Kroner that Somalis working in Denmark send to Somalia every year wind up in the pockets of terrorists, yet no cases have been brought before the courts.

  • More young people on disability pension
    11. jan. 2010 09:43

    The number of young people below the age of 30 who receive disability pension is growing rapidly, according to a recent study.

  • Social casualties are men
    11. jan. 2010 09:13

    The lower classes in Denmark are dominated by men, and social casualties are predominantly single men living in peripheral areas of the country, according to a recent study.