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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Tuesday

Fire services forced to return to stock exchange, young Norwegian sneaks into royal birthday, new flight to Scandinavian ski destination and more news from Denmark on Tuesday.

Published: 23 April 2024 07:56 CEST
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Tuesday
Cross country skiers in Swedish destination Sälen, which will soon be served by a direct flight from Aarhus. Photo: TT News Agency/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Fire services back at Børsen after discovery of embers 

Copenhagen’s fire services are back at the burnt-out stock exchange Børsen despite having handed the building over to police yesterday.

Embers were found in some wooden beams that connect to damaged section of the building to the intact section, meaning firefighters were called back despite the flames having been considered to be extinguished.

A group of four firefighters was put in place at 1am last night and a fresh evaluation of the situation will be made this morning, broadcaster DR reports.

Vocabulary: gløder – embers

Norwegian ‘sneaks in’ to Crown Prince Christian’s birthday

A young Norwegian with a record of identity theft and fraud managed to get into Crown Prince (then Prince) Christian’s 18th birthday in October last year, Norway’s Dagbladet newspaper writes.

The man is reported to have gained access under pretences of being a journalist. He has been arrested several times in Norway according to the report.

He can be seen in several photos of Crown Prince Christian’s birthday which were published by media in Denmark and also took a photo of himself inside Christiansborg palace, where the event was held. That photo was included in Dagbladet’s report.

Danish police intelligence service PET told Dagbladet that it considered the birthday party to have taken place “safely and securely”.

Vocabulary: at snige sig ind – to sneak in

Denmark to get 3.1 billion kroner from EU for cyber security and green transport

Denmark is to receive 3.1 billion kroner from the EU’s Recovery Fund for spending on cyber security and green technologies, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

The fund was originally established by the EU to help member states’ economies recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and is now used to meet targets related to green energy including independence from Russian gas.

Money from the fund is released to member states as they meet targets. Denmark has now fulfilled 43 of 93 targets set out in the fund.

Vocabulary: udbetaling – payment

SAS to open new route from Aarhus to ski destination

Skiing season is just about done, but if you live in East Jutland and want a quick connection for future trips then your options will be bolstered from January 2025, when SAS launches a new route from Aarhus to Scandinavian Mountains Airport.

The northern airport serves the two ski resorts Trysil and Sälen, which are in Norway and Sweden respectively. The area is a popular choice among skiing holidayers from Denmark.

In keeping with their Nordic settings, it is also possible to ride snow scooters and dog sleds at the destinations.

“This new flight route is a strong option if you want to get skiing quickly, and SAS has a strong position in the East Jutland market. This is well spotted by the airline and we expect the new route to be well received”, Aarhus Airport CEO Lotta Sandsgaard said in a press statement.

Vocabulary: hundeslæd – dog sled/dog sleigh

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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

Danish People's Party pulls out of 'energy island' agreement, three arrested after Nørrebro shooting, Kosovo ratifies prison deal, and other news from Denmark on Friday.

Published: 24 May 2024 06:54 CEST
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

Danish People’s Party pulls out of Bornholm Energy Island agreement

The Danish People’s Party has decided to withdraw from the cross-party agreement made in 2020 to set up a so-called “Energy Island” around Bornholm which would generate more than 3GW of a power, enough for 3.3m Danish households. 

“I believe that this kind of climate policy, where there is almost no limit to how many kroner in tax you can spend in the holy name of the climate, is completely irresponsible,” Morten Messerschmidt, the party’s leader, told DR.

The Danish People’s Party was one of nine parties to agree to build an enormous offshore wind farm around the island, agreeing to provide state support of 17.6bn kroner. 

The pledge to withdraw came after the party threatened to withdraw from the entire climate act if an expected CO2 tax on agriculture costs jobs.

The Climate Act is the framework for climate policy in Denmark, and key to its ambitions of cutting emissions by 70 percent by 2030.

Danish vocabulary: fuldstændig uansvarlig – completely irresponsible

Three arrested after shooting in Nørrebro

Copenhagen Police arrested three people on Thursday after two people were injured in a shooting in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

“Their role in the case is currently being investigated. We currently have no further comments on the case,” Copenhagen Police said in a post on X. “The victims of the shooting are stable and out of danger. We will continue to be massively present in the area throughout the evening, be it in terms of investigation or security.” .

Michael Andersen told the Ritzau newswire that the first report of a shooting came in at 2.53pm

Danish vocabulary: skyderi – shooting 

Social Democrats slam Danish People’s Party for fake election test 

Denmark’s Social Democrats have called on the Danish People’s Party to withdraw a mock ‘who should you vote for?’ test, which highlights unpopular policies from the government parties recommends many who take it that they should vote for the far-right party. 

The party test, an ojective looking website called “valgtest.eu”, is one of the first three results that comes up when you search for valgtest, meaning “election test” and EU. More than 30,000 people have taken the test. 

“It is problematic that the Danish People’s Party buys a domain which can deceive the Danes into thinking that it is an objective election test. I think that is dangerous in a democracy where you already struggle with misinformation,” said Christel Schaldemose, the Social Democrats’ lead candidate in the elections. 

Danish vocabulary: hjemmesiden – home page

Kosovo ratifies deal on renting prison cells to Denmark

Legislators in Kosovo on Thursday ratified an agreement signed with Denmark to rent the Scandinavian country 300 prison cells to help ease overcrowding in the kingdom’s penitentiaries.

Under the deal Kosovo will be paid around 200 million euros ($220 million) over the next decade, with the funds helping improve the government’s correctional institutions and finance renewable energy projects.

“Eighty six have supported it, seven against and there were no abstentions, and one deputy did not participate in the vote at all”, said parliamentary speaker Glauk Konjufca following the vote in the 120-strong parliament.

Denmark’s justice ministry also confirmed the approval of the agreement.

The future inmates will be sent to a prison in Gjilan town — about 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Kosovo’s capital Pristina.

The prison population in Denmark surged by nearly 20 percent since 2015 and reached more than 4,000 people by the start of 2021 — putting the occupation rate above 100 percent, according to official data.

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