Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
First Taco Bell set to open first restaurant in Denmark, new fees on Mærsk containers, and other news from Denmark on Friday.
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A small guide (in English) to exploring one of central Copenhagen’s hidden streets
A new pocket guide to Nansensgade brings together recommendations from local residents and business owners, while offering visitors discounts and small treats at participating shops.
Avisen Danmark
The government wants to examine whether municipal tax from citizens should, to a greater extent, go to holiday home municipalities. An expert doubts that it will provide a clear economic boost.
Politiken
For the third year in a row, the EU Commission is pressing Denmark to strengthen the Danish legal aid scheme, which is intended to ensure citizens with low incomes access to legal assistance and legal certainty.
Kristeligt Dagblad
The population is dissatisfied with today’s way of building. It creates boring people, a critic believes. But an architect believes that a shift may be on the way.
Jyllands-Posten
In 2009, major political plans were made to move millions of tons of freight from trucks to trains. This was intended to both make transport greener and create more space on the roads. Now, new figures show that those ambitions have failed.
Information
Does democracy come from Christianity? Whitewashers ignore how the churches have opposed freedom and democracy for 1,700 years, writes Professor Frederik Stjernfelt in an essay.
Ekstra Bladet
Read about the Danish billionaires from Ekstra Bladet’s podcast “De Rigeste”, and see their creative and extremely expensive purchases, ranging from a tank to a royal yacht and a private aircraft hangar.
Børsen
Fed chief Kevin Warsh has repeatedly emphasized that inflation in the US is too high and must be fought. But why then does he not raise interest rates? According to economists, he risks that investors call his rhetoric a bluff.
Berlingske
Danes are convinced that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses. But two leading experts have an uplifting message, and they encourage welcoming the new technology with open arms.
Politiken: Red Card for FIFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell parts of the World Cup for 27 billion faces harsh criticism and threats of a boycott from UEFA and DBU. Football has become “big business” at the expense of the sport. To preserve the soul of the game, we must support and engage in the local and lower […]
Kristeligt Dagblad: Islamists mix everything together
One does not have to be against Pride demonstrations just because one was against the Quran burnings that spread a few years ago. The fact that Islamists get angry about both and cannot distinguish between them should not determine how we in our democratic society can discuss the topics.
Jyllands-Posten: The Paper Circus is coming to the country
The EU’s new packaging regulation hits companies with an expensive documentation circus. Although the green intention is good, Europe is drowning in bureaucracy rather than real action. This weakens competitiveness when efforts are spent on case files rather than innovation, customers, and machines.
Person hit by train at Gentofte Station affects trains
On Thursday afternoon, a person was hit by an S-train near Gentofte Station. According to the North Zealand Police, who received the report at 1:23 p.m., the collision occurred 200 meters northwest of the station around Ermelundsvej. The police cannot currently comment on the person’s condition or the detailed circumst…
Two injured in Copenhagen apartment building fire
At least two people have been injured as a result of a building fire at Vesterbrogade 163 in Copenhagen on Thursday afternoon. According to Nicolai Ullits, duty officer with the Copenhagen Police, the police cannot currently report the severity of their injuries. Police and the fire service are present at the scene, wh…
Crete wildfire: 2 firefighters dead, 8,000 evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters are fighting a massive wildfire on the Greek island of Crete. Overnight, around 8,000 people were evacuated from the town of Agia Galini as the fire came within a kilometer of the town. Two firefighters have died during extinguishing work on Crete, and a third firefighter died while fighting a…
EU sends billions to Ukraine for missiles and jets
According to the European Commission, the EU has paid out 3.47 billion euros to Ukraine to be used for purchasing drones, missiles, air defense, and fighter jets. This disbursement is part of a 90-billion-euro loan approved by the EU earlier this year and officially adopted by EU countries on April 23. The money from t…
Danish expression of the day: en hård nyser
Mastering the Danish language can sometimes feel like a bit of a "hård nyser". However, expressions like this one will make you look like a pro to Danes.
Your essential guide to Denmark's cycling rules and etiquette
Denmark, and in particular Copenhagen, is famous for it's bike culture, and some foreigners are understandably eager to give the country's exceptional biking infrastructure a try. Before you jump on a bike, make sure you're aware of Danish biking etiquette, to avoid conflict with Danish cyclists.
Why Europe won't get any new Canadair water bombers any time soon
As firefighters struggle to contain some of the worst European wildfires in living memory with reduced numbers of aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
Odense-Fredericia regional trains resume Friday
From Friday morning at 04:00, regional trains will run again between Odense and Fredericia following track work. Since June 9, replacement buses have operated on the stretch, causing significantly extended travel times for passengers. Acute problems with overhead lines briefly canceled InterCityLyn and EuroCity trains,…
Police shoot after attempt to ram police in Taastrup
On Thursday, police fired shots after a van attempted to run over two police officers on Taastrup Hovedgade. No one was hit. Prior to the shooting, police had pursued the van, which was wanted as stolen. After police fired shots, the van crashed, and the driver fled on foot. He is apparently unharmed, wearing a […]
Germany records almost 10,000 heat deaths this year
According to the German national health institute, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), nearly 10,000 people have died from heat-related causes in Germany this year, marking the highest number since 2016. Specifically, an estimated 9,800 deaths up to July 19 are related to heat. Large parts of Europe have been exposed to e…
Mystery object over Poland: suspected Russian missile
According to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a flying object registered on radars in Poland overnight into Thursday appears to have been a Russian missile, with all indications pointing to a Kh-101 ballistic missile. On Thursday morning, Polish authorities reported that an unidentified craft had flown west through P…
Danish Originals, S12E3: Karen Hansen
Los Angeles-based Danish bakery owner and head baker Karen Hansen recalls her journey arriving in LA in 1977 as an au pair to her current venture with the beloved local favorite, Copenhagen Pastry.
The majority of Danish technical companies would hire the right candidate despite a criminal record
A survey found that the maojority of companies consider a candidate's skills and motivation to be more important than whether they have a criminal record.
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Record number of brain trauma cases, Denmark’s only gorilla troop has had a baby, and other news from Denmark on Thursday.
Avisen Danmark
According to Radio IIII, drone guns were rushed to the airport in Karup when authorities in September 2025 hurriedly had to secure Danish airspace against possible drones. It cost an extra 1.2 million kroner that the purchase took place at express speed.
Politiken
When the relationship goes from digital to physical, 32 percent of women in a poll from Megafon experience that their boundaries are violated. Experts believe that pressure of expectations and a lack of knowledge about dating apps may be to blame.
Kristeligt Dagblad
German Chancellor Merz’s government has come under fire for a healthcare reform that will force people to go to the doctor on their first sick day. The reforms are painful, but are meant to save the country from an existential crisis.
Jyllands-Posten
Ringkøbing-Skjern has hired an employee for 30 hours a week to attract German labor. The initiative is necessary if the municipality is not to “die out,” believes chief of staff Thomas Andersen. Nationally, every eighth job is now filled by an employee from abroad.
Information
The 70 men and three women from “Brandkolonne Øst”, who are deployed in Correns in southeastern France, are fighting around the clock against a so-called fire whirl, which since July 21 has consumed 4,500 hectares of scrub forest and 31 houses.
Ekstra Bladet
Freedom of information requests reveal how employees at Retten i Odense and Horsens are threatened, stalked, feel unsafe, and have to flee from meetings with citizens who are “known to carry a knife and bat.”
Børsen
Sharp price drops in the pork market in Europe can already be seen in the grocery trade, according to corporate groups. However, a senior advisor believes that these are sluggish price drops for consumers.
Berlingske
Despite major ambitions, the SVM government never succeeded in cutting state bureaucracy, which instead grew. The blue parties fear the development due to a lack of ambition in the new government platform. Finance Minister Peter Hummelgaard (S) rejects the criticism.
Politiken: The Road to Freedom
Parole benefits not only the convicted, but society as a whole, if the convicted person is resocialised. Therefore, the task for the Minister of Justice should be to ensure that the current law and its intentions are observed. Put it at the top of the to-do list, Nicolai Wammen.
Kristeligt Dagblad: Europe Needs a Strong Germany
Germany, once Europe’s industrial powerhouse, is struggling to get into gear. And this is ominous for the entire EU, not least Denmark. Germany should do more to adapt to a new economic and political reality.
Jyllands-Posten: Infantino wants to sell out even more
With the latest proposal from the FIFA boss, another unfathomable step is being taken towards commercialism’s final victory over sport. A shameless exploitation of the commercial potential will make those in power and financiers – and Infantino himself – even richer. It is disgusting – and frightening.
JydskeVestkysten: Let’s call a spade a spade
Sorry, but we are not quite finished talking about the terrorist attack on the pride event in Berlin last Saturday. Islamist terror is a problem. It does not become smaller by claiming otherwise. On the contrary. It is best to call a spade a spade, so we know what we have to fight.
Police find stolen 100,000 DKK Pokémon cards on assault suspects
Three men aged 25, 27, and 30 were arrested and remanded in custody on Tuesday for a severe assault committed in Østerbro two weeks ago. On July 14, a 23-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the upper body and buttock with a knife. The victim was reported out of danger, and the three men, […]
Record brain injuries from falls at Rigshospitalet
This summer, Rigshospitalet experienced a record high number of patients with severe brain injuries after falling from bicycles, e-bikes, electric scooters, or skateboards. Doctor and professor Kirsten Møller reported seeing 10 to 15 cases of severe traumatic brain injuries from helmetless falls this year, compared to…
EU sports chief slams FIFA plan: This isn’t baseball
EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef has distanced himself from FIFA’s plan to create a commercial company to sell shares of its tournaments to external investors. FIFA aims to raise 27.6 billion DKK to reinvest in football, a plan requiring majority support from its member countries. Micallef criticized the “relentle…
Danish word of the day: Snask
If you like Danish pastries, this word is a good one to add to your repertoire.
What's up with Copenhagen apartments' minuscule bathrooms?
Have you ever wondered what’s up with those tiny bathrooms in old Copenhagen apartments? Keep reading to learn about the history behind them.
What I learned from dealing with Copenhagen's crazy rental market
Our writer, Emma Pouncey, recounts how she has dealt with the Copenhagen's crazy rental market over the years and gives tips on how to secure a home in the capital city.
Police investigate report of rape at school on Funen
Late Tuesday evening, Funen Police received a report of a rape committed against a young woman at Glavendrupskolen in Søndersø. According to the report, the rape occurred between 21:00 and 23:00. In connection with the case, police are searching for two men who drove in a red-orange car near the school area. One man is…
FIFA to sell shares in new firm to private investors
The International Football Association (FIFA) is working to create an independent commercial company named FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). According to Reuters, the new company will handle the commercial side of FIFA’s tournaments, such as sponsorship deals, tickets, and TV rights. FIFA expects a valuation of $20 billio…
Venezuela summons Iran envoy over controversial remark
On Tuesday, Venezuela summoned Iran’s ambassador to present a protest note against statements described by Venezuela as derogatory and inappropriate regarding its institutions and authorities. A video shared on social media appears to show Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stating that Iran “is not Venezuela” whe…
Russia accuses Telegram founder of facilitating terror
Russia has issued an international arrest warrant for Telegram’s Russian-born founder, Pavel Durov, charging him with facilitating terrorism. According to Russian authorities, Telegram failed to remove material used by Ukrainian special forces and extremist organizations to prepare sabotage, terror, and mass murder in…
Japan’s population under 120M for 1st time since 1984
For the first time in 42 years, Japan’s population is under 120 million, according to figures from the country’s government, news agency AFP writes. At the beginning of the year, 119,736,483 people lived in Japan, representing a 0.76 percent decrease compared to last year. Falling birth rates are the primary reason why…