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Rwanda is ready to welcome asylum seekers from Denmark

If you enter Denmark and ask for asylum (protection from persecution, war, etc.), you can risk being sent to Rwanda to wait there while...

We are not in an energy supply crisis yet

According to the government, we are not in an energy supply crisis yet. However, we are preparing ourselves for the worst case scenario, which would...

It’s getting colder in schools, town halls, and other public buildings

The government decided to lower the temperature in public buildings to 19 degrees (usually it is 21-22 degrees) from October 1st . Exemption is made for...

Changes to the electricity tax

A majority in the Danish Parliament decided to lower the electricity tax to 68.8 øre from October 1st  until the end of the year. From the...

The headscarf debate

A commission established by the government last year to look into the situation of non-Danish women in Denmark came with a shocking proposal - to ban...