Lars Løkke Rasmussen insists on being in the government and issues this warning
According to local media, following Thursday's government formation talks with Prime Minister-designate Mette Frederiksen, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, founder and leader of the Moderate Party, wants to be part of a broad coalition government led by the Social Democrats. He warned against forming a government solely with the Liberal Party (Venstre), explaining that the new government should be responsible for reforms and should include a wider range of parties, not just the Social Democrats and the Liberals (Venstre). The negotiations entered a new phase on Wednesday when Enhedslisten and Alternativ were excluded from the coalition. The neo-bourgeois Nye Borgerlige and the Danmarksdemokraterne (Blue-wing parties) will also not be joining.
Record high in cases of blood poisoning in Denmark
According to the State Serum Institute's (SSI) report on sepsis surveillance, the number of people in Denmark suffering from sepsis has risen sharply in a single year, reaching an unprecedented high. Previously, there were 2,512 cases of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis, representing a 71 TP3T increase compared to the previous year.
From 2012 to 2021 the average annual increase was 4%.
According to the report, the elderly are the group most frequently reported to have cases of sepsis, with men typically being more affected than women. For those over 80 years of age, the mortality rate from sepsis is approximately 40%.
Economic inequality among individuals in Denmark reaches a historic high
According to figures released by Statistics Denmark, such a large gap between the rich and the poor has never been measured in Denmark. The agency uses the Gini coefficient annually, a widely used measure of income inequality in a country. In 2021, it was measured at 30.2, the highest level since economic inequality was first measured in 1987, when it was 22.0. According to Statistics Denmark, the increase may be attributed to the fact that there was a large increase in people's property income, which in turn was attributed to the unusual rise in the stock market in 2021, according to Ritsaou. However, this changed this year when the stock market declined significantly.
A school in Aarhus was evacuated today due to a strange smell.
All 430 students and staff were evacuated from Skjoldhøjskolen in Tilst, Aarhus, after the school reported a strange smell, according to East Jutland Police. Investigations at the school have concluded, and police were unable to determine the cause of the strange odor. A doctor examined the students, and no one required further treatment.
Swedish prosecutors are seeking a minimum two-year prison sentence for the Danish CEO of a Swedish bank.
The Swedish prosecutor for economic crimes has requested a minimum two-year prison sentence for former Swedbank executive Begjeti Bunnesen in a Stockholm court, according to Swedish Television (SVT). The former Danish banker is accused of aggravated fraud and insider trading at the major Swedish bank, where she previously headed operations in the Baltic states. Her trial is currently in its seventh and final week. Prosecutors believe Bunnesen informed some bank owners that an investigation was underway, which subsequently led to a significant drop in the bank's share price. She also faces charges of disseminating misleading information about Swedbank's procedures for preventing, detecting, and reporting suspected money laundering in its Estonian operations. Bunnesen has denied the charges throughout the trial, while the evidence is based on several internal reports and interviews with various media outlets, according to the Danish news agency Ritzau.
Journalists at Jyllands-Posten stop working due to a dispute with management.
Journalists at the Jyllands-Posten newspaper went on strike today because they feel management is unwilling to engage in genuine negotiations regarding cost-cutting measures. On November 16th, 15 employees were laid off due to rising paper and distribution costs. Since then, management has been negotiating with store managers on how to implement the cuts, but no progress has been made. This has led to the strike by Jyllands-Posten staff, and a new meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning. It's worth noting that last week, the editorial staff at the Ekstra Bladet newspaper also went on strike for two days.
