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F YOU THOUGHT you’d seen the worst this city could offer in terms of construction work following the completion of the City Ring Metro – the single biggest project since the 17th century – then think again. It’s about to get dusty, and many of us won’t even be alive to appreciate the spoils!

Monster truck city TAKE LYNETTEHOLM, the proposed artificial island in Copenhagen Harbour. COWI estimates it will involve 720 truck journeys

through Copenhagen every working day for 30 years, as close to 80 million tonnes of soil are transported. The completion date of the project is 2070! Metro to Malmö BY THAT time the Øresund Metro, a 22.21 billion kroner ‘vision’ of Copenhagen mayor Frank Jensen, could be celebrating its 35th anniversary. The line promises to cut the journey time from Copenhagen to Malmö from 38 to 23 minutes, putting 2.3 million people in Denmark within an hour of Sweden – up from 1.5 million. And once the Fehmarn Belt Link is built, it will help further reduce travelling times across northern Europe.

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DID DENMARK have its first snow on November 5? According to a TV2 report, it fell in north Zealand, although there was no photographic evidence. “Car windows and lawns were stained white – a warning winter is coming,” it noted, before asking hopefully: “Do you have pictures of the snowy weather?”

TOMAS Anker Christensen, the current Danish ambassador to Egypt, has been appointed Denmark's 'climate ambassador'. Before taking over the position officially from February 1, Christensen will first work to realise Denmark’s goals of sustainability in both local and foreign development at the upcoming COP25 climate summit, which starts in Madrid on December 2.

From first to fourth THE DANES are the fourth best non-native speakers of English in the world, according to the latest EF English Proficiency Index rankings. Since topping the rankings in 2014, they have been steadily slipping, and now the Norwegians have crept ahead of them. At the top, the Dutch have displaced the Swedes, with Singapore completing the top five. France, Spain and Italy all fared badly.

One of the healthiest COPENHAGEN is the fourth healthiest city in the world, according to an analysis by The Wellbeing Index. Reykjavik, Helsinki and Oslo led the way with Stockholm eighth to maintain a Nordic dominance. Copenhagen scored well for CO2 Emissions, Green Spaces and Low Crime Rates.

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ONLINE THIS WEEK COPENHAGEN Municipality's Technology and Environment Committee has stared processing the initial report regarding the housing construction project at Stejlepladsen in the city district of Sydhavn – a plan that has moved forward without consulting local residents. The behind-closed-doors decision has been met with local protests.

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Trendy district campaign A NEW VISITDENMARK campaign is encouraging more young foreign tourists to visit Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerbro and Frederiksberg. They are particularly targeting young urban professionals, aged 25-35, from Sweden, Norway, the UK, France and Italy. Thirty-second ads showing the perspectives of locals are doing the rounds via the likes of SAS.

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INCE ITS opening on September 29, the new City Ring Metro line has been a success, with 4.1 million passengers using it during its first month. With an operational stability of 97.5 percent – compared to 99.3 percent for the M1 and M2 lines over the same period – the line is “off to a good start”, according to Henrik Plougmann Olsen, the head of Metroselskabet.

Testing the M4 LOOKING ahead, the Metro will be carrying out grinding work to reduce noise volumes on the City Ring line, as well as testing the M4 City Ring Nordhavn line, which will link

But Mum isn’t blaming the ludicrous horse business. No! The state’s to blame for being too trusting JADE EMERSON HEBBERT

LILLE Kongensgade, which runs parallel with Strøget before it reaches Kongens Nytorv, has been closed off to car traffic due to the construction of the City Ring Metro. And now politicians at City Hall are confident they can keep the road permanently car-free.

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Behind with the books IT ALL started when her parents, both invalids, moved in during the mid-1990s and the Nielsens bought a house they couldn’t afford. Hubby detected a rat in 1997, but Nielsen continued after assuring him she would stop. Eight years later, his death gave her the perfect cover story: life insurance! And it was all made so easy by a system that was six to eight years behind with its audits. Take a bow, the Socialstyrelsen health board! Good for horsemeat ACCORDING to Nielsen, nothing is left. While 60.2 million kroner was spent in Denmark – she made 2,040 withdrawals between 1997 and 2018! – some 48.3 million left the country.

Assessing youth needs RADIKALE leader Morten Østergaard recently toured part of Indre Nørrebro to assess the conditions faced by youths vulnerable to gang-related crime and violence. Østergaard intends to use his findings to earmark more funds for the youths in next year's budget.

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Copenhagen Central to Nordhavn and open in the spring of 2020. Meanwhile, the M1 and M2 lines set a new record in October with 6.3 million passengers.

FREIGHT and bus traffic increased across the Øresund Bridge over the first nine months of 2019, but the number of cars declined by 0.8 percent. Nevertheless, the bridge saw an increase of 16 million kroner in its operating profit.

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WIDOWED mother trying to provide a better life for her grieving children sounds like a good start to any week-night family drama. Add an embezzled 117 million kroner, a badly-run horse business in Germany, a manhunt in South Africa, a tough childhood and a failed system, and you end up with ‘Danish Crime Story: The Britta Nielsen Trial’. On Tuesday, she finally took the stand, where she blamed the grief of losing her husband, the spiralling cost of her investments, a compelling addiction, and the state for making it too easy.

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PLANS to redevelop the Bispeengbuen Arch, which straddles Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, have been suspended by ten years by Vejdirektoratet. The former VLAK government had promised a third of the 940 million kroner funding for plans that included demolishing the bridge and redirecting traffic to a tunnel.

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Most of it funded the horse-related businesses of her daughter Samina Hayat. None of the companies’ assets – mainly horses for studding purposes – are of much value anymore. All three of her children are charged with gross robbery, although they are only accused of helping Nielsen to spend it, not steal it. If her children are prosecuted, their case will go to court next March. Their mother’s trial resumes at 09:00 on November 22.

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Copenhagen City Hall speaks up: we need you to stay! SOMA BIRÓ

UITE A few people had already gathered by the time I arrived at Copenhagen City Hall. I asked Dorthe, a municipality employee, if the mayor’s assistant was nearby – I was supposed to meet her first so she could take me to Cecilia Lonning-Skovgard, the employment and integration mayor. “She isn’t here yet” Dorthe told me. Then, the woman standing between us turned to

me, laughed, and said: “You can also ask me, in Danish, you know”. She’s from America, and I heard her speak English in the hallway before. “Oh, okay, I didn’t know you speak Danish… but yeah, I know, I’m also pissed off when Danes assume I can’t speak the language,” I replied. Though I’m truly only pissed off when they switch to English after I already started the conversation in Danish, making it absolutely clear that, though I have an accent, I speak the language. Expats galore I WENT further into the room – it was filled with graduates startups that they grow to a certain size and they find that they cannot find the talent required and they move to the US. That’s really just a tragic waste.

CECILIA LONNING-SKOVGAARD:

A Venstre politician, she's the Mayor of Employment and Integration in Copenhagen. Formerly an employee of the HR department of Ørsted, she holds a master's degree from both Aarhus University and Harvard What do you hope Denmark will gain from this initiative? Danish companies are facing a skill shortage and that’s especially true for companies in the Copenhagen region. Every day we hear stories about companies failing to fill positions. We really hope to be able to provide some of the educated workforce which is currently in short supply and high demand. For Denmark at large, ensuring that companies have access to the right skills means that they’ll be able to sustain society as we know it today, thus providing for the welfare that all Danes recognise and appreciate. We’ve seen with a number of

What are some of the difficulties people face coming here – are these addressed in the program? In terms of entering the job market, I think you can point to three challenges: the fact that networking accounts for a huge proportion of recruitment. So many jobs are not being advertised, and even if they’re advertised they’re still being filled with people who know someone who know someone. Another one is understanding and taking part in Danish work culture – what’s the importance of the Friday breakfast meeting, what is a Christmas lunch, why is it important to do the DHL relay, and so on and so forth. Thirdly, for the large companies who see themselves as global companies, English is absolutely fine as the language you work with, but if you move three steps down the ladder to the medium-sized companies, they will, to a large extent, rely on Danish as their working language. For some it is a barrier that a potential employee only speaks English – so how can you mount that barrier? How do you navigate around that obstacle?

of a course that aims to retain bright expats in Denmark. They are relatively new to the country and the experience of being a foreigner here. But they are smart and they possess skills that Danish companies want. This is why Lonning-Skovgaard supports the Greater Copenhagen Career Program (GCCP), which aims to equip students (and recent graduates) with knowledge necessary to find and fill jobs in the Danish labour market. I asked her about the program, the difficulties faced by internationals in Copenhagen and about government initiatives that seem to counter efforts like GCCP. Obviously the program encourages students to work on their Danish skills, but we also addressed this issue: what to do if you knock on the door of a small or medium-sized Danish enterprise, you only speak English and you have to convey your commitment towards making it work after all. There’s also the emotional side of the deal: the fact that Danes are sort of caught up in their own lives, have their own circle of friends and are not necessarily very open towards new friendships. Danes pretty much go to work, go home and work a bit in the evening – they don’t work until 6-7 o’clock and go to the bar afterwards. In that sense, meeting Danes and getting to know them properly is a challenge that one could encounter. What is your view on expats (refugees exempt) now being required to pay for Danish language courses? I think it is an obstacle for what we’re trying to achieve. I think it makes sense to ask professional expats to pay for their Danish education. But I’m in dialogue with my party’s members at Christiansborg about this, as it seems like we forgot the body of international students who don’t have the same means to pay for

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The six-month program helps students (and recent graduates) with CVs, LinkedIn profiles, networking and navigating the Danish job portals. It also offers job matchmaking activities with companies, a personal mentor, and lessons on the work culture and workers’ rights in Denmark. Among the companies it interacts with are Novo Nordisk and Ørsted.

this education and for whom it can be a crucial factor in getting a job in Denmark to have an adequate knowledge of Danish. It’s expensive. But for now, no progress is being made. It’s something that we will try to push forward and see if there could be some room for negotiation. What do you think people take away from this course? An understanding of the value of networks, as well as some practical tools. What do you do? You set up a LinkedIn account and you try to invite the people you know. How do you work to get a foot in the door of Danish companies – perhaps apply for a part time job, working two to three days a week, a couple of hours every afternoon. You can use your MA thesis to connect with a company, do fieldwork for them, and so on. Getting out there, expanding your network, getting references. These would be some of the key takeaways. Is enough being done to attract internationals and make them feel welcome while they’re here? I think a lot of things are done but you have obstacles coming from two different sides of the political spectrum. From the far right, you have various regula-

tions being passed with a high degree of symbolic value, which send a signal that Denmark isn’t really open to foreigners. On the left, very much fuelled by the labour associations, you have requirements such as the ‘beløbsgrænse’ – the minimum monthly salary one has to earn to be allowed to stay in Denmark – which is set up too high [426,985 kroner]. Not long ago, the government cut seats allocated to international students on English language courses. What’s your take on this? This works against our goals as well. It’s all a matter of striking the right balance. We did, to some extent, see a pattern where a lot of the really bright students who completed degrees that companies very much need – within engineering, economics, finance and so on – left immediately. I think that more programs like GCCP would be great. And, rather than just cutting the number of seats, they could have looked even further at where the skill shortages are right now and cut according to that. Are these programs enough to counter the trend that many expats don’t feel welcome in Denmark?

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It’s tricky. I spent 15 years in HR before becoming a mayor, and expats very seldom told me they didn’t feel welcome. They always raved about how great the international schools are: we have the European school, we have kindergartens offering English communication all day and so on. In general, they liked Copenhagen, they liked being here, their kids liked it, they could bike here and they felt safe in the city. I never really heard them not feeling welcome. I think there’s a group of professionals who, I would claim, definitely feel welcome here. And then there is a different group. Maybe the ones who experience this hidden resentment towards certain groups in society: people with non-ethnic backgrounds. This makes them feel unwelcome. Obviously there was a huge debate back in 2015 when we had the influx of Syrian refugees, but even that was turned down later on – very much so. You can definitely have a discussion about the tone of voice within Danish society and its political debate, asking how tough our immigration policy should be. But does your average American engineer, who has worked for Ørsted for three years, really feel hit by that? I don’t think so. In your opinion, is it difficult to bring and keep qualified people here? The fact that a large part of the process is digitised and that a lot of the paperwork is now in English, and so on, definitely makes things easier. But yes, if you go out to any big Danish company and talk to their HR and mobility department, they would say: “Yes, it’s still cumbersome – especially if you’re talking about getting expats outside the EU or expats with spouses from third world countries.” Some of the things companies would like to change are: more flexible regulation of expat taxation, easier administration of expat pension schemes, and English-language options for all content at borger. dk and skat.dk.

DONALD GOFF MOLINA III:

Puerto Rican expat with five years of professional experience in the US and a master's in business administration from CBS What did you gain from the Greater Copenhagen Career Program? Tangible tools that I could put to use quickly and with which I could fail quickly and troubleshoot, instead of accumulating a vast amount of tools without testing them out – as they do in some other programs. My mentor was an HR person, Jens. This was very helpful: the fact that I had somebody who understands what Danish companies look for and how they evaluate cover letters and CVs. This puts me in a great position to meet those expectations.

MARGARITA GENOVA:

Bulgarian master's student at DTU with a BA in software development How did the Greater Copenhagen Career Program work out for you? I didn’t choose my mentor, but I really liked that they matched me with someone international: a Japanese man named Naoya Segawa. He also participated in this program – in 2016, I think. So he knows how things work. I could message him and he would answer me straightaway. Before the interview for my current job, I

One aspect that he highlighted is providing an additional dimension that you can market. My level of energy, for example, is hard to convey on paper. He told me that if there is a means for you to engage outside of a cover letter, then definitely pursue that. All of this has helped me to apply for positions and getthrough to the next round. What did you learn about job seeking in Denmark and Danish work culture? Danish companies are really into your skills and your capabilities, but they’re more into what the fit is: how you connect with the rest of the team and the synergies that creates when you are plopped into the team, like a piece of Lego that connects to the structure if it’s the right piece and contributes to the overall whole. There are a lot of valid tools they use to assess the individual. You have personality tests like the Garuda test or the Whole Brain model. They frame you in terms of your preferences. My Whole Brain model goes more to the blue zone, which means rational, numcalled him on Skype and we went through questions they might ask. He told me to be confident in what I’m saying because they can feel if you’re nervous and might think, for example, that I’m not being entirely truthful. My mentor also suggested I should use bullet points in my CV and only elaborate on the details if they ask during the interview. I learned how to express myself more clearly and how to intrigue people without telling them the whole story so they’ll invite me in for more. I also learned about job portals – since I’m studying at DTU, I only knew DTU Job Bank before the program. I now also know about different graduate programs that companies offer students who just finished their master's degree. After rewriting my CV two times during GCCP, I got invited to several different interviews and eventually got my current job as a front-end user experience designer at

ber-driven, quantifiable, so if you were to address me I would need to have that information validated and backed up by numbers or some solid evidence to sustain your argument. But these tests are complemented by a discussion. Which is good because I also like to keep things informal and colloquial and this is a disjunctive regarding my Whole Brain model. Jens suggested that, on many occasions, you need to downplay your CV. Otherwise you’ll give the impression that you are not humble, that you’re a bit cocky, and that you’re overqualified. Whereas in the US and Latin American professional environments, you always want to highlight you’re the best and that you have a lot of competencies. Can you imagine settling here? Yes. The fact that you don’t have to worry much about things like education or healthcare allows you to focus on other things. But three years ago I would have said no – there is a high level of complacency that comes with the Danish system. People have it relatively easy.

the startup Monsenso, which provides mobile solutions for mental health patients. What are some cultural difference you could highlight between Bulgaria and Denmark? People here are happy if you tell them you don’t like something in the way they do things, and they will take it as constructive criticism that they can use to improve themselves. You don’t have to worry what they’ll think about you as a consequence. But the weirdest thing for me here was keeping it unofficial in, like, everything. For example, in my country, when you write an email, you have to use formal words such as ‘dear’, ‘please’ and ‘would you’. Here, students don’t even call their professor by their last name. That was really weird for me at the beginning, but now I think it’s actually cool. You feel like the person you’re talking to is a friend and, as a result, you feel

Do you feel welcome in Denmark? My answer is more inclined towards no. For me, welcoming means high levels of interaction, like “I care for you!” My frame of reference for being welcomed is a sense of community, and there’s really not a community here that I can relate to. One of the trade-offs of having a very individualistic and autonomous society is that you become individualistic and autonomous. Where I’m from, everybody talks to everybody – you say hi and good morning in the supermarket. Here, you’re odd if you try to interact with people. It feels a bit distant and cold. Yet when you engage people and take that step, that unconventional step, people will take it positively. Were there any downsides of the program? The amount of one-on-one coaching we got was not a certainty and more based on an agreement between my mentor and myself – that he could commit that time. But it wasn’t a given. If suddenly your mentor had a kid or they had to travel and could not be there, you didn’t get as much attention. more comfortable asking them about anything, and they’ll be like, “Yes, sure, I’ll help you, I’ll tell you more about the subject.” Do you feel welcome here? Sometimes I don’t. It differs from Dane to Dane. I feel more welcome by Danes who have lived abroad and have some international connections and thus are already open to foreigners. But overall I do. When I first came here and had to go through the initial processes of getting a CPR and opening a bank account, everybody was really helpful. They talked in English and they didn’t look down on me because I wasn’t able to speak Danish. “Jeg kan snakke dansk nu, men jeg er nervøs fordi udtalelsen er svær.” I've been learning it for a little over a year. You speak pretty well! Thank you – it’s just that the pronunciation is difficult. But I understand what people are saying for the most part.

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ONLINE THIS WEEK More transgender kids ACCORDING to Sexologisk Klinik, nearly 500 potentially transgender children have been referred by their doctors for special treatment since 2015 – including 134 this year. Three-quarters are girls who want to become boys. The youngest was just four years old. In 2014, just four were referred. In 2016, the Sundhedsstyrelsen health body ruled that 11-year-olds are eligible for hormone treatment.

Wolf zone expanded THE ENVIRONMENT minister, Lea Wermelin, has helped establish another wolf zone – this time 570 sq km in size, extending southwest of Silkeborg in Jutland. Farmers in the zone can apply for a 100 percent grant (up from 80) to erect wolf-proof fences to protect their livestock, while the ministry has also ushered in a pilot project involving guard dogs.

Freddy over Mary MOTORISTS prefer Frederik to Mary – or at least in Frederikssund where the new 1.7 billion kroner Crown Princess Mary's Bridge, a toll option, is failing to hit traffic targets since its opening on September 30. Motorists are sticking to what they know with Kronprins Frederiks Bro, a free option down the road.

Cube master at work A 26-YEAR-OLD contestant on 'Denmark har talent' has set a new mark for solving the most Pyraminx cubes underwater. Oscar Roth Andersen managed 14 before coming up for breath after 163 seconds underwater – beating the previous record of nine.

Bizarre balloon first THE MEDIA announced a record after Leon Kofoed from Amager climbed a 50-metre rope dangling from a hot air balloon at a height of at least one kilometre, but nobody seems to know which one he has broken.

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Anti-Semites leave ugly stain on country Hundreds of Jews targeted with hate crimes to mark the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, a Nazi pogrom in Germany

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HERE WERE no official plans to mark the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass – a pogrom against Jews living in Germany carried out by the Nazis – but somewhere lurking in the belly of Denmark plans were afoot to commemorate the event for all the wrong reasons.

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crimes were reported in 2018, and 446 in 2017, but the police fear these numbers do not match a reality that could be much worse and that people often refrain from reporting because they have doubts about whether what they experienced is illegal. A new campaign has been launched to remind people that hate crimes are illegal and that it is important to report them. It clarifies what constitutes a hate crime: namely violence, vandalism, threats or utterances based on the person's beliefs, ethnicity, skin colour, sexuality or gender identity. Halima El Abassi from the Council of Ethnic Minorities believes the biggest obstacle to people reporting hate crimes is the perception that the claims are not taken seriously enough, even though the legality issue once stopped her from reporting one. When she was 12 she was stopped by a man, who lifted her scarf, pushed her and spat on her. However, when she told her family, they did not know those acts were illegal.

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AARHUS has been voted one of the world’s most attractive emerging travel destinations for 2020 by Travel Lemming. In related news, Aarhus Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard reckons the city’s population of 350,000 could easily rise by 100,000 without too much bother, and the city’s light rail is in disarray due to ineffective ice removal equipment. A solution is expected to arrive in January.

THE TAX minister, Morten Bødskov, has ruled out a pay increase for ministers – in part to address a universal 5 percent cut introduced in 2010 as a result of the financial crisis. In related news, MP pensions are under scrutiny in light of their heavy cost. Last year, 57.6 million kroner was paid in pensions to 390 former members of Parliament and their spouses and children.

EVERY third woman and every fourth man in Denmark confesses to having a “bad or non-existent” sex life, according to a survey by Project Sexus. For women, the main issues are difficulty having an orgasm (12 percent), vaginal dryness (9 percent) and pain during sex (5 percent), while men tend to blame premature ejaculation (10 percent) and erectile dysfunction (7 percent).

At least six cities NEWS STARTED to filter through to the Jewish community on Saturday and Sunday that dozens of Anti-Semitic acts had been conducted in the Jutland cities of Randers, Vallensbæk, Silkeborg, Aarhus and Aalborg, the capital Copenhagen, and further afield in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg and Stockholm. Randers in northeast Denmark was worse hit. At its Østre Cemetery, over 80 Jewish headstones were desecrated – mostly daubed in green paint. The attacks would appear to be co-ordinated, as many addresses have been targeted with Stars of David – the sign used by the Nazis to signal out Jewish households and businesses – either badly painted in black paint or on stickers. In one case, at the home of a Jewish resident in the western suburbs of Copenhagen, Nord-

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front's logo has been placed next to a Star of David. Nordfront is a fast-growing, Nordic-wide organisation with similar views to the Nazis. Widespread solidarity ELLA AND Henrik Chievitz in Silkeborg awoke on Saturday to a Star of David sticker on their mailbox with the word “Jude” written on it. “It brought back memories of Germany in the 1930s,” Henrik Chievitz told DR. “I was truly and deeply saddened. I thought the world had become wiser since 1945.” Since the vandalism, flowers have started arriving at the Chievitz household from the local community. The country-wide vandalism has been swiftly condemned by church leaders, community leaders and politicians, with PM Mette Frederiksen calling the vandalism “both an attack on Danish Jews and all of us”.

A MUSLIM man has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for threatening to behead the queen of Denmark and the entire Royal Family, as well as threatening the Swedish king and Stram Kurs leader Rasmus Paludan. Scared that the man’s use of cannabis had made him psychotic, his wife reported him to the police after he posted his threats on Facebook.

Possible plane price snip A RECENT deal struck by Lockheed Martin, which sold Denmark its new fighter planes, bodes well for future purchases, as it knocked 12.8 percent off the going rate in a deal with the US Department of Defense. The reduction will help offset associated costs in Denmark that were higher than anticipated.

The truffle queen A DOG FROM near Viborg in east Jutland recently found six truffles in just 30 minutes in a forest near Aarhus. Asti, who underwent 400 hours of training, is a relative novice that only started this autumn. The truffles are seriously expensive, so that has to be a lifetime’s worth of Pedigree Chum.

New party launched MP SIMON Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille and ex-minister Christina Egelund, two former prominent members of Liberal Alliance, have launched a new political party. Fremad will be a left-leaning liberal-value party that stands for more judicial security, fair immigration policy and stronger European engagement.

Zealand overtakes Jutland THERE are now more people living in Zealand than Jutland, according to Danmarks Statistik. With a population of 2,646,379, Zealand has moved over 4,000 ahead thanks to an injection of 190,000 over the last decade, during which time Copenhagen Municipality has added 106,000.

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RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin observed that Denmark has been “a responsible player in the international debate” following its approval of the Nord Stream 2, a 1,230 km gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, passing through its territory. The US was disappointed, with Donald Trump claiming German dependence on the gas would make it "Russia's hostage".

DANISH-PALESTINIAN jihadist Ahmad Salem el-Haj was arrested at Copenhagen Airport on Monday after arriving from Turkey, where he had been serving a four-year sentence for joining IS, despite the government’s best efforts to bar the return of all foreign fighters and to strip them of their citizenship. He has been charged with counts relating to terrorism and inciting crime.

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Iceland document freeze

DENMARK, Norway and Iceland have agreed to sign a new border agreement that will mean an expansion of the Danish Commonwealth. It expands the Faroese continental shelf by a further 27,000 sq km. In related news, PM Mette Frederiksen and her Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven are working together to strengthen border security between the two nations.

ICELAND has asked for the return of the remainder of a 3,000-piece collection of medieval documents, which UNESCO describes as "the single most important collection of early Scandinavian manuscripts in existence", given to the University of Copenhagen in 1730. Half the documents were returned between 1971 and 1997, but academics fear their access would be limited.

Wrongly imprisoned

Sentenced to death

A DANISH woman is among 48 people who were wrongly imprisoned for crimes in connection with their receipt of social benefits in Norway. It turns out the authorities, which have apologised, had been misinterpreting EU rules on social benefits since 2012. The woman in question served eight months and was fined 650,000 kroner for "gross fraud" and "false explanation".

MOROCCO has handed death sentences to the four men found guilty of murdering Danish backpacker Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and her Norwegian co-traveller Maren Ueland in December 2018. Morocco has not executed anyone since 1993, and the sentence has been appealed. A further 20 men will serve time in prison for assisting the murderers.

Wooing China and US

IT HAS been a busy fortnight in Africa, with the foreign minister, Jeppe Kofod, opening a new office in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, signing a waste management deal with Kenya, and also visiting Tanzania. Meanwhile the government co-hosted a conference on refugee treatment, confirmed military contributions to the Sahel, and sent an agriculture delegation to Uganda.

GREENLAND'S ruling party, Siumut, has announced plans to establish offices in China and the US in order to engage new international interest. In related news, Denmark is rethinking the way it recruits Greenlandic personnel – who are needed as the military presence in the Arctic grows – as many are put off by the need to self-fund their flights to Denmark to be tested.

Delegation to Poland AT THE end of the month, the Crown Prince Couple will head a business delegation to Poland to commemorate 100 years of relations between the two nations. Poland is currently Denmark’s ninth largest export market.

Support for torture bid DENMARK has received support from all 193 states in the UN for its resolution to confirm and strengthen the ban of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments or punishments.

Busy in Africa

Danish-German year EARLIER this week marked the commencement of Danish-German Cultural Friendship Year 2020, which will reflect on the countries’ past and current connections, such as in the area of the arts. The year will include more than 100 events, including 'Germany', an exhibition that has just opened at the National Museum.

Killed on Polish hunt POLICE in Poland are still trying to establish how a 47-year-old man was shot dead during a hunting expedition attended by 16 Danish men. The rmf24 news site reports that the hunters were all sober at the time of the fatal shot.

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X Factor in fighting climate change

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Running low on meds

Notable HIV progress

IT MIGHT sound like the UK has hoarded them all in advance of a Brexit that never happened, but medication supplies in Denmark are at a ten-year low, and 25 of the 1,300 currently missing meds do not have an alternative. Norway is also facing similar problems. The shortage has been blamed on production problems in India and China – so not Brexit!

FEWER gay men are contracting HIV in Denmark. In 2018, out of 159 new cases in Denmark – down 12 percent from 2017 – they accounted for just 84, according to Statens Serum Institut figures. Of the remainder, 67 were heterosexuals and four were drug addicts. In total, 49 were non-Danes infected before arriving in Denmark.

Fags beat being fat A NINE-YEAR Statens Institut for Folkesundhed study of over 50,000 middle-aged Danes concludes that being obese makes you three time more likely to have multiple chronic diseases – compared to 1.5 times among regular smokers. From 2010 to 2017, the proportion of obese adults in Denmark rose from 13.6 to 16.8 percent.

New e-Boks launched A NEW E-BOKS app was launched on November 1. With the new version, which will be used by 4.4 million people on all types of mobile devices, there are seven new features, including the possibility to keep track of receipts and vaccinations.

Not protected after all THE PROTECTED Råbjerg Mile sand dune in Skagen was vandalised over the weekend of November 2-3. First the 85 metre-long dune was levelled and then it was pushed onto the beach. Plans to restore the dune, which will include replanting and re-establishment, are underway..

No to nitrogen NEW GOVERNMENT measures to combat nitrogen emissions include introducing provisions to compensate farmers facing increased demands. In related news, FLSmidth has vowed to give cement and mining customers solutions to reduce CO2 emissions (by 70 percent using existing technoglogy) and water wastage by 2030.

Faroese energy solution

First one to burp buys the next round

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E HAVE Rene Descartes, the grandfather of modern geometry, to thank for the way we use letters at the beginning of the alphabet for known quantities, and letters at the end of the alphabet for unknown quantities. Coca-Cola, KFC and Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce all have a secret ‘X’ ingredient, and now Danish researchers working at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University in collaboration with dairy giant Arla have one too. It’s the 'X Factor' that could see the world take a giant stride forward in the fight against climate change.

are a major blight on Denmark’s record, as dairy products account for a large part of its total produce. But that is the sound of green footprints approaching, as the researchers have developed a substance that when fed to cows eliminates the emissions – “no emissions, as in zero”, Professor Mette Olafsen Nielsen from Aarhus University told Jyllands-Posten. “At Aarhus University we are now continuing our studies on live cows.”

mixtures that go into cow feed. Nielsen initially expects that a product, which reduces methane emissions in cows by about a third, will hit the market in 2020 or 2021. Arla, which has 1.5 million dairy cows, is thrilled. Arla’s dung good IN RELATED news, Arla is experimenting with a new environment-friendly strategy that fuels its trucks with the manure of its cows – 100 percent green energy that will reduce the CO2 emissions by 53 percent. Arla uses around 200 trucks in Denmark to distribute milk to about 2,600 retail stores every day, and it estimates a single cow annually produces enough biogas for a truck to travel 875 km whilst also reducing noise pollution. Meanwhile, Arla has inaugurated a 50 million euro cheese production facility in Bahrain that will enable them to meet growing demands for dairy products in the Middle East and North Africa.

Zero emissions METHANE emissions from the farming sector – which are primarily produced by cows –

Around the corner AUSTRALIAN researchers have already discovered that it is possible to reduce methane emissions from cows by 92-97 percent by adding a special substance to their feed. However, the substance is virtually unusable because it’s not something that is wanted in the food chain. But the Danish substance has already been approved by EU’s food safety authority, EFSA, and can be added to the vitamin and mineral

Reclaiming nature

Tackling perfume allergies Huge spider alert

AROUND 60 percent of Denmark is arable and high on the agenda at a large biodiversity conference hosted by PM Mette Frederiksen in early November were calls to convert land back into areas of nature and save 2,000 endangered indigenous plant and animal species. Just 0.4 percent (18,415 hectares) is undisturbed nature, and this must rise to 20-30 percent by 2031.

SOME 180,000 Danes suffer from perfume allergies, so the Danish EPA is accordingly trying to educate the public with a campaign – particularly teenagers, who tend to be the most susceptible. The campaign has sought the help of influencers to reach the youngsters. The problem costs the country 500 million annually in treatments for redness, cracks, scalding and blisters.

NATIVE tarantulas (atypus affinis), which are not dangerous to humans, are making a comeback – you’ll know if you see one. In related news, the invasive Asian crab is making itself at home – which is bad news for native crabs, but good news for cod, which find them delicious – and tests are being conducted on seven drowned wild boar washed up on Ærø for African Swine Fever.

THE FAROE Islands’ new pump to storage system in the town of Vestmanna uses excess wind energy to pump water from a mountain to a dam to produce hydroelectric energy. In the event of an electricity failure, the islands are isolated, so storing the energy will give them the necessary back-up.

Smashing pumpkins! PUMPKIN production has increased by 50 percent in Denmark since 2014 as more families buy them – either in the buildup to Halloween or because they have become more popular on the dinner table. Gyldensten Gods has gone from annually producing 5,000 ten years ago to more than 300,000 in 2019.

Support for climate bill VENSTRE has indicated it will back the government’s new climate law proposal should some of its red bloc allies reserve their support. As long as emission reductions – the aim is 70 percent by 2030 – don’t jeopardise welfare, growth and jobs, Venstre leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen will back PM Mette Frederiksen.

Parkinson’s breakthrough RESEARCHERS at DTU have found a way to use the Parkinson's protein to create a super-inhibitor that effectively stops the development of the disease. However, the method has only been tested on animals so far.

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Will Irish eyes be smiling? Remember the last time they had to attack? SOMA BIRÓ

ENMARK and Ireland are getting ready for their showdown in Dublin on November 18 that will determine which team automatically qualifies for Euro 2020. Relax Jens, don’t faint just yet: a point will be enough for the Danes to qualify on Monday. A draw really doesn’t seem like an extraordinary request: Denmark have managed the feat four times against Ireland in the last two years, while the other game ended in a glorious 5-1 victory in Dublin to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Even if Denmark fails to manage a point, they’ll have another opportunity to make it to the finals via the European Nations League playoffs next March. A different Zealand BEFORE going up against the Danes, the Irish will play a friendly game against

New Zealand on Thursday. Ireland manager Mick McCarthy intends to give younger, inexperienced talent an opportunity to impress against the All Whites, but he will make sure the ‘Big Guns’ are primed and ready for the Red and Whites on Monday. Ireland needs to play New Zealand “with the same respect, but quite clearly the game doesn't have the same importance,” he told media. “The players know that, I know that – I've been there. You want to play well in a friendly and there are a few nerves, but it's not like Monday night.” Swiss permutations IRELAND will have an extra element on their minds against the Danes: they will need a 2-0 win to qualify if Switzerland only manages to take four points from its upcoming meetings against Gibraltar and Georgia – even though that’s unlikely. If they fail to win on Monday, Ireland, as Denmark, have an additional chance of landing a playoff spot – one of a myriad of permutations heading into the weekend.

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Ready for big year

A WIN AT home against Malmö FF on December 12 will see FC Copenhagen through to the last 32 of the Europa League. Unbeaten in the group following two 1-1 draws against Dynamo Kiev, with whom they share first place, the Lions could secure qualification a game early if they win away at Lugano on November 28. In other news, club captain Carlos Zeca has signed a new contract.

THE TELIA Parken stadium will continue to host the majority of games played by the men’s national team through to the end of 2022. However, the Nations League games, and two to three others, will be played at other stadia. News has also emerged that the new lights Parken requires to live up to Euro 2020 hosting demands will be ready for the spring resumption of the Superliga.

Rindom is Rolex royalty

Easy for Eller and Ehlers

ANNE-MARIE Rindom has become the first Dane to win the prestigious Rolex ‘World Sailor of the Year’ international award. The 28-year-old European and world champ won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio – a feat she hopes to better this coming summer in Tokyo.

LARS ELLER and Nikolaj Ehlers have both made strong starts to the NHL season for their respective teams, the Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets. Ehlers has racked up 14 points in 16 games for the Jets, while Eller has tallied 11 points in 17 games for the Caps.

Joins the 100 club COLUMBUS Blue Jackets right winger Oliver Bjorkstrand, 24, has become the sixth Dane to reach 100 career NHL points. The other five are Frans Nielsen (458), Mikkel Bødker (323), Lars Eller and Jannick Hansen (both 265), and Nikolaj Ehlers (213).

Exclusive company DENMARK defender Joachim Andersen made the Champions League team of the week for his performance for Lyon against Benfica. The 23-year-old scored with a header after four minutes in a 3-1 win – the Dane’s first goal for the Ligue 1 side since moving from Sampdoria last summer.

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Sixth clash in just two years between the nations, of which four have ended in draws

The Danes will be hoping for a repeat performance of two years ago

How so? As my editor – himself a football enthusiast who owns a Puskás shirt – so eloquently put it: “Mere mortals don’t have time to look up all the fucking rules.” Weakened side THERE’S good news for Denmark teamwise: 19-year-old Brighton forward Aaron Connolly, who was supposed to play on Monday, will not make the cut as he suffered an injury during a recent game against Manchester United. Connolly’s injury is a big blow to Ireland as one of its most important players, Séamus Coleman, is suspended. The captain got a second yellow card for handball during the recent 0-2 loss

to Switzerland. Parken beckons SO IT’S looking good for manager Åge Hareide, who’ll enter the game with a Danish team that is undefeated in the qualifiers. In fact, the Danes haven't lost a competetive game over 90 minutes since enduring a home loss to Montenegro in 2016. The Danish Dynamite are really close to their dream of playing in a major tournament on home soil – all three of their group games will be at Parken. First the formality of beating Gibraltar at home on November 15 and then three days later: Doomsday in Dublin – catch both games on Channel 5 and Eurosport Player.

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Blending Korea with København at a place K-Pop can call home ROSELYNE MIN

OU MIGHT be forgiven for presuming (and secretly praying) that the recent craze with South Korean pop music started and ended with ‘Gangnam Style’ – an uproarious number with its own dance that convinced half the world’s population that they finally had some moves. But you’d be myopic, because not only has it conquered young minds in Denmark, but it also has its own shop, All in K-Pop. The Østerbro store, from which a community for K-Pop fans in Denmark has sprung, is owned by Mette Kidal and Lars Christensen, former school music teachers. In the corner behind an album shelf, young Danish K-Pop fans often gather to relax and share news of developments 8,128 km away on the Korean peninsula. And it’s been such a success that it is moving to a new premises at Nansensgade 60 in the city centre, where it is officially opening on November 23. Nationwide customer base WHEN THE owners turned their office storage facility into a one week pop-up store to celebrate the debut of their webstore, they drew K-Pop fans from all over the country. The street was bustling with the pop-up's first visitors, creating a queue to the end of the street,

and Kidal and Christensen simply couldn’t close their doors to the volume of interested customers once the week was over. Christensen recalls their very first customer – a young girl from a remote area 80 km away from the shop – while Kidal recalls another, whose father drove her through a storm from Vordingborg to bring her. “They warned motorists not to drive unless they must. And her father had a job in Copenhagen, so he had to drive four times back and forth on the same day,” recalled Kidal. But most of all, the owners were blown away by the way the visitors immediately started networking and sharing their lives, creating a community in the process. Listen to your kids! THE OWNERS were unaware of the K-Pop genre until three years ago, when Kidal's daughter, Ida, played a BTS song on Spotify. Later, Kidal and her daughter travelled to London, where Kidal suggested visiting a K-Pop store. Surprisingly, there were none. Back home, Kidal suggested opening a K-Pop store to her colleague Christensen, who replied: “K-what”? After finding out many Danish kids are into K-Pop, Christensen soon realised that the younger generation used various social media channels to seek out information. “You need to know the right Facebook group and Instagram account to get information out,” he said.

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‘All in K-Pop’ is the only store exclusively selling branded merchandise in Europe

Christensen and Kidal (bottom left: left and right) have cultivated a K-Pop community

In this vein, Kidal believes listening to one’s kids is crucial: “I think the lesson is to listen to your children. They have a lot to say, and you have to listen to what they have to say because every new thing comes from young people.” Pop in and take a peek THE STORE’S visitors vary in age, nationality and gender. But the regulars hanging out are usually young, international teenagers currently living in Denmark. When asked what they like about All in K-Pop, the student workers at the shop gladly provided a plethora of reasons. Lukas, 16, particularly likes Twice, a bubbly girl group with a worldwide reputation. Initially, he was not into K-Pop and found it rather quirky. But one day he researched the band and thought to himself: "Wait, this is actually good.” Later he began to work for All in K-Pop.

“Everyone is so friendly – it’s such a good spirit … like being at home. It’s just nice to be here,” he said. Anita, a 14-year-old student, echoes Lukas’ sentiments. On Wednesdays, she enjoys a random dance event at All in K-Pop, where people gather to dance to K-Pop choreography. The participants are surprisingly good. No role models LUKAS, however, has witnessed problems within the K-Pop industry. “Once a member of Twice needed to lose a lot of weight. It was a lot. For a whole week she only ate ice cubes and trained very hard. She cried every night that she thought she would die. I thought that was very harsh,” he said. Despite the glamour, K-Pop has been heavily criticised in South Korea. A K-Pop boyband member was allegedly involved

in promoting prostitution, drug trafficking and police corruption at his nightclub, Burning Sun. And society fears what effect young artists’ suicides might have. As former teachers, Kidal and Christensen do not shy away from such issues and encourage difficult discussions, as high beauty standards and obsessive fan-ship can take a heavy toll. “What we hear from Danish fans coming into this shop is that sometimes the idols are under too much pressure and that they feel for them. I do not see them trying to emulate them,” Christensen said. Indeed, most visitors regard their behaviour – such as not being allowed to date, have a personal phone or have holiday time – as abnormal. “For example, when Rap Monster from BTS came to Copenhagen for a holiday he wasn't mobbed. Insrtead, everyone said: ‘Leave him alone’."

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ONLINE THIS WEEK Just lie to them, Mary! SOMALI-BORN standup comedian Mahamad Habane handed out some integration advice at the Crown Prince Couple's Awards in Odense – to Princess Mary herself. Referring to how old Danes were prone to asking him how long he has been here and then complimenting him on his Danish, he said: “You must get that as well. Anyhow, I’ve started lying; I tell them I arrived yesterday.”

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Artwork removed A PIECE of artwork displaying the cartoonish figures of US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in front of Stram Kurs leader Rasmus Paludan will be removed from Kerteminde's town hall after it was decided it corrupts the neutrality of the building.

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Unseen for a century THERE will be more than 400

works from 1903-1928 once the restoration has been completed in four years’ time, and all the films are free to download. The site has been made possible thanks to a joint donation of 30 million kroner from the Augustinus, the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen and the AP Møller foundations. Some of the old reels have not been viewed since the 1920s. In anticipation of the worldwide interest, Stumfilm.dk will also have an English-language version.

Last Tango in Little Grimley Romeo and Juliet THEATRE

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DANISH architect Bjarke Ingels is now a French knight. Following his recent work in France, he received the French Knight's Order Art et Lettres at the French Embassy last week. Ingels was given a Danish knighthood in 2017.

HE DANISH Film Institute has launched a new streaming site, but don’t expect new US series or documentaries about killers in our midst. At stumfilm.dk, the hottest titles on offer are over 100 years old, as the main focus of the site is the 'golden age' when Danish silent movies ruled the screens.

Back when DK was big ACTORS like Asta Nielsen and Valdemar Psilander, companies including Nordisk Film, and directors such as Carl Theodor Dreyer, were as big back then as any star working in the US today. But the industry was knocked sideways by two major developments: after WWI, German interest waned considerably, and then the emergence of talkies a decade later changed the industry forever.

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IRON MAIDEN are headlining Copenhell next year. They have promised “one of their biggest stage shows ever”. In related news, comedians Trevor Noah (May 31) and Gabriel Iglesias (June 1) have confirmed performances at Royal Arena.

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Streaming site where they keep schtum DFI launches new platform to share hundreds of century-old silent movies

Euron ruined everything PILOU Asbæk has been blamed for ruining ‘Game of Thrones’ in his role as Euron Greyjoy – by a group of fans dressed up as White Walkers, according to his new autobiography, 'Alting sker på en gang' (everything happens at once). While women dressed up as Cersei Lannister want to sleep with him.

Denmark wins big two DENMARK won both the Nordic Council prizes for Film – with ‘Dronningen’ (‘Queen of Hearts’) – and Literature prizes. Jonas Eika, the recipient of the latter for his collection of short stories, 'Efter Solen', took the opportunity to accuse Mette Frederiksen of racism – just metres from where the Danish PM sat.

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YOU COULD feel it in the cold end-of-October air. There was an eerie calm that suggested something was percolating below the surface. And by the time the night was up, this young Canadian king had mostly conquered the Vega crowd on a night with few misses. The show was like a satisfying meal and the audience were happy to be served. Daniel Caesar claimed Copenhagen was one of his favourite places on earth, but the crowd didn’t need to be buttered up anymore. The cream rose to the top and everyone in attendance will be hoping for more new music and a new tour in due time. (EM)

THIS WAS a seamless performance – quite literally as all manner of silky, sexy and slinky garments were adorned and ripped off in full view. And it’s safe to say the cast and most notably the director successfully fleshed out the comic value of this curious play. Continuing until November 23, there’s still plenty of time to catch them (although only one is fully revealed – you’ll get that piece of smut if you attend) at the new theatre venue at Matrikel 1 right in front of the Gammel Strand Metro station. Get ready for a side-splitting evening within a cheeky feather dusting of the action! (EN)

THE SAN Francisco Ballet has been touring with this production of Prokofiev’s masterpiece since 1994 for good reason, and this time Danish scenographer Jens-Jacob Worsaae has produced a veritable masterwork. The exuberant, at times comical, but always exquisite dancing, which includes remarkable on-stage sword play, takes us from the most beautiful portrayal of innocence to the most devastating depiction of loss and despair. Is ballet the supreme form when it comes to expressing youthful joy? It is truly rare for ordinary drama to reach such a pitch of emotional intensity. (BG)

TRINE Dyrholm has been nominated for a Best European Actress award at the European Film Awards for her role in ‘Dronnignen’ (‘Queen of Hearts’). The ceremony will take place on December 7 in Berlin. She was previously nominated for ‘Kollektivet’ in 2016, but did not win.

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Mary named patron CROWN Princess Mary has been confirmed as the patron of Copenhagen 21, the massive LGBT event in Copenhagen and Malmö that will combine World Pride and the EuroGames from 12-22 August 2021.

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THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate remained at 3.7 percent in September, which corresponds to 104,300 people out of work, according to Danmarks Statistik. Overall, the figures have barely changed this year. However, there is a gender gap, as the male unemployment rate fell by 400 individuals between August and September, while the female rate remained unchanged.

Another for its collection SWEDISH Midstar Hotels, which recently acquired the Marienlyst Strandhotel in Helsingør, has snapped up the 366-room Copenhagen Admiral Hotel on Toldbodgade in a deal valuing the building at 873 million kroner. In related news, the opening of the 605-room Comfort Hotel Copenhagen Airport next August is expected to generate around 100 jobs.

Export threat to jobs

New owner for Spies

DANISH exports could fall by 2 percent this year, according to Dansk Erhverv, resulting in a loss of 24 billion kroner and 11,000 full-time positions, of which 6,400 will be in the service sector. Some 520,000 jobs depend on exports in Denmark, which totaled in 1.2 trillion in 2019. The hardest hit municipalities will be Tårnby, Gentofte and Gladsaxe.

SPIES has new owners following the completion of a 6 billion kroner takeover. A consortium led by Norwegian billionaire Petter Stordalen (40 percent) along with capital funds Altor and TDR Capital (40 and 20 percent) has taken control. Spies’ former owner, Thomas Cook, went bankrupt in October, even though Thomas Cook Northern Europe was a profitable business.

One of the world’s best THE SAS Museum in Oslo, which is located close to the Norwegian capital's main airport, has been included on a top ten list compiled by CNN of single airline-dedicated museums.

On the shortlist AMONG the finalists for the 2020 MBA Student of the Year Award is Monika Lemajic, a CBS student. The winner will be announced by the Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association on February 7.

That's the 'Copenhagen Way': Pay a bucketload and then fill it with virtually nothing

Finding a cheap rent in Copenhagen significantly harder than five years ago SOMA BIRÓ

INCE 2014, the average monthly rent payable on a two bedroom apartment in Copenhagen has increased from 8,536 to 11,225 kroner. While in 2015 there were 48,000 apartments available to rent for under 5,000 kroner, today there are only 36,300. For internationals it can be particularly perilous, as expats on average pay 28 percent more than Danes. Many Danes will tell you that’s because they’re prepared to pay the asking price, and some rental companies deal exclusively with internationals to cash in.

Landlord loophole THE SURGE in price has been blamed on a paragraph in the housing regulation law, which enables landlords to raise prices if they spend 250,000 kroner on renovations. But now the housing minister, Kaare Dybvad, has indicated he wants to “find a solution as it is an overly lucrative business for foreign equity funds to buy Danish rental properties, and then dramatically increase the rent”. The name is Blackstone THE COMPANY most associated with the practice is US company Blackstone, whose modus operandi is to purchase cheap apartments, invest in renovations, and raise rental prices significantly. It has reportedly invested half a billion kroner so far. While Blackstone insists it only

owns 0.5 percent of Copenhagen’s rentals market and that its focus is buying renovated apartments, Bloomberg calculates the law change would decrease its investment returns by 47 percent and see average rent increases halved. Invesco also investing BLACKSTONE is not the only one. The US company Invesco bought 191 apartments on Grønttorvet in Valby for 520 million kroner in October and has just announced a deal to acquire another 124 in Islands Brygge for an undisclosed price on behalf of a German pension fund. And six of the eight biggest Danish pension funds have told Bloomberg that they are expanding their property portfolios, citing negative bond yields that are expected to continue for several more years.

Best shopping centre RØDOVRE Centrum has been named Denmark’s best shopping centre for the third time at the NCSC Awards, which also judged it runs the best marketing campaigns. NCSC described the centre as a role model for the entire industry.

Asking NASA for tips QUILTS of Denmark has asked NASA if it can share its body-temperature control technology so it can develop a duvet that can cool down when necessary during hot and sticky nights.

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WE’RE WELCOME - HONEST As a British mum of three who has lived in Denmark for 15 years, Karey-Anne started Welcome Group Consulting to address the challenges expats experience in settling into a new country dominated by unspoken rules. A law graduate, former diplomat and now CEO of WGC Relocation Company, she has also experienced first-hand the trials and tribulations of relocating.

EETING others and building your network in Denmark is not easy. I’m an outgoing person and enjoy meeting new people, but I shrivel at the thought of going into a room to ‘network’ and small talk. Giving a talk at a careers fair last week, a fellow speaker stated that 58 percent of all vacancies in Denmark are filled through networking. What chances do we therefore have when we are new in town with a limited network? I have covered networking in presentations and coaching sessions for years. However, with this figure on the rise (53 percent in 2017), I feel we need to be better at it.

working is absolutely anything that puts us in touch with others. I once attended a brunch at Copenhagen Cooking and was delighted to realise that I was teamed up with two recruitment mangers for large international companies. Denmark is also known as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, so my new connections couldn’t give me direct access to their candidate list or hire one of my clients. However, what they could do was let me know about current vacancies, recruitment procedures and even staff turnover rates. I made new contacts, expanded my network and received information that helped me to advise clients who were prospective applicants.

Any place, any time ONCE WE remove our pre-conception of what we believe networking is, we can start to move forward, because net-

Challenge yourself THE KEY to building your network is to do it in a way that interests you. Stay away from networking

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events if they make you hot under the collar and instead focus on things you like. Sports, voluntary work and online communities are all good ways to connect and start expanding your network. Having a shared interest makes it much easier to talk and, once someone opens up, you can connect and – congratulations – expand your network. Networking 101: never ask for anything when trying to expand your network. Instead offer gen-

uine interest in the other person, ask questions and be attentive. Once you stop trying to sell yourself and start listening and paying attention to others, you will crack the networking code. So why not set yourself a small challenge? Try to connect with two new people every day this week. Attend an event, send a connect request via LinkedIn, or join a club or group and start building your network. Happy networking! as they no longer have the same incentives to trust one another. Svendsen argues that the more control citizens are subjected to, the more superfluous they will find their collective trust reserve: “Control is good, but trust is cheaper. The more trust the less the transactional costs; it is that simple.”

ENMARK is the capital of trust and trust is the capital of Denmark. Time and time again on my Global Denmark Podcast we circle back to the significance of trust. I think it´s time to explore how this came to be and why it is important.

puts it, decently. The smaller a perceived risk about another person, the more they will be willing to co-operate. There are many theories on the origins of trust, but Svendsen addresses the big three: cultural heritage, the welfare state and political stability.

Thomas Knudsen Mulhern, the managing director of Globally Local (globallylocal.dk) and former head of the International Department at Institut Sankt Joseph, is a passionate advocate of bilingual education in Denmark. In addition, Thomas co-hosts the Global Denmark Podcast (globaldkpodcast.com)

Social trust GERT TINGGAARD Svendsen, a researcher on the notion of truth at the University of Aarhus, explores the subject in his book ‘Trust’. Svendsen defines social trust as a trust in people whom the person exhibiting trust does not know, or know of, directly. Social trust reflects a positive perception of other people and confidence that others will interact and behave, as Svendsen

The big three DENMARK’S long-standing culture of co-ops and associations, which gained traction in the 1860s, led to open networks with shared interests that depended upon high levels of trust. Corruption in the volunteer-driven, tightly-knit organisations was rare. The co-operative mindset spread to both the intellectual and political spheres, and it is undoubtedly one of the pillars the Nordic wel-

fare state model is based upon. A welfare state with minimal corruption – which reliably provides goods through education, redistribution and equality – fosters trust, thus reducing social conflict. Welfare states that have effective and non-corrupt public institutions give citizens a better understanding of society, which further reinforces trust. This not only benefits the people of Denmark, but also attracts foreign investment, ultimately contributing to the economic success of the country, and nurtures political stability. Studies show that if people live with long periods of stable and transparent democratic institutions, with low levels of corruption, trust can grow. The trust paradigm tends to break down if too many people cheat,

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Circle of trust ULTIMATELY, trust is the glue that underpins the cultural values that manifest themselves in terms of norms, symbols and practices. To authentically integrate, one needs to appreciate trust and enter the Danish circle of trust. But how can an expat break into a monoculture´s circle of trust? More on that next time … Trust me!

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Too parochial in Parliament

M METTE Frederiksen has entrusted the finance minister, Nicolai Wammen, with the job of putting the budget law to bed. And so far, it has been a very low-key performance.

Reaching out ACROSS the divide, Venstre is offering a feasible alternative to reinvigorate the blue bloc ahead of its congress next week, although party chair Jakob Ellemann-Jensen won’t of been happy to note the launch of Fremad, a disrupter intent on further muddying the blue vision, or mission, ahead. Still, it isn’t unfeasible that the PM, in order to avoid the mire of

A sense of futility THERE are foreseeable setbacks. A recent survey reported that efforts to separate plastic into different groups are ultimately futile, as just 20 percent is recycled and the remaining 80 percent mixed together and is either burned or transported to other countries and left to decompose there. How does this knowledge impact the moral conscience of those depositing their plastic garbage into separated bins? Typically, the political debate centres on a call for a binding climate law. Unless incorporated into the constitution, no law is binding any more than it takes to form a majority to declare it non-binding. It is, however, possible that a mega-trend will bring us back on track to a greener future. The current boom of electric cars, improved IT infrastructure, industrial R&D and public debate may allow politicians to keep sitting on their hands while civilians do their jobs. But civilian efforts alone are probably too much to hope for.

A Dane Abroad

Born and raised in Denmark and a resident of New Zealand for over 14 years, Kirsten has lived a pretty nomadic life since her early 20s. A physiotherapist, yoga teacher and keen home cook, she is passionate about food, good living and natural health. Follow her on Instagram @kirstenlouiseyoga PIXABAY

Mostly trifling WHILE various parties have tabled some very modest suggestions, there have certainly been no demands so far. SF has been the most outspoken – but only regarding its wishes to have a minimum number of childcare assistants at nurseries and kindergardens. However, during their investigations they’ve realised it will be impossible to fill the positions with currently unemployed workers, so all they’re likely to get is a promise for the future. Radikale wants a softening of the immigration rhetoric and outlook, and they will be happy enough when the (less than a hundred) unaccompanied immigrant children at Udrejsecenter Sjælsmark are offered more humane conditions and the budget comes in even-keel. Enhedslisten, as always, is shooting over the target and will probably receive nothing in return.

intricate party politics on the left, will find some middle ground with the blue parties – particularly in regard to the government’s climate change ambition to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 70 percent, which has received minimal backing up until now, beyond Venstre and her own party. Whether it is road pricing, air ticket taxes, NOX taxes on industry or other measures intended to change behavioural habits – it's scary for any politician to introduce such painful tools to promote a long-term political vision.

KIRSTEN LOUISE PEDERSEN

WO YEARS and three months into calling Europe my home base again after a 15-year stint abroad, I find myself reminiscing about the geographical context I have arrived back in. At the time of writing, my partner and I are weaving our way back through Germany, after visiting a friend in Belgium. My first instinct was to just get on a plane, until it dawned on me that we could just drive there. Contrasting Zealands FOR A DECADE and a half, I called New Zealand home. Now, if you live in New Zealand, nothing other than New Zealand is close. For the geographically challenged, New Zealand consists of two large islands situated in the southwest Pacific Ocean. To put things into perspective, Australia is 2,000 kilometres and a threehour plane ride away from New Zealand. If you fly or sail south, the next stop is Antarctica. As a resident of New Zealand, it is physically impossible to ever experience getting into your car and driving to anywhere but somewhere else in New Zealand. Now this is no bad thing at all, as New Zealand is a stellar country. I would even say that its remoteness is one of my favourite things about it. Yet, it is through contrasts that we learn to appreciate things. Just as I adored the spaciousness and peacefulness of New Zealand, since returning to live in Europe again, I find that one of the perks here is the short distance between countries and the close proximity to other cultures and languages.

Thelma and Louise need to clean their car

Culture cornucopia DESPITE the current political climate and border control tensions in various countries, it is still really easy to get around in Europe. In the space of hours it is possible to experience several cultures. Our road-trip kicked off from Copenhagen at midday, and just a few hours later we found ourselves in northern Germany after taking the ferry across the Femern Strait in the Baltic Sea. From there, we crossed two more country borders before reaching Belgium, and yet the total driving time was only about six hours. In Belgium we discovered Hasselt, a random small town with an absurd (but amazing) number of restaurants recommended by Michelin, which led to several culinary adventures and (probably) the best burrata & prosciutto salad in the world. We learnt that Germany is a long-time producer of many excellent time-piece brands, which

are far cheaper than many of its hyped-up counterparts, yet of superior quality, such as Junghans and Meister Singer. And at Hof Zur Linde, a romantic old Tudor-style hotel in the woods outside Münster, we went paddle-boarding on a quiet lake full of autumn leaves, after which we had the best Riesling we have ever tasted in the hotel restaurant. It was the most expensive on the wine list, yet still yards cheaper than any equivalent in Denmark. In between A and B IN AN AGE in which low-flight prices enable us to travel far and wide in a matter of hours, we can risk losing touch with all the stuff between points A and B, if we focus mostly on the end station. At the risk of sounding rather cliché, I think there is value in remembering to enjoy and appreciate the journey to ‘somewhere’, and not just the destination itself. There is so much to discover and enjoy on the way.

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Englishman in Nyhavn

Mackindergarten ADRIAN MACKINDER

Jack escaped Brexit Britain in October 2019 to forge a new life in Copenhagen. In this column, he outlines the challenges expats face when integrating into Danish life. Jack (jacksgard@gmail.com) co-hosts the comedy podcast ‘Butterflies on the Wheel’, which is available on all major podcasting platforms

Call me Jack the twat IN RETROSPECT, I had the naivety of a newborn wildebeest whose first thought is: “I bet that big, fluffy cat sprinting towards me is my mommy.” I was informed that to get a job, I needed a CPR number. No dramas, I thought, I’ll apply for that online, whereupon I received an email saying … I paraphrase: “Dear Jack, you stupid idiot. Congratulations! Your request has been processed and – for no reason – it will take three weeks to tell you when to expect an appointment to tell you whether you can actually have a CPR number. Are you confused? Maybe think about that before moving here, you aforementioned stupid idiot.” The idea of being unable to work for three weeks was worrying, given how the weakness of the pound has rendered my life savings as valuable as a slightly below average-sized pebble. Jack! It’s all under wraps I PHONED International House Copenhagen (Sworn Keepers of the CPR Numbers) to ask whether the timeframe was accurate. The reply … I actually can remember what was said here …

Early Rejser ADAM WELLS JEBULON

IRST IMPRESSIONS of Denmark are that bureaucracy is kind of a big deal. In London, everyone sublets, which requires lying to the authorities. And nothing happens, bar the occasional cocked receptionist’s eyebrow that you’ve travelled 100 miles for a dentist appointment. So I assumed there would a similar indifference here. Indeed, I pictured a kind of welcome pack bursting with bus passes, a bicycle, liquorice and expensive medicines. And, naturally, a job.

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was swift: “Yes, three weeks – if you get it any earlier then well done, but that won’t happen.” This, of course, plunged me into an absolutely appalling mood for slightly over 24 hours, until I received this genuine email: “Dear English scum, we’re totally ready for you. Why would it take us three weeks to process an email? This is Denmark – this is what we do. This ain’t some third world country like Wales or some shit. Come whenever. Bring an EU residency certificate.” Jack wants slack FEELING as relieved, confused and angry as I might if I’d escaped unscathed from an underpass populated by drunk, eminently racist giraffes, I rang the EU residency people, who told me that to get this certificate, I needed a job. But … in order to … I need … but to get … I need … After trying to figure out this Moebius conundrum for what seemed an eternity, but what was more likely seven hours, I stormed the EU residency building demanding answers. Why the hell wasn’t I entitled to residency automatically? What has my country ever done to the

EU? Cut me some goddamn slack. After the nice gentleman calmed me down and offered me tissues, he said that although I wasn’t working, I could still apply, providing I had evidence of savings of 9,000 pounds. Now. I have worked at a wellpaid job in London for three years. Of course I don’t have 9,000 pounds. You try spending half your wages on rent with a 30,000 pound student loan and save 9,000 pounds. Jack: no going back AND THAT’S the thing. Despite Denmark’s blatant aversion towards my presence, they forget what I’ve escaped from: the constitutionally-mangled powder-keg of Britain. My village, Clapham, had only the most basic amenities, which Warlandlords forced us to pay exorbitant prices for. The other villagers didn’t mind, as they lived off resources sent from their tribes in Devon, Surrey or even Hertfordshire, and congregated openly in intimidating bistros, feasting on priceless brunches. It will take more than Denmark’s bureaucracy to send me back to that hellhole.

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PHOTOS BY HASSE FERROLD

Romanian ambassador Mihai-Alexandru Gradinar (left) was among the guests of Hungarian ambassador Kristof Altusz (centre left) and his wife (centre right) at their country’s national day celebration at Sølyst in Klampenborg on October 23

Austrian ambassador Maria Rotheiser-Scotti (centre) was the proud host of a reception at her embassy on October 4 to welcome Siegfried Nagl (next to ambassador in red tie), the mayor of Graz, which is probably best known for being the home town of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Air India chief executive Divya Gauba was joined by Hans Hermansen, the CEO of CPH POST, at Nimb in Copenhagen to mark the second anniversary of the opening of the airline’s direct service to Delhi

Indian ambassador Ajit Gupte (right) was among those present at the Kerala Tourism roadshow, ‘Human by Nature’, at the Radisson Collection Royal Hotel on October 30

Ian Burns (centre) and cast took a well-deserved bow on the opening night of That Theatre’s new play ‘Look Back in Anger’ at Krudttønden on October 23. The play continues until November 23 – check out our five star review at cphpost.dk

CPH POST welcomed a delegation from the Beijing-based Economic Daily Newspaper Group to its offices at International House Copenhagen on November 5. The group president and editor-in-chief, Zhang Xiaoying (fifth from left), was among the visitors

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18 ADVERTORIAL Electronic visa to Russia THE COPENHAGEN POST | CPHPOST.DK

LECTRONIC visa travel was first launched in Russia in 2017. The electronic visa’s main advantage is simplicity – one can obtain a visa by filling in the form online without attending a consulate.

Where can you go? ELECTRONIC visa travel is currently in force only for some regions of Russia, which are the Far Eastern Federal District, the Kaliningrad region, Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region. It is allowed to enter the mentioned territories only through the following checkpoints:

• In the Kaliningrad region: Khrabrovo airport; ports Kaliningrad, Baltiysk and Svetly; railway stations Mamonovo and Sovetsk; automobile stations Bagrationovsk, Gusev, Mamonovo (Gzhekhotki), Mamonovo (Gronovo), Morskoye, Sovetsk, Chernyshevskoye. • In the Far Eastern Federal District: airports Vladivostok (Knevichi), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Yelizovo), Blagoveschensk, Khabarovsk (Novy), Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo), Anadyr (Ugolny), Ulan-Ude (Mukhino) and in Chita (Kadala); ports Vladivostok, Zarubino, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Korsakov, Posiet; railway stations Pogranichny, Khasan and Makhalino; automobile stations Pogranichny, Poltavka and Turiy Rog.

The Resurrection Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg VITALY ANKOV/RIA NOVOSTI

• In St.Petersburg and the Leningrad region: Pulkovo airport; port Vysotsk, Big port St.Petersburg (Marine station), Passenger port St.Petersburg; automobile stations Ivangorod, Torfyanovka, Brusnichnoye, Svetogorsk; pedestrian checkpoint Ivangorod.

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What is an electronic visa to Russia and how to get it

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Visitors can move freely only within the region through which they entered the country. For example, having arrived in the Khabarovsk region, one can only travel within its borders and leave through it, respectively.

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Tokarevsky lighthouse in Vladivostok

Main New Year’s tree on Palace square in Saint Petersburg IGOR ZAREMBO/RIA NOVOSTI

Complex 'Fishing village' in Kaliningrad

How to get an e-visa? TO GET an electronic visa, a foreign citizen needs to fill out a form on the specialized website of the Russian Foreign Ministry (electronic-visa.kdmid.ru) no later than 4 calendar days before the expected date of entry, and attach a digital photo. No other documents are required for obtaining an e-visa. The site can save a draft application and it will be stored for 30 days from the last save. In addition, it is recommended to remember or write down the application number in order to restore it if necessary. The electronic visa is stored in the information system, and at the entry one only gets a mark in the passport about crossing the border.

Validity of an e-visa ELECTRONIC visas are one-entry visas and are issued for a period of 30 days from the date of issue and with an allowed period of stay in territory of the Russian Federation for up to 8 days from the date of entry. At the same time, eight days does not mean a 192 hour net period (24*8) stay in the country. For example, if a person entered Vladivostok on August 1 at 8:00 pm, that person should leave at no later than 23:59, on August 8. The cost THE VISA is issued free of charge within four days. In order to get one, no invitations or confirmations of stay are necessary.

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Cathedral in Kaliningrad

Spit of Vasilyevsky Island

Additional information • The passport must be valid for at least six months from the date of application for an e-visa, and there should be enough space for stamps in it. • Visitors should have medical insurance for the entire duration of stay in Russia. • A separate electronic visa has to be

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Which type of visa will you get? AN ELECTRONIC visa can be a single-entry business (the purpose of a trip is business), a tourist (the purpose of a trip is tourism) or a humanitarian visa (the purpose of a trip being sports, cultural events or scientific-technical ties). If a person intends to visit Russia for other purposes than stated, one will have to attend the consulate for a regular visa.

issued for every child in the family. • When applying online, a coloured full-face photo needs to be uploaded in JPEG. It should be against a light background with normal lighting. How does this work? • Fill in the application form. • Get notification of visa issuance via e-mail or on the website (you will need an application number for that). • Print it or save it on a smartphone. • Show it to employees of the transport company and a border guards. It is important to remember that the issuance of an e-visa does not guarantee an entry into the country. Entry can be denied at the border, for example, in case one knowingly provided fake information about themselves or in other cases provided by law.

'Costa Victoria' cruise ship in Golden Horn bay in Vladivostok

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN ELECTRONIC VISA

Citizens of 18 countries can get a Russian e-visa and enter the Far Eastern Federal district: 1. Algeria 2. Bahrain 3. Brunei 4. China (including Taiwan) 5. India 6. Iran 7. Japan 8. Kuwait 9. Mexico 10. Morocco 11. Oman 12. Qatar 13. Saudi Arabia

14. Singapore 15. DPR of Korea 16. The United Arab Emirates 17. Tunisia 18. Turkey For St.Petersburg, the Leningrad region and the Kaliningrad region, the list contains even more - 53 countries, including Denmark: 1. Austria 2. Andorra 3. Bahrain 4. Belgium 5. Bulgaria 6. China (including Taiwan)

7. Croatia 8. Cyprus 9. Czech Republic 10. DPR of Korea 11. Denmark 12. Estonia 13. Finland 14. France 15. Germany 16. Greece 17. Hungary 18. Iceland 19. India 20. Indonesia 21. Iran 22. Ireland

23. Italy 24. Japan 25. Kuwait 26. Latvia 27. Lithuania 28. Liechtenstein 29. Luxembourg 30. Malaysia 31. Malta 32. Mexico 33. Monaco 34. Netherlands 35. North Macedonia 36. Norway 37. Oman 38. Philippines

39. Poland 40. Portugal 41. Qatar 42. Romania 43. San Marino 44. Saudi Arabia 45. Serbia 46. Singapore 47. Slovakia 48. Slovenia 49. Spain 50. Turkey 51. Sweden 52. Switzerland 53. Vatican

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Look Back in Anger ongoing, ends Nov 23; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø; 40-165kr, teaterbilletter.dk; that-theatre.com That Theatre presents John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, the story of Jimmy Porter, a working class man married to a upper-middle class wife. When it was first performed in the 1950s, the play had a seismic impact on British theatre and society. This gripping play (see review on page 10) will have you on the edge of your seat. (HO)

Carmen ends Feb 15; Operaen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; 155-945kr; kglteater.dk; in French with DK subtitles The sultry señorita is back – directly in fact from the Royal Opera House in London! Georges Bizet’s classic opera − full of steamy Spanish passion, eroticism, raucous stage scenes and familiar songs that will have you swaying on your haunches − was first performed in Paris in 1875 and it’s been wowing audiences ever since.

The Barber of Seville ends Nov 21; Operaen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; 155-945kr; kglteater.dk; in Italian with DK subtitles Gioachino Rossini’s beloved 1816 opera The Barber of Seville is based on the original story that was the prequel to the one that spawned ‘The Marriage of Figaro’. Reumert award-winning director Martin Lyngbo takes inspiration from classic silent movies to create a rich visual experience.

Last Tango in Little Grimley ongoing, ends Nov 23; Matrikel1, Højbro Plads 10, Cph K; 200kr, teaterbilletter.dk What do you do when your drama club is in arrears with its rent? Put on the play of a lifetime of course! Chaos, coquettishness and comedy ensue in David Tristram’s Last Tango in Little Grimley, which is guaranteed to have the audience in tears of laughter, choking on the free tea and biccies. Dawn Wall and Dina Rosenmeier lead a strong cast. (HO)

The Three Brexiteers ongoing, ends Jan 11; Glassalen, Tivoli; 160-415kr; teaterbilletter. dk & billetlugen.dk; londontoast. dk The Crazy Christmas Cabaret is back! Every year when the bells start jingling, the satirical theatre team at London Toast theatre group steam into the Glassalen theatre in Tivoli to present slapstick, topical gags, musical numbers and all-round festive cheer. This year director Vivienne McKee is tackling Brexit and BoJo. (RM)

Beer Pong Tournament Nov 15-16, 15:00-02:00; ScrollBar, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Cph S; board@scrollbar.dk ScrollBar is inviting beer-hungry individuals in Copenhagen to a double-header beer pong tournament sponsored by professional services firm EY – so the prizes won’t disappoint! More than anything, beer pong is always helpful for teambuilding. Time to bond with some Danes! (RM)

Christmas Lights & Parade Nov 16, 14:00-16:30; Amagertorv, Cph K; free adm; kcc.dk True Christmas spirit will spread across Strøget on November 16. Before sunset, Santa and his elves will drive their sleigh through Nyhavn to let people know Christmas has arrived! And then Tivoli and Carlsberg’s dray horses will lead the parade to City Hall Square, where the Christmas tree lights will be switched on at 16:00.

Merike Estna ongoing, ends Jan 26; Moderna Museet Malmö, Ola Billgrens Plats 2–4, Malmö; free adm; modernamuseet.se Moderna Museet Malmö introduces Merike Estna to Scandinavia for the first time with her exhibition Ghost from the future, filled with memories of past. Merike uses today’s digital society as her medium to reinterpret folk tales and mythology as abstract imagery. (RM)

Science & Cocktails Nov 23, 19:00; Den Grå Hal, Refshalevej 2, Christiania; free adm, graahal@gmail.com We live in a time when people are questioning their genders and what this means for society. In her lecture ‘Science, Gender and the Brain’, the cognitive neuro-imaging professor Gina Rippon will deliver a heavy dose of knowledge with your cocktails. (RM)

Ethiopian cuisine workshop Nov 26, 15:00-19:00; Trampoline House, Thoravej 7, Cph NV; 425kr; trampolinehouse.dk Enjoy some colourful cooking and conversations. This charity workshop will teach you how to cook Ethiopian injera flatbread with meat and vegetable stews whilst listening to experiences of what it’s like to be a refugee woman in Denmark. All profits go to a good cause. (RM)

Arabian Nights closing film Nov 15, 17:00- 21:00; Cinemateket, Gothersgade 55, Cph K; 120kr, dfi.dk Egyptian film ‘Ycoubian House’ concludes the festival. Includes English subtitles and an intro.

Brazilian Nights Nov 23, 21:00-03:00; Husets Teater, Halmtorvet 9, Cph V; 80kr, post@husetsteater.dk Huset Teater is throwing a Brazilian party to celebrate 10 years of Group Capoeira Malungos.

Marsden Hartley ongoing, ends Jan 19; Louisiana, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; 125kr, louisiana.dk US painter Marsden Hartley was a bridge between European and American modernism. (RM)

Spooky julefest Nov 11, 18:00; Etheren, Kemitorvet 208, Lyngby; etheren@dtu.dk For those who can’t party more than once a season, this spooky Xmas party is perfect! Enjoy cheap drinks in spooky costumes!

Friday Rituals Nov 15, 22 & 29; Sankt Peders Stræde 34, Cph K; free adm With live concerts and DJs, Hotel SP34 has the best way to kick off the weekend. Party as hard as you deserve.

Art & Porn ongoing, ends Jan 12; Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Nyhavn 2, Cph K; 90kr, kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk Kunsthal Charlottenborg is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legalisation of visual pornography in Denmark. (RM)

Christmas at Tivoli Nov 16-Jan 5; Vesterbrogade 3; 130kr, tivoligardens.com Christmas is just around the corner, meaning Tivoli will be open again. Santa and reindeer are ready to meet young souls under the dazzling festive lights. (RM)

Cocktail Workshop Nov 22, 18:00-21:00; Little Green Door, Gammel Strand 40, Cph K; 200kr, ida.dk The skillful bartenders at oriental-inspired Little Green Door await you with relevant knowledge. Party on after the workshop.

Chilean Bean Stew Nov 19, 18:00-21:00; KraftWerkets Folkekøkken, Valgårdsvej 2, Cph Valby; 25kr The community kitchen KraftWerket is serving Porotos Granados, a traditional Chilean summer stew, for just 25 kroner.

Weekend by CPH PIX ongoing, ends Nov 17; various venues; 95kr, cphpix.com Denmark’s biggest film festivals, CPH:DOX and CPH:PIX, present a brand new festival that gives young creatives the chance to show their potential.

Blixen ongoing, ends April 16; Gamle Scene, Kongens Nytorv 9, Cph K; 85-640kr, kglteater.dk Royal Ballet soloist Gregory Dean has choreographed the famous author’s life. The result really is reminiscent of her eventful life story: from her father’s suicide to her unhappy marriage and years spent on an African coffee farm in Kenya. Feel the joy and sorrow of her life through Dean’s movements and Debussy’s sophisticated tones. (RM)

Pub Quizzes Nov 21 & Dec 5 & 19, 19:30; The Globe, Nørregade 43, Cph K; 30kr each; five per team / Dec 2, 19:30; Kennedy’s, Gammel Kongevej 23, Cph V; 50 each; four PT/ Wednesdays at 20:00; Kompasset Ølbar, Østerbrogade 103, Cph Ø; 100 a table; five PT/ Last Wed of month; Storm Inn, Stormgade 20; 100 a table; five PT The winners get 1,000 kroner at the Globe, 800 at Kennedy’s, and the pot at the other two.

International Fall Dinner Nov 21, 17:30-23:00; IUNO, Njalsgade 19C, Cph S; free adm, iuno@iuno.dk Danish law firm IUNO is holding a free networking dinner for Danish and international law students at their office. A threecourse meal and two different sorts of wine will be served – definitely not a usual student meal. After dinner the students will head to a bar nearby. Appreciate how an international law firm works. (RM)

Così fan tutte ongoing, ends March 8; Opera House, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; 155-840kr, kglteater.dk The title of this Mozart opera means ‘So do they all’, and the feminine plural (tutte) hints that all women are faithless, or in this crazy comedy the girlfriends of Guglielmo and Ferrando. Enjoy Tobias Hoheisel’s lavish costumes and David Finn’s delicate lighting under the assured direction of Tim Albery. (RM)

Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything ongoing, ends April 13; Kunstforeningen Gl Strand 48 & Nikolaj Plads 10, Cph K; 75kr, glstrand.dk We know he couldn’t sing, but who knew Canadian singer Leonard Cohen could inspire such art? This exhibition, originally conceived by the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, displays Cohen-inspired work in various forms including visual art, multi-media installations and music. (RM)

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Forget the first day of Xmas – your true love with thank you for it! ROSELYNE MIN

TRIP TO one of the city’s arty Christmas markets is rarely a wasted journey. It is a mathematical certainty that as the big day gets closer, more people are looking for presents, so why not start your hunt early and beat the rush? Calm's Julemarked Nov 30, 11:00-17:00; CALM Tattoo, Nørre Søgade 23; free adm; calmtattoocph@gmail.com If you think the festive markets are all too similar, here’s a cooler option for you. CALM Tattoo has arranged a Christmas market with local craftsmen and artists where you can find handmade and local products. Not only can you buy gifts for your loved ones, you can also give away your clothes to warm up someone who needs them during the cruel winter weather. And just in case you were missing some of the elements of the mainstream markets, CALM is laying on glögg and æbleskiver! Design And Handmade Market Nov 23, 10:00-16:00; Den Grønne Friskole, Srandlodsvej 38, Cph S; free adm More than 30 artists are gathering in the name of crafts, creativity, design and sustain-

Spending smart money PERFECTLY timed for this purpose are what we like to call the arty festive markets – included here with a few other pretenders this year. Miss them at your peril! Among the affordable, unique offerings are gems that could even accumulate in value. Make sure you get the name of the designer, as in a few years’ time, they could be the talk of the town, or even the world.

ability at an extremely apt location, Den Grønne Friskole. If you’ve became more environmental-conscious this year since the C40 summit and whatnot, it’s probably a good idea to get some Christmas gifts at the most sustainable design market in Denmark! Christmas Market at Designmuseum Danmark Nov 29-Dec 8; Designmuseum Danmark, Bredgade 68; free adm; info@designmuseum.dk Where would you ever be able to meet more than 70 professional craftsmen and designers other than at an art museum? Though it’s in the garden, the tents will be heated and warmed up – not least by the enthusiasm of passionate sellers who specialise in textiles, ceramics, glass, graphics or jewellery design! Gammelgaards Xmas Market Nov 30-Dec 1; Gammelgaard

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Anything’s possible at the festive arty markets where shrewd shoppers flock every year to beat the early (partridge) bird

Picture postcard perfect experiences await!

Kunst- og Kulturcenter, Gammel Klausdalsbrovej 436, Herlev Gammelgaards is proud to say it has hand-picked these exhibitors, promising quality, originality and variety. In short, there is something for everyone. The courtyard will be full, with market stalls, bonfires, Christmas tree sellers and even a food truck. Leave the children in the Christmas room where they’ll be encouraged to save you the bother of making the decorations you’re missing on the tree. Kadk Christmas Market Nov 24, 10:00-17:00; Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 51, Cph K; free adm; info@gammelgaard.dk KADK, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, is organising a top quality design market. It may not all be popular design but it’s certainly unique. This year’s theme will be curated by Veronica Ziva, a second year architecture student, who has

some creative and daring works by promising artists at her disposal. Flids Christmas Market Nov 30-Dec 1; Flid, Nørrebrogade 208, Cph N; 30kr; flidmarked@ gmail.com The exhibition and market platform Flid is inviting art and design enthusiasts to meet contemporary independent artists, designers and craftsmen. The event is kid and pet-friendly, so come with your loved ones to discuss which candles would suit your Christmas table the best. Julemarked at Frederiksberg Nov 16-17; Haveselskabet Frederiksberg afdeling, Frederiksberg Runddel 1, Frederiksberg; free adm; frederiksberg@haveselskabet.dk It’s very much an entire experience – from Christmas decoration materials to antiquarian books to delicacies.

Since Haveselskabet is a gardening company, one can also find various selections of garden ornaments and Christmas plants. If you want to have some unique Xmas decorations this year – and if you are adept at handicrafts – make some yourself with the materials found in the greenhouse! Kødbyens Hygg-Est Christmas Market Nov 29-Dec 1; Sabine Brandt Studio, Slagtehusgade 44, Cph V; free adm; 4026 0078 The graphic design store Sabine Brandt Studio is setting up its collection at the Meatpacking District. Everything you can imagine in printable form is available: from posters to cards to even gift tags. Illustrators and graphic designers will be selling designer products at great prices – and don’t miss out on the sustainably-produced cosmetics.

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Blinded by the title because you loved the song that spawned it? BEN HAMILTON

ESEARCHING this column I got the impression that Bruce Springsteen learned to sing like Bruce Springsteen from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. While Bruce has famously never had a number one single in the US, MMEB topped the charts with a cover of his first ever release, ‘Blinded by the Light’, in 1977. The difference between the folk 1973 rock original and Springsteen-like cover are startling. Blinded by the Light is, of course, the title of an acclaimed film released this year about the Boss’s influence on an Asian teenager growing up in 1980s Britain, and there would certainly appear to be a trend for naming films after songs over the past year. From Bohemian Rhapsody to Rocketman to Yesterday, it’s often an obvious choice. Whammed by the twist BUT WITH Last Christmas (51 on Metacritic; Nov 14), we sense a shameless attempt to cash in on the popularity of a song and back catalogue before anyone has had the chance to adapt Andrew Ridgeley’s memoir Wham! George & Me, which was released last month. The problem with most back catalogue films is that the audience find themselves emoting because of the music, not the corny subject matter, and it undoubtedly helps if the artist died before it was their time. It’s outright manipulation, although it might be a tall order writing such a scene to accompany

the song ‘You sexy motherfucker’. Be assured though, that film is coming. Last Christmas, which stars Emilia Clarke (Blondie from Game of Thrones) as a Xmas store worker in London who has unaccountably managed to have a “shit life” despite her good looks, was co-written by Emma Thompson (who co-stars), although like her screenplay for Sense and Sensibility, it’s fair to say it’s another adaptation – this time of the collected works of Richard Curtis. One wonders, given the massive twist at the end, whether Emilia Clarke also had some input. Stable full of stallions THEY COULD have called The Irishman (94; at selected cinemas from Nov 21; on Netflic from Nov 27) ‘In the Still of the Night’ given the way the 1956 song by the Five Satins pretty much scores Martin Scorsese’s 219-minute epic charting the story of the 20th century’s most popular vanishing act, Jimmy Hoffa. Given the vampirist working hours of the average hoodlum, it’s an apt choice. All the greats from the last 50 years of gangster films and TV series are here. We’ve got Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro from The Godfather, DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Harvy Keitel from the Scorsese stable, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham, Aleksa Palladino, Louis Cancelmi and Jack Huston from Boardwalk Empire, Kathrine Narducci and Paul Herman from The Sopranos, and Jesse Plemons from Breaking Bad.

In this day and age, when all the Oscar nominees cynically come in at two hours and five, it’s refreshing to note that someone still has the balls to deliver a Ben-Hur. Will capture your attention THE IRISHMAN’S ensemble is perhaps a little too full at the seams with clout – a bit like the Harry Potter Universe, or 2017 release Tulip Fever, when every single actor is a star, and it gets a little distracting – but you couldn’t say the same about The Crown (86; Netflix from Nov 17), which is rebooting as it takes on the period spanning 1964 to 1977. For every Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham-Carter (the new Windsor girls), there are unknowns taking on significant parts (Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Camilla Parker-Bowles), which bodes well for the casting in general. Given they’ve cast actors to play the crew of Apollo 11 along with astronomer Patrick Moore, ones presume the1969 Moon Landing is carrying an entire episode – exactly how is anyone’s guess. More of a safe bet is The Capture (Nov 26; C More), a London-based surveillance series starring Holliday Grainger that wowed the critics in Britain. Riskier is Servant (Nov 28; Apple Plus), which has gambling tendencies of its own given its publicisation of M Night Shyamalan as executive producer and the director of the opening episode. The horror series begins with the hiring of a nanny to look after a recently

Surely Will Ferrell would have been a better fit for George Michael

bereaved couple’s baby substitute: a creepy doll. A promising cast is led by two more Brits impersonating Americans: Toby Kebbell and Rupert Grint. Looks a bit like Rush 2 IS MATT Damon the only American actor allowed to play one? Echoing the spirit of Rush, Damon and Christian Bale (token Brit) are hell-bent on ending Italian dominance in Ford vs Ferrari (73; Nov 14; at cinemas) – a 152-minute, high-octane thumper of a film that is mostly being called Le Man ’66 in Europe for unclear reasons. It’s likewise hard to figure out the motive for the killer app in Countdown (Nov 21; at cinemas) or for John Travolta’s decision to star in stalker affair The Fanatic (19; Nov 20; Amazon) in which he appears to be impersonating Mark Chapman. The release bucks what is a strong fortnight for Amazon, with The Souvenir (92; Nov 14; Amazon), feel-good comedy Brittany runs a Marathon (72;

Nov 15; Amazon) and post-911 thriller The Report (76; Nov 29; Amazon) all recommended – along with Earthquake Bird (50; Nov 15; Netflix), but only because the central character (Alicia Vikander) is an expat. Elsewhere on TV land, there’s the usual consignment of returning series – How to get away with Murder (S5; Netflix; Nov 23), Ray Donovan (S7; HBO Nordic; Nov 18), Tom Clancey’s Jack Ryan (S2; Amazon Prime; Nov 1) and The Man in the High Castle (S4; Amazon Prime; Nov 15) – and an unpromising festive comedy Merry Happy Whatever (Nov 28; Netflix) that didn’t even bother filtering the laugh track out of the trailer. We’re not holding our breath about the new series Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings (Nov 28), which to bring us full circle has called its opening episode ‘Jolene’ and promises to showcase “the stories, memories and inspirations behind Parton’s most beloved songs”. That’s Dolly ahead of the curve for a change.

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