New data on foreign workers who leave the country, caution urged on windy New Year’s night and more news from Denmark this Wednesday.
Majority of foreign workers leave after 12 years
Around 70 percent of foreign nationals from non-EU countries leave the Danish labour market after 12 years, according to new figures from the Rockwool Foundation.
The analysis by the institute looked at foreign nationals who moved to Denmark to work in the period 2004-2011.
However, employment rates for those who were still in the country after 12 years were high at 80 percent.
Ørsted sells share in offshore wind farm
Danish energy group Ørsted has sold half its stake in the Hornsea 3 wind farm, which is under construction off the east coast of Britain.
A 50 percent share in Ørsted’s stake has been sold to capital investment firm Apollo Global Management for 39 billion kroner, the Danish company said in a statement to the stock exchange.
“We are pleased to welcome Apollo as a partner in Hornsea 3, with their experience in infrastructure and delivering flexible capital on a large scale,” Financial Director Trond Westlie said.
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Wind and rain elicit warnings for New Year’s Eve
Public safety authority Sikkerhedsstyrelsen has urged keeping extra distance from fireworks tonight amid forecasts of strong wind and rain.
People out enjoying New Year celebrations should keep twice the usual distance given the prevailing conditions, head of department at the agency Nicoline Zederkof Jensen said.
“Fireworks are constructed and tested for use in winds under five metres per second, and that’s the basis for the safety distances which are recommended and stated on the fireworks, she told news agency Ritzau.
“So if it is windier than this, which it looks like it will be on New Year’s Eve, you should make sure you are twice as far away to prevent accidents,” she said.
What changes in January?
The arrival of the new year brings the introduction of new laws, royal ceremony and personal tax information for 2026.