Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Swedes complain to EU over Danish credit card charges

Swedish banks have accused Denmark of giving the Danish payment system Dankort preferential treatment over other payment cards. New rules to be introduced by Danish People’s Party, the Social Democrats and the Social…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Denmark sees increase in age-related sackings

The Board of Equal treatment has experienced an explosive rise in the number of cases involving the unfair dismissal of older employees in the past year. They expect this trend to continue in…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

One in four bike crash is alcohol related

Forty per cent of 16-24 year olds have cycled while drunk in the past year, according to new figures from the Danish Council for Traffic Safety. This has resulted in at least 5000…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

DPP want to raise benefits payments

Danish People’s Party (DPP) are now calling for a hike in pension payments and unemployment benefits, in order to fight social inequality. The increase should be funded by the abolition of the Satspulje,…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Minister has ‘had enough’ of failures in foster care system

There must be something fundamentally wrong with the existing system of supervision of foster care families. This is the conclusion of Social Minister Benedikte Kjær, after a series of cases of violence and…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Danes will hold minute’s silence for terror victims

The Danish nation will show its respect for the 93 victims of the Oslo terror attacks and their families with a minute’s silence at 12 noon today, Monday. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Denmark checks rules for fertiliser sales after terror attacks

Justice Minister Lars Barfoed may introduce tighter regulations for fertiliser sales following the terrorist attacks in Oslo on Friday. He hopes to make it more difficult for would-be terrrorists in Denmark to produce…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Baby in induced coma after water accident

A one year old boy is in a critical condition after being found in a lake in a forest in northern Zealand Saturday evening. Doctors at the Rigshospitalet Hospital placed him in an…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Danish woman missing after Norwegian terror attack

A Danish woman is missing after the shooting on the island of Utøya, close to Oslo, on Friday, the Danish ambassador to Norway confirms. Sources say the 43 year old Oslo resident was…

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Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 in: News

Løkke expresses solidarity with Norway

Following the horrific terrorist attacks on the Norwegian capital, Oslo on Friday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen made the following statement: “On behalf of Denmark and the Danish Government, I express my deepest…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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