Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

Share shut-down for SAS

Share trading in struggling airline SAS was temporarily halted on all Nordic stock exchanges Tuesday morning after negative media reports speculating about the company’s financial future. A stock-market notification from Stockholm Stock Exchange…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

Anarchists charged with terrorism

Five young Danish left-wing extremists appeared in Copenhagen District Court, Monday, charged under the Terrorism Act of carrying out violent acts throughout the Copenhagen region and setting fire to the Greek embassy. Amongst other…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

‘Sandy’ dominates the news

All Danish newspapers today provide massive coverage of Hurricane Sandy, which is creating havoc along the east coast of the USA. The story has pushed much Danish news aside – obviously, more comprehensive…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

Liberals look for budget ‘big picture’

Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed hope that Tuesday’s meeting in the Finance Ministry will shed some light on whether the government is really serious about negotiating a budget agreement with his…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

Red/Greens ease budget demands

Fear of being sidelined in budget negotiations has forced the Red/Green Alliance to back down on one of its key issues – an extension of the entitlement period for unemployment benefits. Policy spokesperson…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

Denmark’s EU rebate not part of budget proposals – yet

The Cypriot EU presidency’s expected proposals for the next seven-year EU budget were delayed, Monday, because the country’s Minister for Europe, Andreas Mavroyiannis, was on his way to Denmark. But according to Presidency…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 in: News

SAS looks for more cutbacks

Facing the prospect of even greater losses, struggling airline SAS has announced it will ‘turn every stone’ to find areas where it can cut costs as it battles to avert a fifth straight…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2012 in: News

Danish observer reports election fraud in Ukraine

A Danish observer in the Ukraine has accused the ‘oligarchs’ of stealing Sunday’s election. The Red/Greens’ Nikolaj Wilumsen, appointed by the Council of Europe to monitor voting in the capital of Kiev, said…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2012 in: News

Nordea forecasts negative interest until 2014

The Danish Central Bank’s stubborn strategy of maintaining the Danish krone’s fixed exchange rate policy against the euro by keeping interest rates low will continue to have side effects for the financial sector,…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2012 in: News

Light at the end of housing tunnel?

After five years of crisis of falling prices and home repossessions the Danish housing market is slowly showing slight signs of recovery. Prices have fallen by an average of 25 per cent on…

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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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