Posted on 25. Oct, 2012 in: News

Denmark ignores EU pesticide demands

Denmark is one of seven countries that could be brought before the EU Court for violating rules restricting the use of pesticides in crops. According to the EU Commission, Denmark has only partially…

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Posted on 25. Oct, 2012 in: News

‘Underground’ health clinic a hit with immigrants

600 illegal immigrants have received emergency medical treatment at Denmark’s first private health centre for foreigners without a medical card or residency permit. 1,300 people have contacted the Red Cross clinic run by…

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Posted on 25. Oct, 2012 in: News

Nazi files stolen from National Archives

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing National Archive files concerning Danish Nazi sympathisers who collaborated with Germany during World War 2. The large-scale theft, reportedly ‘piles and piles’ of police…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

PM promises jobs for 12,500 unemployed

Prime Minister Helle Schmidt has presented an emergency job scheme that will provide jobs for 12,500 people whose two-year entitlement period for unemployment insurance benefits runs out in the New Year. The government…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Helle’s ‘chocolate box’ jobs scheme

The opposition has compared the government’s emergency job scheme, that it’s claimed will create 12,500 jobs in the New Year, to an ’empty chocolate box’ – looks nice on the outside but when…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Low interest, low growth, but high profits for Nordea

Nordea, the largest financial services group in Northern Europe, appears to be sailing through the crisis. The latest quarterly report shows that the bank emerged from the first nine months with a bottom line…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Danske Bank fires 300

300 Danske Bank employees were fired when they arrived for work, Wednesday morning, part of a major restructure to reduce the number of ‘traditional’ branches throughout the country to 55 and encourage the…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Minister happy about EU backdown on quotas for women

The European commission’s backdown on plans to force mandatory quotas for women on EU company boards has been welcomed by Denmark. After Justice and Rights Commissioner Viviane Reding was unable to find the…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

War Commission

Vice president of the Maritime & Commercial Court, Michale B.Elmer, will head the government appointed War Commission that over the next five years will probe Denmark’s war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

More cuts for SAS

Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, is preparing for another round of major changes and cutbacks involving thousands of employees. The struggling airline has confirmed that its current austerity plan isn’t sufficient to ensure acceptable…

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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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