Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Thorning urges Russian to toe the line as EU maintains sanctions

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said the EU isn’t ‘playing games’ with Russia after EU leaders agreed to maintain tough sanctions against the country at the Brussels summit, yesterday. The PM said last night…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Low approval ratings for Løkke and friends

As the election approaches, centre-right leaders continue to receive poor personal approval ratings. Although the opposition remains on course for victory, voters only give Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen a ‘C-’grade in a…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Asylum isn’t my responsibility says Justice Minister

Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday it’s not her job to get involved in whether a team of civil servants should embark on a fact-finding mission in a far-off country, or even evaluate…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Government reduces asylum projection

It now looks like around 15,000 asylum seekers will have come to Denmark in 2014, 25 per cent less than the  panic estimate of 20,000 three months ago which caused the government to…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Denmark best for business

Denmark is the best country in the world for business, according to influential business magazine Forbes. The magazine attributes Denmark’s top ranking to an ‘extremely positive business climate’ and the  ‘flexisecurity’ model, which…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

EU Court rules it’s OK to fire fat guy

The Court of Justice of the European Union (EJC) ruled in favour of a local Danish authority yesterday in a case brought by a Danish court, which wanted guidance over a complaint of…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Fraud Squad nabs OW Bunker employee wanted in Italy

The Danish Fraud Squad arrested a former manager of collapsed ship fuel supplier OW Bunker , Thursday, with the aim of handing him over to Italy where he’s suspected of embezzlement and fraud. Announcing…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

SAS: Free flights by 2018

Management at Scandinavian airline SAS predicts that passengers could be travelling free by 2018. Vice President for Sales & Marketing Eivind Roald said the price war with Norwegian Air is already lost and…

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Posted on 19. Dec, 2014 in: News

Business shorts

Novozymes determined to turn waste into fuel…..Novo inks DKK1bn deal Novozymes: Novozymes , the world’s largest enzymes producer, will stick to its plans to develop transportation fuel made from agricultural waste, despite a…

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Posted on 18. Dec, 2014 in: News

Justice Minister tries to put cap on Eritrea scandal

Supplementary information supplied by the Immigration Service denies any political intervention in the original Eritrea report that’s been heavily criticised in both this country and abroad. Justice Minister Mette Federiksen, who earlier this…

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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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