Posted on 05. Oct, 2017 in: News

Vestager sues Ireland, fines Luxembourg

Danish EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said yesterday she is taking Ireland to court over the country’s failure to collect a huge bill for back taxes from Apple. The move came as she…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2017 in: News

Amazon eyes Denmark expansion

Online retail giant Amazon has already grabbed a third of the market for net-driven services in this country but, unlike Apple and Facebook, hasn’t yet built its own data centre here. But that…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2017 in: News

National Bank governor plays down dip in krone

The Danish krone’s recent dip against the euro is nothing more than a ‘minor blip’, National Bank governor Lars Rohde said this week adding that the downward move had not been large enough…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2017 in: News

Prime Minister’s opening speech to parliament: The main points

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen made his opening speech to parliament, Monday, the constitutionally-required ‘state of the nation’ address coupled with the government’s proposed legislative goals over the course of the next 8…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2017 in: News

PM: Danish politics is more than welfare and taxes

In his opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen accused opposition leader Mette Frederiksen of misleading voters by reducing Danish politics to a straight choice between more welfare or lower…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2017 in: News

Reaction to PM’s speech

The government should be concentrating on better cancer treatment and improving conditions for the elderly instead of tax cuts, opposition leader Mette Frederiksen said in response to the prime minister’s opening speech to…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2017 in: News

‘Submarine Madsen’ had fetish torture videos

Inventor Peter Madsen, accused of murdering a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine, has been further incriminated by videos of women being decapitated that were found on his hard drive. The videos were…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2017 in: News

Minister faces warship grilling

Left-wing opposition parties are demanding straight answers from Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen regarding allegations that illegal North Korean workers were employed to build a Danish warship following new information. The Red/Greens, Alternatives,…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2017 in: News

Danske Bank laundered money for Iran

Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has been hit with new allegations of money laundering, this time involving Iran. According to Berlingske the bank has been used to circumvent sanctions against the Iranian regime. Following…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2017 in: News

Prime Minister in top form ahead of official opening of parliament

It’s a far more confident and politically stronger Lars Løkke Rasmussen who will officially open the new session of parliament today. Commentators agree that the prime minister’s  situation has improved dramatically since he…

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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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