Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

‘Nightmare poll’ for government – opposition steams ahead

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s prospects for re-election are looking increasingly dire. A new Megafon poll for TV 2 of Politiken shows the lowest level of support for his centre-right alliance during the…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

More defence spending but not enough for Trump

The government gave the military a DKK1.5bn boost this week but it still won’t satisfy President Trump, military analysts said yesterday. The move to increase defence spending to 1.5% of GDP in 2023,…

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Estonia rejects FSA report

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority’s (FSA) denial it made any mistakes in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal has sparked off a war of words with its Estonian counterpart Finantsinspektsioon. After the FSA claimed…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Prince moves to Paris

Prince Joachim – the man who won’t be King – is moving his family to Paris where he’s been accepted at France’s highest ranking military training academy, École Militaire, whose alumni includes Napoleon…

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Army boss charged with abuse of power

Military prosecutors have formally charged the Chief of Staff of the Danish army with abuse of power. Hans-Christian Mathiesen is accused of ‘gross negligence’ in charges of nepotism after it was revealed he…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Another setback for SKAT

The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) has lost its legal battle with U.S. tech giant Microsoft. SKAT had requested that the Danish unit of Microsoft should pay about DKK308m (€41m) in extra taxes for…

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Unemployment at 10-year low

The jobless rate continues to fall – the latest Statistics Denmark figures show 8,300 people found work last year, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.8%. At the start of the year 105,100…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Lego expands in China

Lego is planning major expansion in China this year. As sales fall in the U.S. and Europe, the Danish toy giant plans to have around 140 shops in 30 different Chinese cities at…

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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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