Posted on 06. Mar, 2019 in: News

Speaker could get new term

In a surprising move, Pia Kjærsgaard could be allowed to continue as speaker of the house even if the Social Democrats form a new government after the next election. In Danish politics it’s…

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Posted on 06. Mar, 2019 in: News

Danske Bank shareholders launch compensation claim

Danske Bank is facing its first class action lawsuit in the money laundering affair. Former CEO Thomas Borgen and the bank itself are being sued by a group of investors under the name…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

Data leak reveals suspicious transactions at Nordea Copenhagen

Nordea’s Vesterport branch in Central Copenhagen has for years hosted hundreds of tax-shelter companies that have acted as transit accounts for suspicious money transfers of hundreds of millions of kroner. A new data…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

PM praises EU, warns against ‘Danexit’

Prime Minister banged the drum for the EU at the Liberals’ party conference on Europe over the weekend, which he said is beneficial to everybody, not just the elite, as proved by the…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

Liberals call for EU agreement on corporate tax

The ruling Liberals have called for EU-wide agreement on a lower limit for corporate tax to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’. At the party’s EU conference over the weekend, Prime Minister Lars…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

Ex-Social Democrat leader makes death threat joke

Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard has declined to reprimand former Social Democrat leader Mogens Lykketoft  for allegedly threatening an Alternative Party MP. Pernille Schnoor had claimed that Mr Lykketoft, who served a one-year…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

New Conservative leader facing racism rap

Pernille Vermund, leader of the anti-immigrant New Conservatives, could be charged with racism after being reported to the police for referring to anti-vehicle concrete security blocks as ‘Koran barriers’. Ms Vermlund was summoned…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

Tax scandals commission gets underway

The Tax Commission will today hear the testimony of the first of 106 people scheduled to appear before the end of the year to shed light on the long list of scandals at…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

Carlsberg invests in Chinese brewery / Pension funds sign up to green investment initiative /  Bedding company expands in Bulgaria…… Carlsberg has acquired a minority stake in Chinese micro brewery Jing-A for an…

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Posted on 04. Mar, 2019 in: News

Election 2019: Løkke needs 64,000 voters to cross sides

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen needs to encourage at least 64,000 voters to change sides to stand any chance of winning a new term in power this year, a study of all recent…

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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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