Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

Socialists demand new direction for Denmark

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) will demand a ‘sharp’ left-wing turn for Denmark if the opposition regains power at the upcoming election. In a May 1st  speech to the powerful 3F union in…

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Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

EU Commission sees Danske Bank ‘smoking gun’

The EU Commission is preparing to challenge a European Banking Association (EBA) report that cleared the Danish and Estonian financial supervisory authorities of any wrongdoing in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. After left-wing…

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Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

U.S. Secretary of State to Greenland

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Greenland on May 9th for talks with Prime Minister Kim Kielsen and Denmark’s foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen. According to the U.S. State Department’s website “…they…

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Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

Danske Bank: We have enough money to deal with fines

Facing hefty fines for its money laundering activities, Danske Bank said yesterday it has strong capital buffers that exceed both regulatory requirements and the bank’s own targets. After first quarter results showing a…

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Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

More flights cancelled / Losses for Nordea / Auction house fires 1 in 4 employees…. SAS has cancelled a further 709 departures today as the pilots’ strike enters its seventh day. The strike…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

May 1st: Workers choose Social Democrats

Ahead of May 1st celebrations – or demonstrations – throughout the country today a new study shows the Social Democrats have regained their position as Denmark’s biggest workers’ party. As parties on the…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

No self-catering for asylum-seeker families

Families denied asylum are barred from making their own food at the Sjælsmark Transit Centre because they need to realise they aren’t welcome in Denmark and should return home as soon as possible,…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

EU Brexit negotiator in Copenhagen

Following a Copenhagen meeting with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Tuesday, Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator for the UK’s withdrawal, said there are no winners with Brexit, ‘only losers.’ The PM said…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

Liberals’ turnaround on EU digital tax

In a turnaround from previous policy the ruling Liberals have come out in support of an EU digital tax on international IT giants such as Facebook and Google. The government has strongly resisted…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

Nord Stream appeals against agency’s ‘3rd route’ option

Nord Stream 2 AG, the company established for planning, construction and operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, has launched an appeal  against the Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) request for a third route option through Danish territorial waters,…

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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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