Posted on 23. Mar, 2020 in: News

Danes less happy

Denmark is struggling to regain its cherished position as the world’s happiest country. For the third year running Finland is ranked no.1 on the World Happiness Report, published Friday, a survey that ranks…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

LEGO steams ahead with expansion plans in China…Maersk reports higher Q1 earnings but suspends 2020 outlook….National Bank vows to defend krone ‘whatever it takes’….. Toy giant LEGO is going ahead with plans to…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2020 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, March 16th – March 22nd 2020

Coronavirus / What happened last week: The state’s financial aid packages for business presented last week will cost more than DKK100bn but Denmark can afford it according to one of the country’s leading…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

Reforms on back-burner as coronavirus dominates political agenda

Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has forced the government to sideline all its major political initiatives this Spring, such as social balance reform, climate negotiations, and the prime minister’s campaign promise of early…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

Social Liberals reconsider threat to topple government

Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard has stepped back from his threat to topple the government if there’s no agreement on a climate action plan before June 5th. Three weeks ago Mr Østergaard…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

Sharp rise in jobless figures

14,700 have joined the employment queue this week as the coronavirus started to impact the economy. The new figures were released by the Ministry of Employment just as a unanimous parliament agreed on…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

20% one-day rise in hospital admissions

153 people in this country are now hospitalised by the coronavirus, including 30 who are in intensive care and 27 on a respirator, the latest figures show. The number of admissions rose by…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

“We need to act fast to manage the impact of the corona virus as much as we can,” Denmark’s European Competition and Digital Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said yesterday after overseeing regulation that will…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

National Bank raises interest to shore up krone

The National Bank raised its key interest rate by 0.15% to minus 0.6%, Thursday, in a surprise move to ease downward pressure on the Danish crown, which is linked to the euro. The…

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Posted on 20. Mar, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Fraudsters exploit work at home strategy…Virus changes spending habits….Maersk suspends crew changes for a month…Hotel chain fires 7,500…. The Centre for Cybersecurity has warned that the digital threat towards authorities and companies in…

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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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