Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Budget draft published today: €1.3bn for corona ‘war chest’

The government has appropriated DKK9.2bn (€1.3bn) in its draft budget for a ‘war chest’ to help Denmark through the corona crisis. The budget proposals will be published today and, according to Finance Minister…

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Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Ex-PM criticises opposition leader in new book

Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has dismissed policy advice  – and a good deal of criticism – from his predecessor, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as ’destructive’ and ‘not very constructive’. In a new biography to…

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Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Close allies distance themselves from Løkke

Leading Liberal members have accused their former leader of damaging the party by attacking his successor, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, in a new biography. In a joint message on Facebook two former cabinet ministers, Lars…

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Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Intelligence agency shared data on Danish citizens with Americans

The reason behind the suspension of Denmark’s top military snoop became clearer on Friday when DR News revealed that Military Intelligence (FE) has shared raw data from information cables with the U.S. National…

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Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Denmark tops corona management poll

Denmark has handled the corona crisis better than all developed countries according to a new poll by the Washington DC Pew Research Centre based on the responses of local residents. 95% of people in…

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Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Paludan provokes riots in Malmø

Riots broke out in Sweden’s most southernly city, Friday evening, after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish Hard Line anti-Muslim party, was stopped from entering the country to attend a Quran-burning demonstration. Protesters…

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Posted on 31. Aug, 2020 in: News

Swedish killers get life for gangland slaying

Glostrup District Court sentenced three Swedish gang members to life imprisonment for murdering two rivals in a gangland slaying in Herlev, north-west of Copenhagen, in June last year. Two others, who were both…

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Posted on 30. Aug, 2020 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, August 24th– 31st 2020:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Medical experts said the coronavirus epidemic may be under control in Denmark but tests, masks and social distancing are still needed to avoid further outbreaks. The rate of…

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Posted on 28. Aug, 2020 in: News

Unions fear widespread lay-offs as aid schemes wind down

Trade union bosses fear massive lay-offs when the government’s emergency wage compensation scheme expires on Monday (August 31st). Around 21,000 furloughed workers are officially covered by the scheme but the real figure could…

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Posted on 28. Aug, 2020 in: News

Government prepares for UK no-deal

Negotiations on Brexit are progressing so poorly that the Danish government is preparing a campaign to warn companies about the consequences of a no-deal outcome. “It’s unrealistic to believe in an agreement that…

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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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