Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Government bails out SAS – again

The Danish state has been forced to come to the rescue of struggling Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) yet again. The Finance Ministry said yesterday that Denmark and Sweden, who both own substantial stakes in…

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Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Retail sales down despite reopening

Retail sales surprisingly declined for the first time in three months in April. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show retail sales dropped a seasonally adjusted 8.3 percent month-on-month in April, after a 19.8…

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Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Danish company wins California contract…..Saxo Bank launches cryptocurrency in Middle East….UAE Ambassador promotes bilateral green energy with Denmark…. Danish engineering company Ramboll has won a lucrative contract to chart the water supply in…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

Government backs down on Langeland refugee centre

In an embarrassing turnaround the government has dropped plans to build a holding centre for criminal immigrants on the island of Langeland. Following a meeting of all party leaders Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

250,000 see racist attack video

More than a quarter of a million viewers, including Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, have so far seen disturbing video footage of a racist verbally abusing a young Muslim family. Kodes Hamdi from Holbæk…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

Medicinal cannabis trial extended

The 4-year trial of medicinal cannabis has been extended to 2026. The initial scheme launched in 2018, which allows patients suffering from ailments such as chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, or the after-effects of chemotherapy treatment…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Epidemic under control despite high infection rate….’R’ rate stable at 1.1…Voluntary innoculations with discarded vaccines start Thursday…..No seasonal effect as virus continues to spread… Four consecutive days with fewer than 1,000 new infections…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

Denmark extends northern sea border

Denmark quietly gained around 27,000 square metres, Tuesday, as the country’s border north of the Faroe Islands was expanded. After Parliament gave its full support to delimitation agreements with Iceland and Norway respectively,…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

Economy bounces back

The economy is emerging from the corona crisis at a fast rate. The Finance Ministry now expects 2.4% economic growth this year, upwardly revising the 2.1% projected in the government’s ‘Convergence Programme 2021’…

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Posted on 26. May, 2021 in: News

Consumer confidence picks up as shops reopen

Consumer confidence has improved in line with the gradual reopening of society. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index rose to 2.8 in May from -1.1 in April – the…

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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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