Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

Widespread sexual harassment at TV2

Management at partially state-owned TV 2 has offered an unreserved apology to 11 former and current female employees after a new documentary revealed a ‘sexist tone’ and ‘harassment’ at the network’s news department….

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Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infection rate on the rise….Omicron creates panic but no need for further restrictions says minister….School closures throughout Copenhagen… 4,326 new corona cases were reported Monday, 36 up on the previous day. 157,100 people were tested…

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Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

DKK550m for struggling communities

A parliamentary majority has appropriated more than half a billion kroner to struggling rural districts and economically devastated towns. The DKK550m ($80m) grant announced by Minister of the Interior Kaare Dybvad Bek is…

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Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

Left-wing push for aviation tax

The government’s allies are pushing for an aviation fuel tax in next year’s budget. The Socialist People’s Party’s climate spokesman, Rasmus Nordqvist, said the government has its ‘foot on the brake’ regarding green…

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Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

Work on road and rail link to Denmark gets underway in Germany

Construction has started on the German side of the world’s longest road and rail tunnel that will connect Germany and Denmark. The €7 billion Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project under the Baltic Sea…

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Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

Danske Bank inflation warning

Denmark’s biggest bank has voiced concern that the rapid rise in in inflation in the U.S. could spread to Denmark. Danske Bank Senior analyst Mikael Olai Milhøj told Ritzau News: “Inflation has surged…

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Posted on 30. Nov, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Retailers warn of rising prices…Novo hit by low insulin sales in China…Who will build Denmark’s biggest offshore windfarm?…. Danish consumers are facing even higher prices in the near future. A new Statistics Denmark…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Feared corona variant in Denmark

Two cases of the new corona variant, Omicron, that’s sending shockwaves throughout the world, have been detected in Denmark. Two travellers from South Africa have tested positive according to the Ministry of Health,…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Daily infections top 4,000….Face masks mandatory from today….Jabs for kids….. 4,290 new corona cases were reported Sunday, 538 up on the previous day. 186,100 people were tested over the 24-hour period, providing a positivity…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Political majority calls for review of strict chain migration rules

A parliamentary majority has called for a review of Denmark’s controversial 3-year residency requirement for family reunification, so called ‘chain migration’. Following a recent ruling against Denmark at the European Court of Human Rights…

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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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