Posted on 04. Jan, 2022 in: News

Pension fund gambles with Danes’ investments

ATP, Denmark’s largest pension and social security provider, has announced plans to adopt a riskier investment strategy in the future. The state-mandated fund, into which all workers must pay, said a fourth of contributions…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

PM promises ‘fresh start’ for the elderly in New Year speech

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has promised ‘wide reaching’ changes and a ‘new start’ in care for the elderly, including cutbacks in outdated rules and bureaucracy. In her New Year speech to the nation…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

Parties call for cuts in minimum salary requirement for non-EU workers

In response to the PM’s New Year speech, the Social Liberals (Radikale) and Conservatives expressed hope that the government’s willingness to discuss the possibility of making it easier for companies to attract skilled…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

All domestic flights green by 2030

The government is aiming to make all domestic flights fossil fuel-free by 2030. In her New Year speech to the nation, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wants to ‘make flying green’ but…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

Queen’s speech: ‘Future is full of hope’

In her 50th New Year message HM Queen Margrethe said 2021 had been a ‘tough year’ to get through with many challenges, not least an even more contagious version of corona, but at…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

The number of new corona cases dropped below 8,000 on New Year’s Day but far fewer people were tested over the 24-hour period – 63,235 compared to more than 200,000 daily for most…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

Motorists go green

‘Green car’ sales are at an all-time high.  The latest figures show 56% of all vehicles sold in December were either electric or hybrid, compared to 45% the previous month – 4,765 ‘pure’…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

More bad news for turkeys…Maersk buys Hong Kong company in multi-billion dollar deal….Ryanair cuts flights from Denmark as corona spreads…. 36,000 turkeys are being destroyed after the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus…

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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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