Posted on 27. Jan, 2022 in: News

Wind energy giant facing ‘challenging times’

Vestas shares rose by nearly 6%, Wednesday, despite preliminary 2021 figures below expectations. The clean energy giant reported an underlying operating profit margin of 3 percent for 2021, below its previous forecast of…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister dismisses Mali demand: ‘We were invited’

Confusion surrounds the Mali government’s demand that Denmark ‘immediately’ withdraw its task force that was despatched to the country last week. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofos said yesterday that Danish troops are deployed in Mali…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Denmark ranked ‘least corrupt’ again

Denmark has retained its position as the world’s least corrupt country. On the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, published by Transparency International, Tuesday, Denmark shares first place with New Zealand, and Finland – Norway,…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

‘Polyamorous’ union boss quits

Union boss Per Christensen jumped before he was pushed yesterday following damning revelations of his ‘double life’. Tabloid daily BT reported over the weekend how the 64-year-old head of  Denmark’s largest and most…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Opposition’s plan to attract foreign manpower excludes Muslims

The new labour market plan agreed by the government and its support parties last week isn’t enough to attact much-needed foreign manpower to Denmark, according to four opposition parties who presented ther alternative…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Government makes Holocaust teaching mandatory

As part of a wide range of measures aimed at stemming the growing wave of anti-Semitism in this country the government has proposed making the Holocaust compulsory teaching in schools and colleges. The…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Ukraine

The Foreign Ministry has advised against all unnecessary travel to Ukraine due to the tense border situation with Russia. While travel to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, plus the Crimean peninsular, has been…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Denmark could lead the way by lifting all restrictions

Denmark could become a working model for the western world if the government, as expected, follows the Epidemy Commission’s recommendations to lift all corona restrictions on January 31st and stop classifying covid as…

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Posted on 26. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

Positivity rate hits new high…’R’ rate at  1.2 but Health Minister remains upbeat…. 46,590 new corona cases were reported Tuesday, from 213,616 PCR tests, a positivity rate of 21.81%. 918 people are hospitalised…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

Kofod warns of ‘severe sanctions’ on Moscow

Following a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, Monday, Denmark’s Jeppe Kofod warned that the EU was ready to hit Moscow with ‘never-seen-before’ sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine but declined to speculate about…

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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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