Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Any upturn will be very slow says Danske Bank

The economy remains weak, unemployment will continue to rise and the housing market remains unstable. The Danske Bank’s latest quarterly review of the Danish economy mirrors the Jyske Bank’s prognosis released Monday –…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Cold – and it’s getting colder

The cold snap reached new heights – or lows – Tuesday morning as temperatures dropped to below minus 15c. throughout the country. Residents of Hvide Sande on the west coast of Jutland woke…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Threat to US Embassy

The US Embassy in Stockholm has been placed on heightened security alert after receiving a concrete threat. The embassy’s press secretary, Chris Dunnett, said there was no connection to last week’s terror attack…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Løkke defends – and distances himself from – minister

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has distanced himself from Health Minister Bertel Haarder’s abusive rant at a TV journalist. After Mr Haarder dismissed an interviewer as an ‘asshole’ who was ‘full of crap’…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Løkke wins debate

Lars Løkke Rasmussen emerged once again as the winner in his latest TV debate with Socialist People’s Party leader Villy Søvndal, according to political commentators. Berlingske Tidende’s Thomas Larsen said it was obvious…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Defiant Lene rejects criticism

Lene Espersen says she has no intention of resigning either before or after an election. After a weekend of disastrous opinion polls and internal party criticism of her leadership abilities, the embattled Conservative…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

New Conservative threat

The Conservatives’ finance spokesman, Mike Legarth, has urged his party to turn its back on government unless the ruling Liberal Party is prepared to back key issues such as tax relief and a…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Pia K’s warning

The government will lose the next election if the Conservatives in-fighting continues. After yet another weekend of infighting and contradictory messages from the struggling party, Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard warned that…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Housing market struggles to recover

At least 10% off the asking price. That’s the rule of thumb for home buyers right now as the housing market continues to struggle. New figures from the Mortgage Lenders Council reveal, for…

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Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 in: News

Fight against poverty has failed say voters

The government’s efforts to combat poverty over the past year have failed according to 51% of respondents in a new survey by You Gov who believe that things have got worse for those…

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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-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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