Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

‘Climate Connie’ attacks USA

Denmark’s EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has lashed out at the USA’s lack of effort on climate issues. With just two months to go before the new Climate Conference in Durban, Ms Hedegaard…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

EU disallows ban on ROJ TV

The EU Court of Justice has ruled that even though the Kurdish TV network ROJ TV incites hate the German authorities don’t have the right to ban it. The German Interior Ministry cancelled…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

Christiania’s share issue

The free state of Christiania, which negotiated a form of semi-autonomous existence with the previous government, will today start selling ‘people’s shares’ in an attempt to raise the DKK76m needed to buy buildings…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

Danes would rather save than spend

Private consumption in this country has sunk to a new low-point. Three years after the financial crisis took a stranglehold, new Danske Bank figures show that spending in Q2 was the lowest for five…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

Think tanks disagree on new bank tax

Danish banks should be paying far more tax, according to the left-leaning think tank Cevea who have welcomed a new EU proposal to impose a tax on all cross-border currency transactions, the so-called…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

Deal breaking would lead to anarchy

Leading political commentator Henrik Qvortrup has warned the parties hoping to form a new government that reneging on agreements concluded during the previous administration, as suggested by former Social Democrat cabinet minister Ritt…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

Denmark – a deficit nation

Years of public sector surpluses have been transformed into a major deficit and there’s no prospect of any improvement over the next few years, experts warn. New Statistics Denmark figures reveal a Q2…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 in: News

Danske Bank struggles with Irish problems

The Danske Bank has already written off DKK20bn on its investments in Ireland since 2004 and, according to head of the bank’s foreign division Thomas Borgen, it could be 2012 before there’s any…

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Posted on 23. Sep, 2011 in: News

Stock market in freefall

Copenhagen Stock Market opened under pressure this morning. After closing at 347.15, Thursday, the blue-chip C20 index quickly fell by 2.1% to 330.87, the lowest level this year and the worst performance since…

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Posted on 23. Sep, 2011 in: News

Danish military ‘second-rate’ says British Admiral

The British Labour Party has been forced to offer an apology to Denmark after its former Minister of Security, Admiral Lord Alan West, insulted the Danish military. During a press conference, Thursday, he…

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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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