Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Unemployment figures up again

New figures from Denmark Statistics make for gloomy reading today, as they reveal a further 11,000 people joined the unemployed register in the third quarter of the year. After welcome falls in the…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Terrorist made use of Danish contact

Intriguing details of confessed terrorist, David Headley’s, modus operandi have been revealed during his ongoing trial in Chicago. Headley visited Denmark twice during 2008 to carry out planning and reconnaissance for a terror…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Oil giants reap North Sea rewards

For the first time ever it’s been revealed exactly how much oil companies have earned from the Danish North Sea oil fields. According to Jyllands-Posten, the three companies in the Danish Underground Consortium…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

PM backs Business Minister

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt offered a vote of confidence in all her cabinet ministers at her weekly press conference, Tuesday, including under fire Business Minister Ole Sohn who she said would be a…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Søvndal stands behind close ally

Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal backed the Prime Minister last night by echoing her show of support for Ole Sohn, who’s come under increasing pressure over the past two days in the…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Thorning claims budget will boost consumer confidence

Consumer confidence in Denmark is at rock bottom. New Statistics Denmark figures show a drop from minus 6.6 in October to minus 9.2 in November, the lowest level since March 2009 when markets…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Call for tax relief came too late

The two former government partners are in disagreement about an issue they agree on. The Conservatives have dismissed Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s call for tax relief (7:59-21/11) as a waste of time…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Minister pulls plug on Malaysia contract

Minister of Climate & Energy Martni Lidegaard will bring a halt to the Danish Energy Agency’s (Energistyrelsen) collaboration with the Danish-controlled United Plantations (UP) in Malaysia when the current contract expires in 2014….

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Gay weddings in church

The government has a majority for new legislation that will allow gays to get married in church. The Danish National Church has previous rejected giving full equality to homosexuals but the country’s bishops are…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 in: News

Telia fires 20% of workforce

Telecom company Telia Denmark fired 163 employees, Tuesday, one in five of the workforce. CEO Søren Abildgaard said the company has implemented a five-year plan which will be reviewed every quarter and assured…

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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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