Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Foreign Ministry criticised for Royal Order controversy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been given a rap on the knuckles for withholding information about HM Queen Margrethe’s decision to bestow a prestigious Royal Order on King Khalifa of Bahrain. In a…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Editorials praise Tax Minister

Tax Minister Thor Möger Pedersen has received widespread praise from Denmark’s leading newspapers for his bid to reward ‘those who work and make an effort’ in the government’s upcoming tax reform. Politiken called…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Up and down for Vestas

It can only get better for Vestas. The Danish wind-energy giant had a miserable 2011, blaming poor weather, the debt crisis, and galloping production costs for its losses and worlwide job cuts, but things…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

More countries face credit downgrade

Less than 14 days after Standard & Poors downgraded the credit ratings of nine EU countries, Fitch Ratings has warned that six other nations – Spain, Italy, Ireland, Cyprus, Belgium, and Slovenia –…

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PM praised in Strasbourg

Prime Minister Helle-Thorning Schmidt received international backing for highlighting jobs and growth as the solution to the crisis during her speech to the European parliament in Strasbourg, Thursday, when she presented Denmark’s programme…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Energy proposal reductions are still not enough

In a last-minute attempt to get the opposition to accept an agreement regarding Danish electricity consumption in the coming decades, Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Martin Lidegaard (Social Liberals) will shave DKK1bn…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Foreign aid corruption

DKK3.8m in foreign aid spending went missing in 2010 and 2011. After investigating 111 out of 205 cases of suspected fraud and corruption, Minister for Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach (Social Liberals) said…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

LA no to budget

The Liberal Alliance (LA) will break with years of parliamentary tradition by voting against the 2012 budget tomorrow. The party’s policy spokesman Simon Emil Ammitzbøll said last night that the economic prospects for…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Vestas shareholders unite to exert influence

The Danish Shareholders Association (DSA) is registering Vestas’ shareholders faster than they can be counted. After Berlingske Business reported last week that the windmill company’s Board of Directors is virtually untouchable due to…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 in: News

Toll ring may provide few gains for motorists

According to an environmental study conducted by the Ministry of Transport and the Danish Road Directorate, drivers in the capital area may have to pay 5 kroner or more for every minute they…

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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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