Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 in: News

LO isn’t required to pay million-kroner pension

The HK trade union has ended its legal fight on behalf of Tine Aurvig-Huggenberger, former vice president of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). The case centred around whether Ms. Aurvig-Huggenberger was…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Danish troops kill baby in tragic accident

Danish forces in Afghanistan accidentally killed a baby and injured its parents whilst detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the war-torn province of Helmand in Afghanistan, Tuesday. The Danish troops had been…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Thorning-Schmidt chides left-wing partners

The Red/Green Alliance,  guarantor of the government’s parliamentary majority, has a tendency to act ‘quirky’ and ‘odd’ according to Prime Minister Helle Thorning. During a debate about the EU fiscal pact, which the…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Novo Nordisk tops global list of 100 most sustainable companies

From www.4-traders.com Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Novo Nordisk was ranked number one in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The index is published annually…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Aid workers freed in Somalia

Two DanChurchAid workers held hostage in Somalia for the past three months have been freed in a dramatic rescue operation by the elite US Navy Seals corps. 60-year-old Dane Poul Hagen Thisted and…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Get out of debt – move to a depressed area

Graduates willing to move to depressed, fringe regions of Denmark could have their student-loan debt slashed by 40% if a Danish People’s Party (DPP) proposal becomes reality. The Norwegian authorities have been successful…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Søvndal confirms Tehran meeting – backs EU

Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal confirmed last night that Denmark’s ambassador in Tehran, Anders Christian Hougård, had been summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry to explain why the EU has imposed an…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Social Democrats, Social Liberals divided on Tobin Tax

Danish Social Democrat MEP’s defied the party line when they voted for a pro-Tobin Tax resolution at the European Parliament yesterday, even though Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt had said at her weekly press conference…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Further ministry downsizing

In the latest series of layoffs hitting state agencies, officials at the Ministry of Environment yesterday announced plans to fire 115 employees in the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nature Agency, and the National…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Toll ring plans should be sped up

The Red-Green Alliance is growing increasingly frustrated that Minister for Transport Henrik Dam Kristensen (Social Democrats, SD) has not yet presented the government’s support for its proposal on how Copenhagen’s toll ring should look….

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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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