Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

(Slight) consumer optimism

Danish consumers have become slightly more optimistic over the past month, but pessimism still reigns. Statistics Denmark’s consumer demand index has risen from minus 7 in January to minus 4.8 now, a step…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

New bailout for Greece

Greece was granted a second giant bailout after a stormy Brussels meeting euro zone finance ministers that culminated in the early hours of today with an agreement to save the debt-ridden country from…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

PM’s ‘disappointment’ in Russia, China

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt expressed her disappointment with China and Russia during a meeting with France’s President Sarkozy in Paris, Monday, after the two powers vetoed a draft resolution at the UN last week…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

Libyan assurances for Søvndal

During a short trip to Libya, Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal was given assurances that the war-torn country won’t become a sharia state. After asking head of the transition government Mustafa…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

Coalition divided on congestion charge

Disagreement about the toll ring around Copenhagen is threatening the survival of the government coalition, according to a highly-placed Socialist People’s Party (SPP) source, quoted by Berlingske, who said if Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

Government on a ‘suicide mission’

The continuing internal dispute within the government coalition about the congestion charge/toll ring is ‘completely ridiculous’, according to the Red/Green Alliance who’ve warned the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party they’re on a…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

Young Danes low in health rankings

Only 85 per cent of all young people in this country believe they are in good health, putting Denmark next to last in the EU rankings, just slightly above Portugal. New Eurostat figures…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in: News

Fat tax boosts cross-border trade

The new ‘fat tax’ imposed by the government last year has encouraged Danes to flock to Germany to buy food items. A new survey by the Grocers Association (GA) shows that food is…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 in: News

Church’s blessing for gays

‘The bells are ringing, for me and my pal’ – gay pal that is. Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Manu Sareen has promised homosexual couples they will soon be able to get married in…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 in: News

Joe & the Juice cuts through red tape

The Danish Veterinary & Food Administration (DFA) has been ridiculed and accused of excessive bureaucracy for giving a reprimand to the popular smoothie chain, Joe & the Juice. The DVFA claimed that the…

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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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