Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 in: News

DPP expresses doubts about hunger striker

The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) foreign affairs spokesman Søren Espersen has expressed dismay at the Danish government’s willingness to heighten the diplomatic stakes to win the release of hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. Mr…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 in: News

Liberals demand zero public sector growth

The Liberals have repeated the call for zero public-sector growth. The former ruling party has previously maintained that growth should be kept under 0.8 per cent until 2020 but has lowered the figure…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 in: News

Business leaders doubt government’s job plan

Six out of ten top executives don’t believe the government will be able to live up to its promise to create 20,000 new jobs during upcoming labour market negotiations, a new Greens survey…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 in: News

More retail investment

The retail sector has increased its level of investment, a positive sign for private consumption according to Bruno Christensen, head of consultancy company Detailhandlens Promotion, who said leading chains and major retail players…

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Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 in: News

Squeeze the rich

53 per cent of the electorate believe the wealthy should contribute more to solve society’s problems, according to a new survey by political newsletter A4 which also shows that one out of three…

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Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 in: News

BBC praise for green Copenhagen

After the gushing endorsement of Copenhagen in the British Guardian, the BBC has now jumped on the ‘everything’s wonderful in Denmark’ bandwagon by lavishly praising the capital’s green profile. According to the network’s…

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Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 in: News

Sellers scared off by stagnant property market

Many homeowners have given up hope of selling their property. Although the number of properties on offer has fallen to 8,750 since last summer, the figure covers over the fact that only half…

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Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 in: News

PM’s press conference: Bahrain, ministers’ salaries

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has personally intervened in the controversy surrounding Danish –Bahraini hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. At her weekly press conference, Tuesday, the Danish PM said she had personally written to Bahrain’s…

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Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 in: News

Researcher close to revealing ‘top-level spy’

Cold War researcher Thomas Wegener Friis has identified a Danish citizen who’s allegedly behind some of the most subversive activities and espionage in modern times. After trawling through thousands of confidential documents, Mr…

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Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 in: News

Name the spy says opposition

Opposition parties have called on Cold War researcher Thomas Wegener Friis to reveal the name of the top-level spy he claims to have unearthed. The Conservatives justice spokesman Tom Behkke said the ‘mole’,…

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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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