Posted on 31. May, 2012 in: News

Credit agencies downgrade Danish banks

Leading credit rating agency Moodys’ has downgraded a number of Danish banks, including Danske Bank, Sydbank, and the Jyske Bank. This follows Standard& Poors decision to downgrade the Danske Bank, Wednesday. According to…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Tax proposal is another breach of promise

6 out of 10 voters in a new Gallup poll believe the government’s proposal to lower the deductible on mortgages to 25 per cent, part of tax reform, is yet another breach of…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Terror suspects ‘guilty beyond a doubt’ says prosecution

As the terrorist trial against the four Swedish nationals accused of planning an attack on Jyllands-Posten, publisher of the Mohammed cartoons, enters its final phase, Public Prosecutor Gyrithe Ulrich said the evidence presented…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

EU’s recommendations

The government’s tax reform proposals are positive, but insufficient – that’s the verdict of the EU Commission as it released its ‘country specific’ recommendations to eurozone and non eurozone countries, Wednesday, on how…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

25-40 prospective terrorists linked to Denmark

The two brothers who were arrested, Monday, on suspicion of planning a terrorist act aren’t the only Somali immigrants linked to the powerful terrorist organisation al-Shabaab. Head of Danish Intelligence (PET), Jacob Scharf,…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Throw trainee terrorists out of Denmark says DPP

PET’s (Danish Intelligence) claim that between 25 and 40 Somalis linked to Denmark have been given terrorist training at an al-Shabaab camp in their own country has set the alarm bells ringing within…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Majority of voters support tax reform

A majority of voters support the government’s proposed tax reform. A snap Gallup poll taken after the coalition presented its long-awaited proposals, Tuesday, shows 52 per cent are positive about the new initiatives,…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Lower taxes won’t lead to more work

Despite the apparent enthusiasm for the government’s tax reform, reflected in a new Gallup poll (above), one in three votes say it won’t encourage then to work more. Although the government has expressed…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Socialist threat to tax reform

The Red/Green Alliance, the government’s guarantor of a parliamentary majority, has threatened to torpedo next year’s budget if the coalition passes its tax reform bill with the help of the opposition. Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen,…

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Posted on 30. May, 2012 in: News

Housing prices won’t increase before 2014

There’s no prospect of any immediate turnaround in the stagnant housing market, according to the so-called ‘wise men’ of the Economic Council  in their latest Economic Review. Prices are still judged to be…

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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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