Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Inner turmoil within Red/Green Alliance ahead of annual meeting

The  government-support party Red/Green Alliance is experiencing dissatisfaction and rare criticism from within their own ranks. The day before their annual meeting, many from Red/Green’s powerful executive committee (HB) are criticising the party’s…

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Danish companies failing in attractive Chinese market

Quintessential Danish brands like Bang & Olufsen, Georg Jensen, Pandora, Jysk and Pilgrim have no one but themselves to blame for their dismal market performance in China – despite investing millions of kroner…

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

No extra protection against expulsion for criminals

During a heated debate in parliament, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social Democrats) said it will not get easier for criminal aliens to avoid deportation. “The information is very clear there will be no…

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Danish bankruptcies down

A new report by credit agency Experian shows that the number of bankruptcies continues to decline, down to 357 in April, which is the lowest level since 2008. “We are convinced this is…

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Saudi university buys Danish education

The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is exporting its three-year Bachelor’s degree in public-health science to a university in Saudi Arabia. “We sell the entire system to them. Initially, we manage the course…

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Søvndal wants more countries to take pirates

Denmark is currently negotiating with Mauritius and Tanzania to help in the fight against piracy. Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal (Socialist People’s Party) has asked the two countries to take some of…

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Vestas shares sink after disappointing results

Shares in the world’s largest windmill manufacturer fell hard yesterday after the company released a set of disappointing first-quarter results, which it attributed to delayed orders and high costs of new turbine models….

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Posted on 03. May, 2012 in: News

Proposed sugar tax could ignore the real villains

Critics of the new sugar tax suggest there could be an unfair advantage to the worst sugary foods because the tax focuses on weight rather than sugar content. It could mean a jar…

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Posted on 02. May, 2012 in: News

Terrorism charge upheld in Mohammed-illustrator case

The Supreme Court has ruled that it was an act of terrorism when Somali-citizen Muhudiin Mohammed Geele entered the home of Jyllands-Posten cartoonist Kurt Westergaard with an axe on New Year’s Day 2010….

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Posted on 02. May, 2012 in: News

Government emphasises focus on youth unemployment

The government is preparing a series of concrete initiatives to help young people enter the workforce, confirmed labour spokesman Leif Lahn Jensen (Social Democrats). Exactly what those initiatives are has not yet been…

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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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