Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Savings drop by DKK5.5bn

The enormous cash wealth held in bank deposits by Danish savers fell by DKK5.5bn in September for no apparent reason. Nykredit economist Johan Juul-Jensen expressed hope that savings have topped and consumers are…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Tax Ministry burglaries have never been solved

Thieves broke into the Ministry of Taxation in Copenhagen twice in 2010 and stole 47 computers, around the same time that the ministry was dealing with the Thorning-Schmidt tax ruling. The perpetrators have…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 in: News

Dangerous virus hits Denmark

Dangerous virus hits Denmark The Danish Health and Medicines Authority and National Serum Institute have issued a warning that a very serious diarrhoea virus, VTEC 1057, a strain of E. coli bacteria which…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

Tax Minister spread Kinnock gay rumours

Former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told the Taxgate commission today that he couldn’t see anything wrong in passing on homosexual rumours concerning Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s husband, Stephen Kinnock, to his spin-doctor…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

PM stands firm on unemployment cuts

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is refusing to back down on plans to cut unemployment benefits but said the government would keep a ‘watchful eye’ on those unemployed who risk losing their entitlement in…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

Left-winger makes comeback

Controversial Socialist People’s Party MP Özem Cekic, fired by former leader Villy Søvndal before summer for refusing to vote for the government’s tax reform bill, has been handed a political comeback as the…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

Denmark is the easiest place to do business in Europe

Companies looking for a smooth way to set up and run their new business should choose Denmark as their destination – for the second year in a row, the World Bank has ranked…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

New poll shows gains for government

The Socialist People’s Party leadership battle and subsequent cabinet re-shuffle have given the government a slight Autumn boost. The Social Democrat/Social Liberal/ SPP coalition has gained a potential five seats in a new…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

Voters only interested in domestic issues

What political issues concern Danes most? Well, it isn’t Afghanistan, development aid, EU policy, or combating terror according to a new Epinion poll for DR2 News, which shows that voters in this country are…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 in: News

New document muddies Taxgate waters

Stephen Kinnock’s tax affairs continue to cause problems for his wife, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Documents released by the specially appointed Tax Commission show that in 2009 the couple’s accountant, Frede Holm, attempted…

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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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