Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 in: News

Jobless Danes say no to work

Aarhus local council has been forced to employ Polish labourers for local renovation projects because unemployed Danes won’t work for DKK125 per hour. Head of the local 3F trade union said even though…

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Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 in: News

Conservatives demand national compromise on welfare attack

The Conservatives have called for all parties to join together in a ’national compromise’ to resist the external attack on Denmark’s welfare system. Party whip Brian Mikklesen, who last week characterised east European…

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Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 in: News

High profile anti-welfare MP concealed public funding

The Social Liberals’ anti-welfare campaigner Joachim Bo Olsen, a former top sportsman who’s repeatedly attacked the benefits culture in this country since he became an MP two years ago, has received far more…

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Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 in: News

Increased lending reflects optimism

Banks and mortgage lenders are experiencing an increased demand for loans from both private lenders and businesses. New National Bank figures show that loan applications have risen four quarters in a row, signalling…

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Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, July 8th – July 15th 2013

Politics / Economy Conservative spokesman Brian Mikkelsen characterised East European migrants as ‘grasshoppers’ who are ‘sucking the life out of the Danish welfare system’ after it was revealed that the number of EU…

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Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 in: spanish

LA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 8 al 14 de julio de 2013

POLITICA/ECONOMIA El vocero del partido de los Conservadores, Brian Mikkelsen, caracterizó a los migrantes de los países del Este como “saltamontes”, que están  “arrasando con el  sistema de bienestar de Dinamarca”, al revelarse…

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Posted on 12. Jul, 2013 in: News

Transport Minister in hot water

Trade unions claim that Transport Minister Henrik Dam Kristensen was made aware that national rail carrier DSB had experienced a number of safety problems last year, even though he has strongly denied that…

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Posted on 12. Jul, 2013 in: News

Denmark hits €100m EU transport jackpot

Denmark is to receive over €100m (DKK790m) for new transport projects after EU members approved an EU Commission proposal, Thursday, regarding the distribution of funding from the ‘Trans-European Transport Net’(TEN-T). In a press…

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Posted on 12. Jul, 2013 in: News

Politicians were aware of possible welfare abuse

Experts and think tanks agree that Danish politicians have known for at least a decade that citizens from other EU countries could come to Denmark and abuse the welfare state. After this week’s…

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Posted on 12. Jul, 2013 in: News

Denmark leads the way in working less

Denmark is no.2 on CNN Money’s latest rankings of which industrialised nations have the fewest working hours. The top-10, dominated by European countries, is led by Holland, where people work no more than…

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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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