Posted on 25. Oct, 2013 in: News

Romanian workers found living in foul conditions

26 Romanian nationals were found living in ‘disgusting’ conditions in run-down caravans when the Danish Working Environment Authority raided a company in Jutland that produces decorations for Christmas trees. The police are treating…

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Posted on 25. Oct, 2013 in: News

Tax Minister defends advisor’s ‘golden handshake’

Tax Minister Holger K. Nielsen has been accused of concealing the details surrounding his spin doctor’s departure so he could get redundancy payments for six months – a ’golden handshake’ of around half…

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Posted on 25. Oct, 2013 in: News

Foreign supermarket chains scared off by poor retail market

Denmark isn’t an interesting proposition for major, international supermarket chains, according to retail experts in response to reports that A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) could be prepared to listen to offers for its supermarket division,…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

Right-turn for Liberal voters

Many of the voters who’ve deserted the Liberals in the wake of Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s travel expenditure scandal have moved towards the right rather than cross over to the ‘enemy’. A new YouGov…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

Joining GGGI was a risky decision says Development Minister

Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Bach told parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Wednesday, that although Denmark’s was unaware of the risks when it became a member of the controversial Global Green Growth Institute it…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

Only Ban Ki-Moon (and Løkke) fly first-class

Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s penchant for first-class air travel isn’t matched by other international politicians and leaders. Development Minister Christian Friis Bach told a parliamentary hearing yesterday that in the wake of the GGGI…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

Greenland ups uranium dispute

Greenland’s Prime Minister, Aleqa Hammond, has again warned that Denmark doesn’t have the right to decide over her country’s raw materials, particularly uranium.  The Inuit Party was forced to leave the coalition government…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

Social Democrats consider ‘medicinal marijuana’

The ruling Social Democrats are ready to discuss the possibility of ‘medical marijuana’. In response to reports of patients buying cannabis and hashish in Christiania, the party’s justice spokesperson, Trine Bramsen, said if…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

Consumer confidence up

Consumer confidence in this country is on the rise, despite figures showing a drop in retail sales. Analysts highlight two decisive factors for the increased confidence – a rise in real wages alongside…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2013 in: News

DKK185m for chemical safety

The government, backed by a cross-party parliamentary majority, has set aside DKK185m to improve chemical safety between 2014-17. The money will be aimed at heightening the focus on chemicals in products aimed at…

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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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