Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Denmark pushes for stronger sanctions against Russia

The EU decided to impose fresh sanctions against Russian individuals and companies, Monday, but Denmark’s Foreign Minister, Martin Lidegaard, said he’s prepared to go ‘much further’ if Moscow continues to impose its will on…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Danish companies withdraw billions from Russia

Danish companies, concerned about the development in Ukraine, have withdrawn around DKK280bn (50bn)  from Russia over the past three months. Capital flight from Russia has risen dramatically since President Vladimir Putin first sent…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Government’s tax policy damaging to business

The government’s continual ‘flip-flop’ on tax policy has severely diminished Danish companies’ willingness to invest, right-leaning think-tank CEPOS claims. Head of CEPOS, Mads Lundby Hansen, said the large fluctuations in taxes are a…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Labour calls for minimum wage

Labour market experts have called for a legal minimum wage to combat social dumping and East Europeans workers, who according to the National Painters union are ‘flooding into Denmark and undercutting Danish workers’….

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Poles aren’t that interested in working abroad

Contrary to the widespread view in this country, Polish nationals have no more interest in working abroad than the average Dane. 10 years after the EU’s eastern enlargement, a new Eurobarometer survey, examining…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Denmark-Greenland disagreement on raw materials

Disagreement between Denmark and Greenland on uranium has now spread to the question of rare earths, used in advanced weapons systems, electronics, renewable-energy industries, and a range of products such as the iPhone,…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk hit with environmental fuel bill / Copenhagen eatery regains no.1 spot / Retail sales down Maersk: Maersk’s container businesses – Maersk Line, Seago Line, and Safmarine – will have an additional combined…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2014 in: News

Murder suspect nabbed in Turkey

A 26-year-old Danish citizen of Middle Eastern descent has been detained in Turkey on suspicion of attempting to assassinate 70-year-old Islam critic Lars Hedegaard.  At a hastily convened press conference, Sunday, Copenhagen Police…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2014 in: News

Islam critic ’relieved’

Islam critic Lars Hedegaard welcomed the news that the man suspected of trying to kill him last year is now behind bars in a Turkish jail. He said he was relieved that the…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2014 in: News

Thorning ‘more right than left’

More than one third of the electorate perceive Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to be more right-leaning than socialist. 36% of voters in a Megafon poll for Politiken and TV2 News characterise the PM’s…

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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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