Posted on 11. Jul, 2014 in: News

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Lockheed’s F-35 JSF’s grounded / Airport transit figures at all-time high /  Big profits for insurance giant F-35’s Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the favourite to replace the Danish Air Force’s…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

DPP calls for burka ban

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has renewed its call for a ban on Muslim veils, such as the body-covering burka and the niqab which covers the face apart from the eyes. The party’s…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

Former aid minister gets top UN job

Former development aid minister Christian Friis Bach is leaving Danish politics to become Executive Secretary of UNECE, a UN commission aimed at promoting pan-European economic integration. UNECE plays a significant role in Eastern…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

Socialists eye government role

Despite the Socialist People’s Party’s (SPP) previous problems as a government partner, grass-roots supporters would still like the party to try again if the centre-left re-wins power at the next election. The SPP…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

Flagging imports boost trade surplus

A significant drop in imports created a bigger than expected trade surplus in May. Imports declined by 4.9 per cent, mainly as a result of reduced oil purchasing, while exports dropped by just…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

More Danish companies show net profit

Two-thirds of Danish companies are showing a healthy profit. A new survey by the Association of Danish Auditors (FSR) shows that 65.6 per cent of Denmark’s 190,000 companies ended 2013 in profit, but…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

More Brazil losses for APM

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s (APM) problems in Brazil continue. The oil and shipping giant moved to shrink its Brazilian petroleum operations on Tuesday, selling its stake in its only producing Brazilian oilfield and saying it…

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Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in: News

EU Commission rules in favour of SAS

A DKK3bn (€400m) credit facility given to Scandinavian airline SAS by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway in 2012 was not illegal under European Union state aid rules, the EU Commission said…

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Posted on 09. Jul, 2014 in: News

Former PET agent trailed wanted bomb maker

Ex-Danish Intelligence (PET) double agent Morten Storm trailed Al-Qaeda bomb maker Ibrahim al-Asiri, a wanted Saudi militant who US counter-terrorism officials have accused of making the bombs used in a string of high-profile operations by…

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Posted on 09. Jul, 2014 in: News

Food Minister: ‘Danes eat crap’

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Dan Jørgensen has declared war on Danes’ bad eating habits. Mr Jørgensen, who since he was appointed six months ago has cemented his reputation as an animal…

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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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