Posted on 12. Aug, 2014 in: News

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Danish company in rush to develop Ebola vaccine /  EU cuts fishing quotas / Watch out for fake euros Ebola: Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic is one of several companies racing to develop…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

PM maps out government – and election – agenda

In a series of interviews with Denmark’s leading newspapers, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt maps out the government’s agenda for the upcoming political season and the countdown to the election that will be held…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

Opposition on course for victory as voters forget Løkke’s problems

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s media offensive comes just as a new poll shows that the opposition is heading for a comfortable victory at the next election. The new TNS Gallup poll for Berlingske…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

‘Poll of polls’ signals change of power

The ’Berlingske Barometer’, the running average of all recent polls, confirms the Liberals’ late summer comeback. The Barometer shows the opposition would win a comfortable victory if an election was held tight now…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

Tricky budget negotiations ahead for government

The government is heading for a difficult round of budget negotiations this autumn after Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt categorically rejected any changes to the unemployment insurance scheme during an interview with Berlingske. The…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

Anti-Semitic Facebook page reported to police

A Facebook group calling itself ‘Death to All Jews’ is under investigation by the police. Danish National Museum inspector, Jesper Kurt Nielsen, one of a number of concerned citizens who contacted the police,…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

More humanitarian aid to Iraq

The government has extended an extra DKK2n in emergency aid help the hundreds of thousands of families on the run in northern Iraq from IS (Islamic State) militants. In a press release, Sunday,…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

Fogh Rasmussen urges Russia to ‘step back’

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called on Russia to ‘step back from the brink’ of war by pulling its troops back from the Ukrainian border. During a visit to Ukraine before…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

Danish dairy companies hit by Ukraine crisis

Denmark’s dairy industry could be particularly hard-hit by the Ukraine crisis. European dairy firms halted production of cheese and butter destined for Russia last week, as a wide array of small fresh food…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2014 in: News

NeuroSearch slapped with DKK5m fine

Danish biopharmaceutical company NeuroSearch has been convicted of share price manipulation. In an action brought by the Danish State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime, NeuroSearch was found guilty of contravening the rules…

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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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