Posted on 04. Jun, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Exports to Thailand up/Danish companies head for Chile/Vietnam award for ambassador Thailand: Danish exports to Thailand rose by 56% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2014,…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Election 2015: ‘Red’ Johanne is most popular leader – by far

The Red/Greens’ Johanne Schmidt Nielsen, who would have been forced to leave parliament because of internal party rotation rules if the election hadn’t been called before June 1st, is the most popular party…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Election 2015: Opposition’s lead slashed

The opposition continues to maintain a very slight lead in the election race. The latest Epinion poll for DR News shows, as all other polls, a virtual dead heat between the two sides,…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Election 2015: Biggest voter shift since 1973

If the trend of the Epinion poll (above) is repeated at the general election it would signal the biggest voter swing since the ‘landslide’ election of 1973, when the ‘Progress Party’ (the forerunner…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Election 2015: Løkke struggling in wake of Thorning comeback

Unless the opposition manages to stop its slide they’re heading for defeat, according to Berlingske’s political analyst Thomas Larsen who predicts that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schnidt is on the verge of a historic…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

DPP pushes for EU membership referendum

The EU-sceptic Danish People’s Party (DPP), which looks like holding the balance of power after the general election, is leading the push for a British-style referendum on EU membership. DPP leader leader Kristian…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Danes exaggerate Muslim presence

Danes believe there are far more Muslims living in Denmark than the true figures show. In a new Megafon survey for TV2, the average Dane estimates the number of Muslim residents at around…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Ex-NATO boss to appear before Iraq Commission

Former prime minister and NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen and ex-foreign minister Per Stig Møller have been summoned to appear before the Iraq Commission, which was appointed in 2012 to investigate the…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Budget surplus

Denmark’s budget showed a DKK34.6bn surplus last year, DKK10bn more than projected. New statistics Denmark figures show public finaces were boosted by a one-off DKK62bn windfall from the government’s pension reform programme, without…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk Line signs new super ship deal / Foreign exchange reserves down Maersk: Maersk Line has signed a new, DKK12bn ($1.8bn)  contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for eleven, plus six optional,…

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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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