Posted on 12. Aug, 2015 in: News

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Nordea boss steps down / Pessmism ahead of Maersk Q2 result /  Full steam ahead for Pandora Nordea: Christian Clausen, the Danish chief executive of Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s biggest bank, is…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

UN warning to Denmark

The government’s move to restrict the number of asylum seekers coming to Denmark is in violation of the UN’s refugee convention, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has warned. The Agency concludes in a…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

Denmark disrespects humanitarian laws says refugee boss

It’s ‘highly unlikely’ that the government will listen to the UN and abandon its plan to tighten asylum policy, Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council, Andreas Kamm, said last night in response…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

DPP challenges EU labour laws

The Danish People’s party has challenged the EU principle of free movement of labour by proposing that Danish companies should be required to provide proof they’ve been unable to hire a Dane before…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

Denmark’s reputation within NATO at risk says general

Former chief of defence, General Knud Bartels, has warned that Denmark will continue to lose respect and status within NATO unless there’s an increase in defence spending. Shortly before he stepped down as…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

Inflation stable but industrial production up

Consumer price inflation held steady in July, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Monday. The consumer price index climbed 0.7 percent year-over-year in July, the same rate of increase as in June. Prices have…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

Danish observers to monitor Russian airspace

A joint mission of observers from Denmark and Sweden will make a flight over Russian territory on board Sweden’s SAAB-340B this week, Sergei Ryzhkov, head of the Russian National Centre for Reducing Nuclear…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

Novo strives to become more Chinese

Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most profitable company and the world’s largest insulin maker, will continue to invest on China despite a slowdown in that country’s economy, CEO Lars Rebien Sorensen vowed in an interview…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2015 in: News

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Danske Bank has closed 187 branches/Cheaper petrol on the way/TDC loses money but happy about customer satisfaction Danske Bank: Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest financial institution, has closed down 187 local branches over the…

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Posted on 10. Aug, 2015 in: News

Prime Minister: Judge me on 4 issues

The Liberal-led government will have been a fiasco if it fails to live up to four main political targets, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in a joint interview with Berlingske, Politiken, and…

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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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