Posted on 11. Jan, 2016 in: News

Foreign Ministry declines to heighten Egypt travel warning

The Danish Foreign Ministry has declined to heighten the travel warning for Hurghada in Egypt even though three foreign tourists were stabbed by two suspected Islamic State militants, Friday, who stormed a hotel…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2016 in: News

Households reject credit

Danish households, the world’s most indebted, are refusing to take on more credit because they are still repaying the bill for the last upturn, according to Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest lender. The Bank’s…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2016 in: News

Business shorts

Dankort transactions hit all-time high in December / Danish company in running to design Washington Redskins’ new home / 3 Pharma companies in Europe top-5 / Biotech company in $1.6bn cancer deal Dankort:…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2016 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, January 4th-10th 2016

Politics/Economy Terror, integration and democracy dominated the Prime Minister’s traditional New Year speech to the nation, when he warned that Denmark will be forced to spend billions of kroner on refugees, ‘money that…

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Posted on 08. Jan, 2016 in: News

UN criticism for anti-migrant policies

The UN has slammed Denmark for its tough anti-migrant policies which, it claims, could provoke xenophobia and place refugees’ lives at risk. In a strongly-worded document sent to the Danish government, the UN…

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Posted on 08. Jan, 2016 in: News

Government restricts asylum seekers’ right of appeal

The government is determined to make life more difficult for rejected asylum seekers by restricting their right to launch an appeal with the UN. As one of very few countries in the world,…

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Posted on 08. Jan, 2016 in: News

Denmark tops sexual assaults chart

Denmark and Sweden are renowned for their liberal attitudes and tolerance but a new survey shows the two Scandinavian neighbours have the highest number of sexual assaults in Europe. A chart compiled for…

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Posted on 08. Jan, 2016 in: News

Unemployment remains stable

Unemployment stabilised  in November after falling in the previous month, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate came in at 4.5 percent in November, the same rate as in…

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Posted on 08. Jan, 2016 in: News

Denmark in top-5 for job seekers

Denmark is the fifth-best country in Europe in which to find a new job. Estonia leads the way followed by Norway, the UK, and Austria, while Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland and the Netherlands round out…

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Posted on 08. Jan, 2016 in: News

Denmark 1st in business last year

Denmark took 1st place in Forbes’ business magazine’s annual ranking of the finest countries for business in 2015. Forbes writes: “Denmark ranked in the top 20 in all but one of the 11…

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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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