Posted on 17. Nov, 2016 in: News

International praise for Danish water sector

A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) promotes the Danish water sector as a ‘role model’ for the rest of the world. The Danish water sector uses far less energy on…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Jensen optimistic about Europol deal

The EU could be willing to grant Denmark a limited Europol deal, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said yesterday after a series of meetings with EU leaders in Brussels. He acknowledged there are still…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Budget agreement before weekend?

The government could present its 2017 budget ’within days’ – the ruling Liberals’ negotiations with its centre-right allies have reached a ‘decisive phase’, Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said yesterday, and could be…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

DPP EU fraud scandal grows

As chairman of the eurosceptic MELD (Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy) Danish People’s Party MEP Morten Messerchmidt, at the centre of the EU fraud scandal, gave a DKK 390,000 advertising campaign contract…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Spare parts shock – Extra DKK100m invoice for fighter jets

Defence Minister Peter Christensen has asked parliament for an extra DKK100m ($15m) to buy spare parts for Denmark’s new fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jets (JSF), even though the Danish Air Force…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Economic growth upwardly adjusted

New revised GDP figures indicate the Danish economy is performing better than believed. Based on new export information from Statistics Denmark, Denmark’s biggest trade union, 3F, has calculated that GDP in 2015 was…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Trump could impact Danish growth

Denmark is already suffering the effect of slow global commerce and Donald Trump’s proposed protectionist policies could make the situation even worse, Bloomberg News writes. From Bloomberg News: A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Police close Christiania cannabis factory

Copenhagen Police has closed down a cannabis factory in the ’free state’ of Christiania that it’s claimed produced 140,000 ’joints’ over the past two months. The operation was allegedly run by the criminal Hells…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2016 in: News

Business shorts

Dane to design Google HQ / Robot company sold / Lego executive quits / DFDS adjusts profit expectations Google: Danish ‘hot-shot’ architect Bjarke Ingels has been picked to design the new Google headquarters…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Foreign Minister lobbies for Europol

The EU is close to ruling on Denmark’s tricky Europol situation, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said last night ahead of meetings with top European Parliament officials in Brussels today. With the first anniversary of…

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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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