Posted on 14. Feb, 2017 in: News

Social Democrat, DPP leaders refuse to rule out future coalition

Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen and her Danish People’s Party counterpart, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, have fuelled speculation about joining together in a future coalition by declining to rule out the possibility. In a…

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Posted on 14. Feb, 2017 in: News

Løkke lobbies for Europol deal

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen travels to Strasbourg, Wednesday, to secure continued support for the Europol deal offered to Denmark. In a press release ahead of the trip he warned there’s still a long way…

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Posted on 14. Feb, 2017 in: News

EU optimistic about Danish economy

The EU Commission is relatively optimistic about the immediate future for the Danish economy. In its Winter 2017 Economic Forecast the Commission forecasts ‘economic growth is expected to increase in the coming years…

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Posted on 14. Feb, 2017 in: News

Danish national was ‘money man’ for Islamic State

A Danish national detained in Turkey on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in Europe held an ‘administrative’ job with the Islamic State (Isis) according to TV2 News. Mahamad Laban, 45, who was…

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Posted on 14. Feb, 2017 in: News

Telecom company rebuffs blackmail attempt

Mobile phone operator ‘3’ has revealed it refused to pay a multi-million ransom to hackers over the weekend. Personal details of around 3,600 Danish customers were stolen by cyber criminals but the company…

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Posted on 14. Feb, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

New-car sales up / More problems for Uber / LEGO Batman movie wipes out competitors New car sales rose significantly last month, a sign that the economy could be improving. The latest Statistics…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2017 in: News

Liberals step back on immigrant motion

The ruling Liberals have acknowledged the rather ‘awkward’ wording of a motion passed by parliament last week that appeared to suggest that immigrants and their descendants who have become Danish citizens aren’t really…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2017 in: News

Foreign Minister: Trump has ‘flipped things upside down’

President Trump has fueled the feeling that virtually everything has been ‘flipped upside down’, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in an interview with Bloomberg News, Friday. He said Denmark, alongside other European nations,…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2017 in: News

Danes fear Trump more than terrorism

A majority of Danish voters feel more insecure about Donald Trump than terrorism, climate change, and their own economic situation. A new Megafon poll for TV2 shows 59% of the electorate are ‘deeply…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2017 in: News

6,000 jobs lost in public sector

The number of people working in the public sector has fallen by 6,000 since Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen came to power in 2015 and could drop by a further 11,000 byy 2025 if the…

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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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