Posted on 05. May, 2017 in: News

China sausage deal confirmed

As reported by 7.59, Thursday, Denmark and China have signed an agreement during Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s official trip to the country that paves the way for multi-million sausage sales. From the…

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Posted on 05. May, 2017 in: News

China recognises Danish eco-label

Danish companies looking to export organic food products to the huge Chinese market have been given a boost by Prime Miniser Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s China visit this week. From the Ministry of Environment…

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Posted on 05. May, 2017 in: News

Budget surplus reduces borrowing need

The government may be in a position to reduce its 2017 borrowing requirement due to a larger-than-expected budget surplus in the first four months of the year. The January-April public accounts showed a…

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Posted on 05. May, 2017 in: News

Danes want more free trade

While voters in the USA, Great Britain, and now France have taken an anti-globalisation stance Danes have become increasingly pro-free trade. In a new survey by The Danish Agriculture and Food Council, 76%…

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Posted on 05. May, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

Carsberg sales up / DONG settles North Sea dispute Brewing giant Carlsberg reported a 5 percent rise in first quarter (Q1) sales, despite setbacks in Russia, its biggest market, and Eastern Europe. Q1…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

Social Democrats join call for border control

The Social Democrats have confirmed their new, hard-line immigration policy – and their shift towards the Danish People’s Party –  by urging the government to extend control of the German border. Parliament’s biggest…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

Løkke in China: Panda diplomacy and sausage deal

While Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was at Chengdu Zoo in China, Wednesday, getting familiar with the two giant pandas who will be loaned to Copenhagen Zoo next year, Danish trade representatives were…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

French ambassador: Election is a battle about France’s identity

France’s ambassador to Denmark, François Zimeray, hopes that his country’s general election on Sunday will ’surprise the world’. In a televised interview with TV2 the Ambassador said whether voters choose Marine Le Pen…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

New property tax deal

A cross-party majority has reached agreement on a new property/land tax deal, ending months of speculation concerning an extremely sensitive issue for homeowners, a key group for coalition partner, the Conservatives. The end…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

Denmark to command NATO fleet

Denmark has been given command of one of NATO’s two standing naval forces from January 1st 2018 – the ‘Maritime Group One’ (SNMG1) in the North Atlantic. Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen announced the…

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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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