Posted on 06. Sep, 2017 in: News

Nordea to make relocation decision today

Nordea is holding what could be a decisive meeting in Copenhagen this morning when board members will decide whether to relocate headquarters to the Danish capital, Helsinki, or remain in Stockholm. Scandinavia’s biggest…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2017 in: News

Lego fires 1,400 as sales drop

Lego will cut 1,400 jobs, or about eight percent of its global workforce, after a decade of rapid expansion more than doubled hiring to the current level of about 18,200. After enjoying years…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2017 in: News

Novo settles multi-million lawsuit

Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most profitable company, has agreed an out of court settlement in the U.S. of around DKK400m ($58.7m) to resolve a Justice Department probe of the company’s allegedly illegal marketing of its…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

Løkke: ‘No EU membership for Turkey in my lifetime’

Turkey will not become a member of the EU in the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday echoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel who warned during a TV debate with her Social…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

Azerbaijan uses Danske Bank for money laundering

The authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan has for years funneled millions of dollars through the Danske Bank to lobby governments and opinion makers throughout Europe. Berlingske reports how the regime has used four accounts…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

Government wants rapid deployment brigade

The government is pushing for a rapid deployment force of 4,000 troops ready to be deployed around the world. Both the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Social Democrats have indicated they will support…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

Danish terrorist killed in Syria

Wanted Danish terrorist Basil Hassan has reportedly been killed in battle somewhere in or around Syria. Hassan is suspected of attempting to assassinate Danish author and critic of Islam Lars Hedegaard in his…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

Migrants stranded on Danish ferry

12 migrants have for the past month been stuck on board a Danish ferry that sails between Turkey and Ukraine in the Black Sea. According to reports the situation is becoming more and…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

Finance sector leaders aiming to boost Copenhagen following Brexit

Top business leaders are hoping to make Copenhagen a financial powerhouse following Great Britain’s EU exit. In a joint op-ed article in financial daily Børsen the heads of PFA Pension, Nykredit, and Copenhagen…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2017 in: News

China-DK wind farm agreement

China and Denmark have agreed to work together to build a wind farm off China’s shores, Energy Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said after a meeting with the director of China’s National Energy Administration,…

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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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