Posted on 13. Feb, 2018 in: News

TDC accepts buy-out bid

Formerly state-owned Telecom giant TDC agreed has accepted a takeover bid of DKK 40.8 bn ($6.7 bin) by a group of Danish pension funds led by Australian Macquarie. TDC had faced investor pressure…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2018 in: News

January dip at Copenhagen Airport

Fewer passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in January. Compared with the same month last year, there was a 2.7% dip, but an increase in the number of people travelling both on long-haul, intercontinental…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

DPP calls for ban on asylum seekers

The best way to halt the growth of the parallel society in this country is to ban asylum seekers and deport non-western immigrants, according to the Danish People’s Party (DPP). In response to…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

Voters support African refugee centres

A significant majority of the electorate supports the Social Democrats’ proposal to turn away asylum seekers at the Danish border and send them to a reception centre in North Africa or a safe…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

New poll: Opposition heading for comfortable majorty

The opposition is on course to regain power. A new Gallup poll shows that if an election was held today the ‘red’, Social-Democrat-led bloc would win 52.5% of the vote, against 47.5% for…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

State ‘wide open’ to cyber attacks

The state’s IT security system is ‘riddled with holes’ a new report by the Innovation Ministry claims. Both the National Bank and Ministry of State have suffered serious cyber attacks, while at the…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

Prince Henrik in ‘serious condition’

Crown Prince Frederik left the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Saturday, to rush home to be with his hospitalised father Prince Henrik whose condition has “seriously worsened” according to hospital reports Prince Henrik,…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

Denmark deploys F-16s to patrol Iceland’s airspace

Denmark has made a significant contribution to NATO’s enforcement of Iceland’s sovereignty by deploying F-16s to patrol the country’s airspace. After consultation with Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said the…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

Denmark beats own energy record

Denmark obtained 43.4 percent of its electricity from wind last year, beating its own record. The government’s goal is to derive 50 percent of the country’s entire energy consumption from renewables by 2030….

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk profit up in Q4 / Danish biotech company inks Hungary deal / DKK200m investment in wind turbine  testing  Shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk made a Q4/17 profit of $386 million, up from…

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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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