Posted on 02. May, 2018 in: News

Løkke’s last chance

The prime minister was possibly already considering a cabinet re-shuffle this spring to revitalise his ailing government but the decision has now been made for him after two of his closest allies quit…

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Posted on 02. May, 2018 in: News

Workers desert Social Democrats for DPP

The populist, anti-immigrant Danish People’s Party (DPP) can celebrate a new title – Denmark’s biggest workers’ party. A new voter study published yesterday – International Workers Day – shows one in four manual…

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Posted on 02. May, 2018 in: News

Ministers’ secret Afghanistan mission curtailed by bomb attack

Two ministers’ secret visit to Afghanistan over the weekend to discuss repatriation for refugees was cut short by a terrorist attack. Development Aid Minister Ulla Tørnæs and Integration Minister Inger Støjberg were scheduled…

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Posted on 02. May, 2018 in: News

Parties split on Afghanistan repatriations

Parliamentary parties are divided on whether Afghanistan is safe enough to repatriate its own refugees who have been denied asylum in Denmark. Although Afghanistan’s President Ghani has stated he can’t guarantee failed asylum…

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Posted on 02. May, 2018 in: News

67% increase in web ‘pirate surfers’

Danish internet surfers visited 2,000 leading pirate sites 596 million times in 2017, according to a new study by Rights Alliance, an anti-piracy group representing local and international rightsholders, That represents a 67%…

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Posted on 02. May, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Carlsberg’s sales drop in Q1 / Soc Dems call for cap on CEO’s salaries /  Pension industry calls for less ‘red tape’ Carlsberg continued to lose market share in Russia during the first quarter…

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Posted on 01. May, 2018 in: News

Embassy cutbacks diminish Denmark’s influence

Denmark is losing influence throughout the world due to cuts in diplomatic missions abroad. A new Copenhagen University study, ‘Denmark on the Global Sidelines’, reveals that, in terms of diplomacy, Denmark has fallen…

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Posted on 01. May, 2018 in: News

Lack of manpower threatens upswing

68,000 jobs will be created over the next year as a result of the economic upswing, a new report by The Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM) projects. But in a similar…

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Posted on 01. May, 2018 in: News

Social Democrats dangle DKK50,000 carrot to tempt young tradesmen

Young people who chose to learn a trade such as plumber or electrician should be rewarded with a DKK50,000 cash bonus when they qualify, the latest proposal from the Social Democrats to fill…

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Posted on 01. May, 2018 in: News

Jobless rate up

Despite constant claims of a labour shortage the seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged up to 4.1 percent in March from 4.0 percent in February, as the number of people out of work rose…

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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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