Posted on 16. Nov, 2018 in: News

New research centre for antimicrobial resistance could create 500 jobs

Denmark has agreed to host a new international research and knowledge centre for antimicrobial resistance, which could create between 400-500 new jobs in this country according to the Health Ministry. After signing the…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Pension funds lift embargo on Danske Bank /Magasin’s owner facing bankruptcy / Big week for Vestas  Danish fund MP Pension has decided to lift the quarantine Danske Bank was placed under following the bank’s…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Løkke welcomes positive Brexit news

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen welcomed the ‘positive news’ from London last night that Therese May’s cabinet has backed a draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU. After the British PM…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Government retreats on propaganda bill

The government has watered down a controversial bill that would have penalised anyone sharing content from foreign intelligence agencies on social media with a prison sentence of up to 12 years. Following a…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Coalition split on UN migration pact

The four government alliance parties are divided about a new UN pact to manage mass global migration. Until now only the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has rallied against the Global Compact for Safe,…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Denmark stops aid to Tanzania following crackdown on gays

Denmark is withholding DKK65m ($10m) in development aid to Tanzania after a senior official in the east-African country announced a taskforce aiming to identify and punish gay people in Dar es Salaam. Development…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Danske Bank tried to silence whistleblower

The Danske Bank whistleblower who will appear before the Danish parliament next week was forced to sign a strict gag order when he quit the bank in 2014, which restricted him from sharing…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Government set to slap ban on criminal investors

The government is working on new rules that would disbar investors convicted of wrongdoing from investing in Danish companies. After a parliamentary hearing regarding the share dividend scandal, Wednesday,  Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk posts big profit but fears trade war….Chinese buses heading for Copenhagen Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk posted impressive Q3 operating profit forecasts on Wednesday, but warned that a trade war between the United…

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Posted on 14. Nov, 2018 in: News

PM grilled on corruption scandals

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen came under fire in parliament yesterday for presiding over a country that’s suffered an ’endless stream’ of scandals in both the public and private sectors. Opposition leader Mette…

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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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