Posted on 14. Jan, 2019 in: News

PM mourns for slain tourist

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was among mourners, Saturday, at the funeral of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, the Danish tourist brutally murdered in Morocco last month. The PM said although the pain is…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2019 in: News

Majority blocks energy sell-off

A political majority has blocked partially publicly-owned Ørsted’s plans to sell off its power distribution company in Copenhagen, Radius. After the Red/Greens warned last week they won’t support a Social Democrat-led government that…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2019 in: News

Finance Minister: Energy U-turn is ‘grotesque’

Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has denounced the ‘political U-turn’ on the planned sale of Ørsted’s power distribution company Radius, which he claims will deny the partially state-owned energy company much needed capital to…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2019 in: News

New problems for Danske Bank in France

Danske Bank is facing a new investigation in France regarding the money laundering scandal. In a press release, Friday, Danske acknowledged it has been summoned to appear before an investigative judge at the…

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Posted on 13. Jan, 2019 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, January 7th – January 13th 2019

Politics/Economy: A weighted average of all polls since the start of December showed the opposition has maintained its lead as the election approaches – the ‘red’ bloc is leading by 2-2.5% despite the…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

PM dismisses money for favours accusations

Lars Løkke Rasmussen has declined to attend a parliamentary consultation to explain why his charitable ‘Løkke Foundation’ accepted a DKK50,000 donation from  an unemployment insurance fund, allegedly in return for a face to face…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

Socialists rule out Huawei

China’s Huawei Technologies should be excluded from building part of Denmark’s new 5G telecommunications infrastructure according to the Socialist People’s Party (SF) In Britain, telecoms operator BT is removing Huawei equipment from the…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

Red/Greens’ warning: No more privatisation

The Red/Greens have warned they won’t support a Social Democrat-led government that allows publicly-owned companies to be privatised. Partially state-owned power giant Ørsted announced last summer it was looking for a buyer for…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

Ambassador: Denmark was aware of possible human rights violation

The Danish authorities were fully aware that deported terrorist Said Mansour would be imprisoned on arrival in Morocco, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, Khadija Rouissi, said last night in an interview with TV2….

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2019 in: News

Equal rights for sex workers

Sex workers should have the right to claim unemployment insurance in line with all other employees in Denmark, according to Social Affairs Minister Mai Mercado who said prostitutes work in a ‘poorly regulated’…

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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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