Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Business leaders welcome ‘Brextension’

Danish business leaders breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the UK was granted a ‘Brextension’, allowing the nation to remain in the EU until the end of October, but said they would…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Denmark has EU’s highest hourly labour costs

A new report by EU statistics agency Eurostat shows Denmark leads the way in hourly wages. The figures, for 2018, show Denmark had an average hourly wage of €43.5, followed by Luxembourg (€40.6),…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Trade with China could receive panda boost

Danes are confident the arrival of two Chinese pandas at Copenhagen Zoo will provide a boost for the nation’s trade with China. In a new Voxmeter poll, 52% of respondents said ‘panda diplomacy’…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Danske Bank needs more cash, academics claim

Danske Bank needs a cash injection of around DKK50bn (€6.6bn) to deal with the fallout of its recent money laundering scandal, according to a new academic report from two financial experts. The report…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

No Regrets for Thulesen Dahl

The popularity of Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s Danish People’s Party (DPP) may be in decline but the controversial nationalist politician has no regrets about his personal career. On the contrary, he said, he has…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

New concerns over teenage boozers

Half of all 15-year-old Danish males have been drunk several times, and every fourth boy drinks alcohol weekly, according to a new survey from the National Institute of Public Health. This is a…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

PM’s policy spokeswoman reported to police

Two Red/Green Alliance MPs have reported the ruling Liberals’ policy spokeswoman, Britt Bager, to the police after two law professors claimed she had acted illegally by accepting a DKK100,000 campaign donation in 2015….

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Løkke backs ‘Brextension’ deal

Denmark backed last night’s EU-UK agreement for a ‘flexible extension’ of Brexit until 31 October. In a tweeted message after five hours of talks at an EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Lars…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Ex-mayor found guilty of favours for friends

Parliament’s ombudsman has ruled that former Copenhagen City Hall Labour & Integration Mayor (burgermeister) Anna Mee Allerslev violated gift rules for elected officials when a local building firm allowed her to use a…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2019 in: News

Queen welcomes pandas as zoo looks to recoup DKK100m outlay

HM Queen Margrethe officially inaugurated the DKK160m ($24m) Panda House at Copenhagen Zoo, Wednesday, which for the next fifteen years will be the home to two panda bears on an extended loan 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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