Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

Left-wing’s lofty welfare ambitions lack funding

The new government is determined to give the welfare sector a ‘significant boost’ but, according to leaked documents from behind closed doors negotiations, it could take time. The confidential documents, seen by Jyllands…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

Løkke heads for EU summit as substitute

If a new government isn’t formed within the next couple of days interim prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent Denmark at the EU summit, starting Thursday, where countries will discuss the EU’s next strategic agenda for…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

Analyst: Internal disagreement won’t stop new government

Although the Social Democrats and Red/Green Alliance have failed to agree on more than 50% of the bills put before parliament during the current elective period it doesn’t mean they can’t work together…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

Anti-migrant leader: Løkke has destroyed conservative Denmark

The leader of the anti-migrant New Conservatives has accused interim prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of destroying the centre-right alliance for years to come. In an interview with tabloid daily BT Pernille Vermlund,…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

South Africa’s ambassador accused of racist tweets

South African lobby group Afriforum has called on the Pretoria government to recall and dismiss Zindzi Mandela, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, for firing off a series of ‘racist and decisive tweets.’ On…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

‘Skeptical Environmentalist’ derides ‘saviour politicians’

Danish ‘Environment Guru’ Bjørn Lomborg has accused politicians of trying to save the world with costly climate initiatives that could well fail. Mr Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, a controversial book whose…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

Fraud squad raids Nordea

The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime, popularly known as the fraud squad, raided the Copenhagen offices of Nordea bank last week as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged…

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Posted on 18. Jun, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

SAS launches airbus / EU probe into national post carrier / US boost for Nov Nordisk…. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has bought eight new Airbus A350s that will be placed in operation from January…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2019 in: News

Government negotiations resume – ‘foundations in place’

The parties on the left are slowly laying the foundations for a new government, prospective prime minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following a new round of negotiations. The Social Democrat leader said…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2019 in: News

Prospective partners in parliamentary disagreement

The Red/Greens are locked in government negotiations with the Social Democrats but the two parties have been far apart during the current elective period. The far-left party has only voted alongside the Social…

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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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