Posted on 12. Feb, 2020 in: News

Electric car proposal opens up new political partnership

A joint initiative on electric cars could be the first step to even more across the aisle cooperation between the government’s parliamentary ally, the Social Liberals (Radikale) and the opposition Liberals, according to…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2020 in: News

Socialists call for ban on faith-based kindergartens

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has called for a stop on all state subsidies to faith-based kindergartens, nurseries, and childcare centres. The proposal comes following reports that the Taiba mosque in Copenhagen, which…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2020 in: News

NATO boss heaps praise on Denmark

Denmark is the ‘perfect choice’ to assume leadership of a training mission for Iraqi armed forces later this year according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. In an interview with TV2 the ex-Norwegian prime…

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Politico journalist: ‘Danish political hearing blew my mind’

A respected American journalist has heaped praise on the political hearings process at Christiansborg (parliament). In a lengthy Twitter message, Michael Grunwald, who’s worked for respected media such as the Washington Post and…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2020 in: News

Weak krone could signal demise of negative interest

Denmark’s record-low interest rates of minus 0.75% could soon be a thing of the past. Leading economists believe Denmark, which links the krone to the euro, is likely to raise its key rate…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

New deal for industry workers….Transport giant airs Brexit concerns….PostNord halts China mail….. 230,000 industrial workers can look forward to improved wages and working conditions after the Confederation of Danish Industry and the Central…

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Posted on 11. Feb, 2020 in: News

Climate Minister on EU mission to ban fossil-fuel cars

Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen travels to Brussels to day to lobby for Denmark’s proposal for an EU-wide ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2030 to combat climate change. The previous Liberal-led government…

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Posted on 11. Feb, 2020 in: News

Tax authorities target global banks in share dividend scandal

The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) has some of the world’s biggest banks in its sights as it tries to claw back some of the billions of kroner defrauded in the share dividend scandal….

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Posted on 11. Feb, 2020 in: News

Latvia makes deportation appeal to Denmark

Latvia’s foreign ministry has made a last-minute appeal to Denmark not to allow a 46-year-old woman to be extradited to face criminal charges in South Africa. The Latvian national, Kristine Misane, is currently…

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Posted on 11. Feb, 2020 in: News

Sexually abused kids in Greenland fail to receive medical check

Greenland police have admitted that sexually molested children are rarely given a medical examination after being abused. Under Danish law, any child that’s been sexually abused should be given a thorough forensic examination…

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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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