Posted on 15. Jan, 2021 in: News

Inger on the verge of quitting

Inger Støjberg is on the verge of following ex-prime minister out of the door and becoming an independent, leading political commentator Hans Engell said last night. The former Conservative leader said she still…

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Posted on 15. Jan, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Positivity rate lowest since November….2.21% of population innoculated…..Savings boom during crisis…. 1,502 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, as infections are on the rise again following a downturn at the start of the week….

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Posted on 15. Jan, 2021 in: News

Denmark no.2 in state aid for business during crisis

Denmark ranks number 2 in terms of the number of state-funded aid packages approved by the EU during the corona crisis. Italy leads the way with 34, followed by Denmark with 32, far more…

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Posted on 15. Jan, 2021 in: News

Danish company bows to U.S pressure – pulls out of Russian pipeline

Danish engineering company Ramboll has pulled out of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project due to the threat of severe US sanctions. Based on ’well-informed sources’ Politiken reports how Rambøll, which is involved…

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Posted on 15. Jan, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

220 redundancies at Vestas…..European companies battle to build Denmark’s biggest windfarm….Airport passenger numbers hiy 50-year low…. Wind energy giant Vestas has announced plans to fire 220 employees both here in and in the…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2021 in: News

Dark Days: Three more weeks of lockdown

Nationwide corona restrictions set to expire this weekend have been extended by at least three weeks as the health authorities try to contain the extremely contagious ‘British’ variant that’s spreading rapidly throughout the…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2021 in: News

Denmark tries to bypass EU vaccine strategy

While the government has publicly supported the EU’s common vaccination policy that ensures no single country is favouritised, the Danish health authorities have been working behind the scenes to obtain a special deal for…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections up, hospitalisations down….64,000 new vaccines….Partial shutdown of parliament…. 1,358 new corona cases were reported, Wednesday, nearly 30% up on the previous day, but the number of hospitalisations fell by 58 to 859….

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2021 in: News

PM dismisses criticism of ‘go it alone’ corona policy

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed accusations by the Danish People’s Party (DPP), Wednesday, that the government has failed to listen to other parties during the corona crisis. During question time the PM Mette…

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Posted on 14. Jan, 2021 in: News

Løkke supports former minister

Lars Løkke Rasmussen won’t be voting to impeach former immigration minister Inger Støjberg when parliament votes as to whether or not she should face trial for her role on the Child Brides affair….

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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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