Posted on 02. Feb, 2021 in: News

Anti-Islamist receives ‘suspicious package’

Rasmus Paludan, leader of the anti-Muslim ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party, was forced to self-quarantine for most of Monday after opening a package containing two bottles of an unidentified liquid suspected of being…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

PM rejects experts’ conclusions

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has dismissed the conclusions of an expert group that found the government’s decision to close down society last March was political, not health based as originally claimed. According to…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

New aid package for business

The government followed up the lockdown extension announced last week by immediately making a further $27.7 billion in financial aid available to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The new aid package includes liquidity…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

Støjberg in new dispute with Liberal leadership

Ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg was unable to meet with party leadership last week because she was hospitalised, not because she was trying to avoid a confrontation. Party whip Karsten Lauritzen told Politiken, Thursday,…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

Green Danish companies get Biden boost

Joe Biden’s climate-friendly policies provide Denmark with ‘golden opportunities’ according to the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI). After the new president presented his new climate action plan last week, with the aim of…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Positivity rate at 5-month low….78 ‘disrespectful’ Dubai tourists return with corona……Rapid responses not tested for British variant….Olympic athletes vaccinated… Only 377 new corona cases were reported in the 24-hour Saturday-Sunday period, based on…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

Slight decline in jobless figures

The unemployment rate declined slightly in December despite the lockdown. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show gross unemployment fell by 2,000 to 125,600 in December from 127,600 the preceding month, to a seasonally…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2021 in: News

Public sector corruption trial resumes

Denmark’s biggest ever public sector corruption case resumes today in Lyngby District Court, where a local authority manager is charged with receiving bribes worth around DKK64,000, including three paid holidays in Thailand, 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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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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