Posted on 08. Mar, 2021 in: News

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Mærsk demands military help against pirate attacks…..National Bank sells off currency to shore up krone….Banks penalise savers….McDonalds’ Danish wages cause stir in U.S…..  A.P. Moller Maersk (APM), the world’s biggest container shipping company,…

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Posted on 07. Mar, 2021 in: News

The Week That Was, March 1st – 8th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Most of the retail sector reopened throughout Denmark, Monday, but the requirement for stores larger than 5,000 square metres to guarantee at least 250 sq.mtr. for every customer…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

PM seals vaccine deal with Israel, Austria

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen returned home from Jerusalem last night with an agreement to set up a joint research and development fund, and possibly production facilities for COVID-19 vaccines, in collaboration with Israel…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

PM in crossfire for Israel trip

Lawmakers in this country were less than impressed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s deal with Israel and Austria regarding possible vaccine production and particularly the lack of details. The Danish People’s Party’s health…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

French criticism for PM’s go it alone policy

As well as receiving political flak in this country for her trip to Israel Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was also criticised by France for her efforts to circumvent the EU by agreeing vaccine…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

Immigrants overrepresented in infection statistics

Non-western immigrants and their descendants are strongly overrepresented in the corona infection figures. New National Serum Institute data reveals that 26.3% of all those infected are non-western immigrants even though they only represent…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

Infection rate remains stable

520 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, from 154,698 tests, a positivity rate of 0.34.The daily infection rate has been relatively stable for two weeks, with between 400-600 cases a day. The number…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

New report: Centrist party struggled with sexual harassment for years

Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has said she should have asked her predecessor, Morten Østergaard, to leave the party a long time ago after an independent report revealed years of sexual…

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Posted on 05. Mar, 2021 in: News

Why was Løkke given a luxury apartment for half-price?

Questions are being asked as to how former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was able to rent a luxury, newly-renovated, six-room apartment overlooking Nyhavn for the ‘ridiculously low’ monthly rent of only DKK10,000….

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Posted on 04. Mar, 2021 in: News

Ambassador: Denmark has held fortnightly meetings with Israel

Denmark is one of a number of countries that have held meetings with Israel on a regular basis over the past year, Israel’s ambassador to Denmark said yesterday ahead of Prime Minister Mette…

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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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