Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

DPP deputy leader on forgery rap

Morten Messerschmidt, whose career is already threatened by the EU fraud affair, is now facing charges of forgery. The Danish People’s Party’s deputy leader, who last week was formally charged with misappropriating EU…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

Government accused of exaggerating infrastructure figures

The government has been accused of ‘cosmetically enhancing’ the figures behind its DKK160bn transport infrastructure plan and presenting a distorted view of reality to the public. Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen has previously characterised…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

No televised impeachment trial for Støjberg

The government, backed by a political majority, has dismissed a proposal by former immigration minister Inger Støjberg that her impeachment trial this autumn should be televised.  Ms Støjberg, who’s now an independent MP after…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

Health authorities negotiate vaccine swap but could allow voluntary AstraZeneca vaccination

Denmark is in conversation with a number of counties about a vaccine ‘swap deal’. Following a meeting with all parties’ health spokespersons, Monday, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said it would be an ‘extremely…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Positivity rate at 3-week high….11 infected with Indian ‘double mutation’… The positivity rate of those being tested rose to 0.47%, Monday, the highest since the start of the month as 741 new corona…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

PM joins Biden, Putin in climate summit

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is one of six EU leaders invited to a virtual Climate Summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, alongside the heads of France, Italy, Poland, Spain, and…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

Danske Bank CEO quits

The money laundering scandal continues to cast a dark shadow over Danske Bank. Dutch CEO Chris Vogelzang, who was hired to carry out a clean-up operation, resigned on Monday after banking authorities in…

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Posted on 20. Apr, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Prices up, trade surplus down Producer prices, often used to gauge inflation, increased in March. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show the producer price index grew 5.8 percent year-on-year following a 3.1…

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Posted on 19. Apr, 2021 in: News

Critics condemn government’s attack on civil rights

The government has been accused of an attack on civil rights by its eagerness to push through legislation aimed at increasing security and safety for citizens. In addition to the raft of corona restrictions…

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Posted on 19. Apr, 2021 in: News

Minister concealed information from parliament

Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup was aware of a controversial Danish Intelligence (PET) evaluation of Danish children in Syrian detention camps six month before it was made public but failed to inform parliament, as…

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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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