Posted on 09. Jun, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Low rate of infections, hospitalisations……Opposition parties demand speedier re-opening….. Only 377 new corona cases were reported yesterday but the National Serum Institute stressed the figures were low due to ’technical problems’ which also…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2021 in: News

Tax Minister targets cryptocurrency traders

Tax Minister Morten Bodskov has launched a crackdown on cryptocurrency traders after the Danish Tax Agency (SKAT) found that, between 2015 and 2019, about 16,000 people and companies in Denmark traded Bitcoin and…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2021 in: News

Baltic Pipeline on schedule despite shutdown

The Polish government has offered assurances that the Baltic Pipeline between the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and Poland will be completed on schedule despite a shutdown in Denmark. Construction work on…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

More #MeToo problems for Social Democrats

Minister of Children and Education Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil has admitted that as an MP before the 2019 election she was informed about accusations of inappropriate ‘Me Too’ sexual behaviour by a former employee of the ruling Social…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

Defence Ministry confirms Denmark’s role in covert operation

Since 2018 Denmark has been part of Operation Gallant Phoenix, a U.S.- led covert operation, based in Jordan, originally aimed at tracking the flow of foreign terrorist fighters in and out of Iraq…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

New poll: Racism growing in Denmark

An increasing number of people in this country believe racism has become an ever-growing problem. In the wake of disturbing Facebook video footage seen by more than 250,000 followers, showing a racist verbally…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

Police in Minkgate cover-up

The National Police (Rigspolitiet) have refused to release confidential documents regarding their role in the Minkgate affair  because they could be ‘misused’ by the press. According to a letter sent by Rigspolitiet to…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Fewer infections but fewer tested…..Face mask demand could be relaxed soon…0.1% test positive despite vaccination…Migrants hardest hit by epidemic…. Only 459 new cases of corona were reported, Monday, although the figure was based…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

Government won’t boycott Qatar World Cup despite migrant worker deaths

The government won’t be boycotting next year’s football World Cup in Qatar.  At a parliamentary consultation called by the Socialist People’s Party’s policy spokesman, Karsen Hønge, who questioned whether the government intends to…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Parliament approves new residential island in capital….Free ferry trips in summer aid package to boost tourism… Parliament has given the go-ahead to the construction of a DKK20bn ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen…

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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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