Posted on 15. Sep, 2021 in: News

Parental leave dispute – let families decide

Shared parental leave continues to be the big issue in a very slow news week. The trade union movement and employers’ organisations have reached agreement on a mandatory new model that will see…

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Posted on 15. Sep, 2021 in: News

Mentally-ill Dane accused of starting Colorado wildfire

The Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the situation of a Danish national accused of starting a wildfire in the US state of Colorado. The man, Jesper Jørgensen, described as ‘in his 50s’ has been…

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Posted on 15. Sep, 2021 in: News

Housing market slowdown

The booming housing market has cooled off and is now approaching pre-corona levels. The latest figures from Boligsiden.dk. the leading real estate portal, shows that 7,900 units were sold in August, 15% down…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2021 in: News

Støjberg on the defence: A press release isn’t a legal directive

On the 5th day of her impeachment trial, Monday, former immigration minister Inger Støjberg laid out her defence strategy that she believes will lead to acquittal in the ‘child brides’ affair – a…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2021 in: News

Outrage as Faroes slaughter 1,428 dolphins

Animal rights activists have expressed outrage after nearly 1,500 dolphins were slaughtered over the weekend in the Faroe Islands, part of the traditional ‘grindadráp’, an annual hunt held every year from June to…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2021 in: News

Fish disease scare for exporters

Danish fish exports are facing a setback after seven Danish fish farms were hit by infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN). The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration – DVFA (Fødevarestyrelsen) has informed the EU Commission…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections at 3-month low….Serum Institute issues influenza warning….DSB drops seat requirement  Only 263 new corona cases were reported Monday, 171 down on the previous day and the lowest number of daily infections since…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2021 in: News

Inflation at 9-year high

Inflation hit 1.8% in August, the highest level since December 2012. According to the Nordic region’s biggest bank, Nordea, the recent increase reflects a more permanent upward shift in Danish inflation: “In August…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Companies investigated for corona fraud…..Noma nabs third Michelin star….Mastercard in new multi-million Danish deal…. The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly known as the fraud squad, has received…

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Posted on 13. Sep, 2021 in: News

Al-Qaeda threatens Denmark

Al-Qaeda has issued new threats against Denmark. TV2 reports how the terrorist group issued a video in July entitled ‘An Unforgivable Crime’ targeting ‘enemies of Islam’ and specifically Denmark. Now deceased illustrator Kurt…

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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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