Posted on 20. Dec, 2021 in: News

Denmark penalised for high-level virus testing

Denmark is being penalised by other countries for widespread virus testing, experts claim. Next-generation sequencing of all positive corona tests has revealed a very high level of Omicron, leading to travel restrictions from…

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Posted on 20. Dec, 2021 in: News

Government orders banks to expand crisis buffer

Acting on advice from the Systemic Risk Council, the government has ordered all banks and mortgage companies to increase their capital buffer requirement to 2% from January 1st, 2023. The buffer, introduced after…

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Posted on 20. Dec, 2021 in: News

Good week, Bad week…

It was a good week for… …Copenhagen, named by global news network CNN as the ‘hottest place in Europe’ right now… … the tax authorities which successfully clawed back DKK10.4bn in debt owed…

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Posted on 20. Dec, 2021 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, December 13th – 19th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced new restrictions, Friday, to slow the growth of the Omicron variant – all public venues such as cinemas, theatres and museums will remain…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2021 in: News

Government to announce new virus measures

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stressed the need for new measures to stop the corona virus spreading after 9,999 new cases were reported, Thursday, In a message on both Facebook and Instagram, the…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2021 in: News

Health authorities: Omicron can’t be stopped

The traditional methods of slowing the spread of the corona virus, such as constant hand-washing and social distancing, won’t be enough to stop the growth of the Omicron variant, head of the National…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Daily infections close to 10,000….Copenhagen hard hit….Denmark approves new antiviral pill…. 9,999 new corona cases were reported, Wednesaday, a record high for the third  time this week. The figure was based on 208.498 PCR…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2021 in: News

Mohammed cartoons on school agenda?

The government has backed own and is now ready to discuss whether the Mohammed crisis should be on the public-school curriculum, after a cross-party majority voted for a proposal that would make the…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2021 in: News

Military overspending

The Danish military is heading for an ‘imbalance’ in operating costs of DKK500m in both 2022 and 2023. Expenditure over the next two years will be a billion kroner more than budgeted for,…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2021 in: News

Government raises growth forecast despite virus threat

In its latest economic forecast to be published this morning the Finance Ministry has  raised its growth forecast for this year and next despite the ever-growing threat of the Omicron variant. Gross Domestic…

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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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