Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

Mali urges Denmark to withdraw special forces

The Danish Foreign Ministry has questioned a statement by Mali’s military government urging Denmark to ‘immediately’ withdraw its special forces that were despatched to the country last week. On the same day that…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

‘Polyamorous’ union boss led a double life

Board members of Denmark’s largest and most powerful trade union, 3F, have been summoned to a crisis meeting this morning after it was revealed that chairman Per Christiansen has been leading a ‘double…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

20% of all corona tests positive….Herd immunity ‘within weeks’…Liberal leader calls for all restrictions to be lifted…. More than 1 in 5 of all covid tests taken over the 24-hour Sunday-Monday period came…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

Consumer optimism

Consumers have become more optimistic. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index rose to -1.5 in January from -2.1 in December. The average for the past six months was 1.7….

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

National debt lowest since 2009 as economy surges

Denmark’s national debt is at a 12-year-low. The latest National Bank figures, published Monday, show the country’s debt on December 31st was DKK 438bn (around $60bn) or 17.8% of GDP, the lowest since…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2022 in: News

Stock market tumbles again

Copenhagen Stock Exchange continued its 2022 downturn, Monday. The trend-setting C-25 index of ‘blue-chip’ shares, which has fallen consistently since the start of the year, closed 3.5% down,  one of the 10-biggest single-day…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

Edward Snowden: Danish espionage affair a ‘democratic scandal’

Edward Snowden has characterised the Danish espionage affair as a ’democratic scandal’. In a video interview with Politiken the notorious whisteblower, who’s lived in exile in Russia since leaking highly classified information from…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

Messerschmidt wins DPP leadership race

As expected, Morten Messerschmidt was elected new Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader, Sunday, winning 60% of delegates’ votes at an extraordinary party congress convened after outgoing leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl offered his resignation…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

Denmark’s Mali paradox: Sanctions plus troops

The government is pushing to impose economic sanctions on Mali, less than a week after Danish commandos, a team of surgeons, and other military personnel arrived in the West African country to train local…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

Danish warship makes mysterious U-turn

The Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes, which set sail for the Baltic region last Tuesday to help NATO counter Russian aggression, has made a U-turn and was seen in the Danish port…

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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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