Posted on 04. Nov, 2022 in: News

Confidence in the economy declines

The public’s confidence in the economy deteriorated for the second month running in October. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the overall economic confidence index, which includes consumer expectations, dropped to 71.1 from…

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Posted on 04. Nov, 2022 in: News

Denmark outstrips US in talent competitiveness

Denmark is ranked 3rd on the 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index, moving ahead of the US for the first time ever. Switzerland and Singapore took the first two places on the index published…

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Posted on 04. Nov, 2022 in: News

Jobless figures down

The jobless figures fell slightly in September. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the gross unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in September from 2.6% in August – to 74,500 from 76,300 in the…

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Posted on 04. Nov, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Pension funds challenge Amazon….Maersk pessimistic despite positive Q3 figures….Ørsted profits boosted by high energy prices… Danish pension funds Sampension, PenSam and PKA are in dialogue with  Amazon ’due to several cases which paint…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Government steps down as Mette aims for grand coalition

Despite narrowly clinging on to power in Tuesday’s election, Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrat government stepped down yesterday after the now ‘caretaker’ prime minister said she would attempt to put together a…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Social Liberal leader quits

Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen, who triggered Tuesday’s election by threatening to topple the government with a vote of no confidence, quit yesterday following the centrist party’s disastrous showing in Tuesday’s…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister fails in MP bid

Jeppe Kofod failed in his bid to become a member of parliament in Tuesday’s election. The acting foreign minister hasn’t run for MP since 2011 but was brought home from the EU Parliament…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Statistics agency declares time-out on vote count

Denmark’s Statistics have postponed the release of the official election result pending a recount. In a press release last night the agency said doubts had been raised about seat distribution in accordance with…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Løkke made late night appeal to Greenland MP

Left-wing Greenland MP Aaja Chemnitz Larsen has claimed that after all the votes were counted, late Tuesday, she received a call from Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen who reportedly asked her to consider…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

LA leader the ‘rock star’ of Danish politics

Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Alex Vanopslagh, the new star of Danish politics, came in 4th in Tuesday’s election in terms of personal votes – only ‘big hitters’ Mette Frederiksen Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and…

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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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