Posted on 14. Dec, 2022 in: News

New Omicron variant gaining ground

A new omicron subvariant is moving through Danish society at a rapid pace. BQ.1.1, which was found in only 0.5% of all tests three months ago, is now responsible for 40% of all…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2022 in: News

Danske Bank pays multi-million dollar fine to settle fraud case

Danske Bank pleaded guilty to bank fraud in the U.S. on Tuesday and agreed to pay $2 bn. In a New York court case, Denmark’s biggest bank admitted conspiring to commit bank fraud…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Denmark under pressure to apologise for slavery

Denmark could come under increasing pressure to apologise for its colonial-era slavery if, as expected, the Dutch government does so later this month. Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said after meeting with representatives…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Ellemann-Jensen defends mink U-turn: ‘We have won big concessions’

Following massive internal criticism for his U-turn on the mink scandal investigation, Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen assured the party’s executive committee last night that he had won a number of concessions from acting…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Analysts: Liberal leader needs political payback for mink climbdown

Jacob Elleman-Jensen will be looking for political payback in the form of across-the-board tax cuts after dropping his demand for a legal inquiry into the mink scandal, analysts said yesterday. According to TV2’s…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Conservatives declined government offer

The Conservatives declined an offer to join the upcoming government because they were unwilling to drop their demand for a legal inquiry into the Minkgate scandal. Following the Liberals’ and Moderates’ U-turn, Sunday,…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Slight rise in unemployment could signal economic slowdown

The employment rate has risen for the first time since July, a sign that the economy could be cooling down, leading economists warned last night. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Inflation slows

Inflation has slowed for the first time in 11 months. The consumer price index rose by 8.9% in November compared to the same month last year, considerably lower than October’s annual rate of…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk appoints first-ever foreign-born CEO….Danske Bank investors launch appeal…Biotech giants amalgamate…. Denmark’s biggest company, shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk, has appointed a new CEO. 50-year old Swiss national, Vincent Clerc, will replace outgoing boss…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2022 in: News

Moderates, Liberals back down on mink inquiry ultimatum

Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen have backed down from their demand for an independent legal probe of acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen’s role in the Minkgate affair –…

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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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