Posted on 19. Jan, 2023 in: News

Artist rejects racism charge

A Danish artist has dismissed Chinese accusations of racism as nonsense. Søren Vilhem, who’s legally changed his name to ‘Love Party’ has been denounced by Chinese tourists for displaying a neon work of…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

Government warns against public holiday referendum

The proposal to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday from next year is turning into a major political headache for the government. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned opposition parties yesterday against supporting…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

PM issues rallying cry for reforms

Unless parliament is prepared to pass reforms there won’t be enough money to guarantee welfare for the increasing number of children and elderly, provide better wages and working conditions, or reinforce the military…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

Media divide on referendum

Leading newspapers are divided this morning on the trade union movement’s controversial demand for a national referendum to decide whether the Great Prayer Day public holiday should be scrapped. While Berlingske dismisses the…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

Denmark ‘sceptical’ about green EU subsidies

The government has questioned the EU’s call for state subsidies to help members compete with China and the US,  as proposed by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

Denmark launches legal challenge against EU minimum wage directive

The government will challenge the EU’s minimum wage directive at the European Court of Justice, the Employment Ministry said in a statement of intent, Tuesday. The directive was passed by a significant majority…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

Low Swedish krone a threat to Danish exports

While the low exchange rate of the Swedish krone is good news for shoppers heading across the Øresund to Malmø it’s bad news for Danish companies that export goods and services for around…

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Posted on 18. Jan, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

Monkeypox boosts Bavarian Nordic earnings….Passenger figures double at Copenhagen Airport….Ørsted applies to build major offshore projects in Sweden…. Pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic has reported better-than-expected preliminary financial results for 2022 thanks to its…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

Defence Ministry gets rap on the knuckles for poor bookkeeping

The National Auditors have reprimanded the Defence Ministry for ‘failing to live up to the basic principles of good, state fiscal management.’ The six auditors who form the Public Accounts Committee are appointed…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

US military equipment, vehicles offloaded in Aarhus

US and Danish troops sealed off parts of the Port of Aarhus, Monday, to secure the arrival of the American ARC Independence transporter ship carrying military equipment and vehicles on route to Poland…

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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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