Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

Consumers affected by Dankort fee increases

Consumers are set to face higher shopping costs after payment service provider Nets announced an 8.9 percent increase in Dankort payment fees. The move comes as Dankort transactions decline due to the popularity…

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

Anti-migrant party wants to end development aid

The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) has proposed scrapping development aid and reallocating funds towards domestic priorities such as welfare, families, and the elderly, which it’s claimed could saving DKK 20.5bn ($3bn). Although the…

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

New Diabetes Centre faces delay

The opening of Odense’s Steno Diabetes Center faces further delays due to setbacks linked to the neighbouring Odense University Hospital (Nyt OUH) project. The operational date for the center has been postponed to…

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

Free rides for passengers as S-trains hit 90

Passengers on Copenhagen’s S-trains will get a free ride this Saturday to mark the network’s 90th year of operation.  Additionally, 7-Eleven stores at S-train stations will distribute slices of cake, while a concert…

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Posted on 24. Mar, 2024 in: News

Denmark excluded from China’s visa-free entry

Denmark is absent from the list of European countries granted visa-free entry to China despite the two countries’ strong diplomatic ties. While nations like Ireland, Hungary, and Austria enjoy this privilege, Danes still…

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Posted on 24. Mar, 2024 in: News

PM corrects Russia’s war economy statement

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has backed down after claiming “40 percent of Russia’s GDP is now a war economy,” a statement later proven inaccurate by fact-checking media TjekDet. Experts estimate that Russia actually…

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Posted on 24. Mar, 2024 in: News

MP cleared of misuse of public funds

Moderates MP Nanna Gotfredsen has been cleared of misusing public funds, In 2020 Ms Gotredsen purchased a three-wheel cabin scooter, commonly known as a tuktuk, with funds belonging to Gadejuristen, a non-profit organisation…

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Posted on 24. Mar, 2024 in: News

Court allows new Copenhagen island to proceed

The High Court has rejected calls to halt construction of  a new residential island off the coast of Copenhagen. Lynetteholmen, an artificial island designed to house an additional 35,000 residents, is an extension…

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Posted on 24. Mar, 2024 in: News

Increase in support for tobacco ban

A new survey reveals a significant increase in support for banning tobacco sales by 2030 – 36% now advocate for a complete ban, compared to 26% in 2016. Charlotta Pisinger, a tobacco prevention…

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Posted on 24. Mar, 2024 in: News

Radical left-winger takes right turn

The former head of the far-left Red/Green Allaince has been appointed chair of Coop Danmark, the umbrella organisation for leading supermarket chains Kvickly, SuperBrugsen, and 365 Discount According to a statement, Pernille Skipper’s…

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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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