Posted on 30. Oct, 2020 in: News

Rich get richer despite pandemic

Despite a year dominated by the corona crisis, Berlingske’s annual list of Denmark’s ‘100 most wealthy’ confirms that the rich have gotten richer during the pandemic. The list, based on an annual assessment…

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Business confidence up….Vestas buys out partner to focus on offshore energy…Danish company to build biggest solar power farm in Nordic region…. Business confidence rose for the 5th straight month in October. The latest figures…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Paludan denied entry to Germany, arrested in Berlin

Rasmus Paludan, head of the anti-migrant Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party, was denied entry into Germany, Wednesday, where he was planning to hold an anti-Muslim rally. German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel reports how the right-wing…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Kofod urges Ergodan to stop confrontational stance

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has urged Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop his ‘dangerous, confrontational attitude’ after the Turkish President said on Wednesday that Western countries attacking Islam want to ‘relaunch the Crusades’, amid…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Greenland, USA settle Thule dispute

After years of negotiations, Denmark, the USA, and Greenland have finally reached agreement on a new service and operations contract for Thule Air Force Base in Northern Greenland. The dispute started in 2014…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Denmark questions EU minimum wage plan

Labour Minister Peter Hummelgaard has warned that the EU’s plan to establish a minimum wage could undermine the Danish labour market model. He said on Wednesday that the government is ‘seeking clarification as…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Gender minister launches study into extent of gay conversion therapy

Minister for Gender Equality Mogens Jensen has launched a study into the possibility of outlawing conversion therapy for homosexuals. Earlier this year Germany’s parliament passed a law banning so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’ for young people. Mr…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Daily infections top 1,000 again

The number of daily corona cases topped 1,000 for the second time this week, Wednesday. 1,107 people tested positive, the second-highest figure since the start of the epidemic. 136 people are hospitalised, one…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Queen cancels royal audiences as virus spreads

Queen Margrethe has severely restricted her access to the public as the corona virus spreads. After announcing earlier this month that the Queen had cancelled her New Year galas for the government, members…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2020 in: News

Copenhagen 3rd in work-life balance

Copenhagen has been named one of the best cities in the world in terms of work-life balance. According to the 2020 Work-Life Balance Index  the Danish capital comes third out of the 50…

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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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