Posted on 31. Jan, 2020 in: News

News in brief

Government’s ‘Robin Hood’ proposal…Business leaders warn against ‘fat cat’ salaries….SAS cancels all flights to China…DKK20m grant for Zimbabwe… DKK1.4bn (€190m) will be redistributed from prosperous councils in the capital region to struggling local…

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Posted on 31. Jan, 2020 in: News

No change in jobless figures

Despite signs that the economy is slowing down the jobless rate remained stable in December. The latest Statistics Denmark show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in December, the same as…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

China’s ambassador continues to push for apology: ‘There are limits to  freedom of speech’

China’s ambassador to Denmark continues to demand an apology from Jyllands-Posten (JP) for publishing a ’heartless’ and ’egotistical’ cartoon. JP’s editor-in-chief, Jacob Nybroe, said on Tuesday the paper had not intended to make…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

Cartoon controversy could blow over

A state-run Chinese newspaper has characterised Danes as ‘good people’, a sign that the flag controversy could soon blow over according to DR News’ Asia correspondent. Although an editorial in China News, Wednesday,…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

Danes in Wuhan to be evacuated

The government has dispatched an emergency team to Wuhan in China to help evacuate Danes at risk of the coronavirus. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday a plane has been arranged from Beijing…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

US embassy ridiculed for Auschwitz blunder

The US Embassy in Denmark has been hit with a ‘shit storm’ on social media for originally claiming that the Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland was liberated by US troops 75 years…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

Brexit leader predicts ‘Danexit’

Brexit party leader Nigel Farage, who led the leave campaign in the UK, has identified Denmark, alongside Italy and Poland, as being among those most likely to next exit the EU. Speaking at…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

Majority blocks Blackstone bill

The government has been forced to drop its so-called ‘Blackstone Bill’, a plan to stop ‘greedy’ property speculators, particularly U.S. company Blackstone, from purchasing rental properties in Copenhagen and pushing up rents. The government’s…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

Latvian visit

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will welcome her Latvian counterpart, Arturs Karinš, for talks in Copenhagen tomorrow (31/1). The Danish PM said in a prepared statement yesterday: “I look forward to meeting with the…

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Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in: News

Accountants in Danske Bank probe facing disciplinary action

In the latest twist to the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, two top accountants from global accountancy firm Ernst & Young are facing disciplinary action for their failure to spot the warning signs…

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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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