Posted on 22. Jan, 2020 in: News

Ban on laughing gas

A parliamentary majority has agreed to ban sales of laughing gas to minors. Gas cartridges, usually used for making whipped cream or filling balloons, have become a a popular source of a ‘weekend’…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2020 in: News

Trade unions dismiss EU minimum wage assurances

Danish trade unions remain opposed to EU plans for a legally binding minimum wage despite assurances from Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President for an Economy that Works for People, that Denmark and a handful…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2020 in: News

News in brief

Iran appoints female ambassador to Denmark…Copenhagen ‘Europe’s healthiest’…. $3 million in farm aid to Afghanistan… Afsaneh Nadipour has been named Iran’s new to Denmark, the fourth female ambassador of the Islamic Republic. According…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Vestas aims for carbon neutrality…NETS cuts 565 jobs…Danfoss fires 335 in move to Poland… Vestas, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, has pledged to eliminate all production line waste by 2040 as…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2020 in: News

Brainy Denmark

Denmark comes in 3rd on the Geography of Europe’s Brain Business Jobs: 2020 Index published by the European Centre for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform think tank. Switzerland leads the way, followed by Sweden…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2020 in: News

Support for Hormuz mission

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has urged all European countries to join Denmark and support the French-led initiative to ensure commercial shipping can pass safely through the Straits of Hormuz, a vital shipping route…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2020 in: News

Denmark backs Libya arms embargo

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has welcomed EU moves to enforce an arms embargo on Libya. Following a meeting in Brussels on Monday, where EU foreign ministers discussed how to implement a peace process…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2020 in: News

Prime Minister to attend Holocaust ceremony in Jerusalem

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Jerusalem this week to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. During her trip the PM will also meet…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2020 in: News

PM blames immigrants for rise in anti-Semitism

Ahead of her trip to Israel Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has blamed immigrants and ’parts of the left wing’ for the rise of anti-Semitism in Denmark. In an interview with Politiken, the PM…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2020 in: News

Denmark number 1 in social mobility

Denmark has the highest level of social mobility in the world according to a report published Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) based on a study of  healthcare, education, social protection, access…

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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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