Posted on 03. Sep, 2019 in: News

Trump Baby flies over Copenhagen

Although Donald Trump cancelled his state visit to Denmark he was here ‘in spirit’, Monday when the giant  Baby Trump balloon that has followed the president across the world in protests flew over Kongens Nytorv…

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Posted on 03. Sep, 2019 in: News

Russian nuclear-powered ship to sail through Danish waters

Just one day after it was announced that Denmark has provisionally agreed to buy new, top of the line equipment from the U.S. that will give the Danish Navy the capability to monitor…

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Posted on 03. Sep, 2019 in: News

University rescinds controversial climate study

Aarhus University has withdrawn a controversial study that downplayed the effects of beef on the climate after it was revealed that the Danish Agriculture & Food Council, a trade organisation that promotes meat…

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Posted on 03. Sep, 2019 in: News

National Bank governor refuses to give banks a helping hand

National Bank Governor Lars Rohde has dismissed finance industry appeals to compensate banks for negative interest rates that are costing them money. Sydbank, Denmark’s third-biggest listed bank, recently placed a rate of minus…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2019 in: News

Løkke quits

Liberal leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen dramatically resigned, Saturday. The former prime minister avoided waiting reporters after a turbulent Executive Committee board meeting but later tweeted ‘it’s important to keep one’s self respect –…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2019 in: News

Deputy leader’s PM dream shattered

In a ‘day of the long knives’ the Liberals’ deputy leader, Kristian Jensen, also stepped down, Saturday but will stay on as interim leader until the party conference that’s been brought forward to…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2019 in: News

Allies rally round fallen leader

Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s closest political allies rallied around their ‘fallen leader’ after he stepped down, Saturday, calling the process that led to his resignation ‘shameful’, ‘unworthy’ and ‘unfair.’ In a Facebook message the…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2019 in: News

Liberals’ ‘dream team’ ready to take over

The Liberals’ policy spokesman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, is the clear favourite to replace Lars Løkke Rasmussen as party leader but there are a number of candidates for the deputy-leader position, including Inger Støjberg. According…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2019 in: News

Media praise for Løkke – with reservations

Now ex- Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen was praised in editorials, Sunday, as a very shrewd politician who achieved significant political results but also suffered negative issues that plagued him throughout his turbulent…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2019 in: News

Socialists aim to squeeze the rich

183,000 taxpayers are facing an extra bill if parliament passes the Socialist People’s Party’s (SPP) proposal for a wealth tax to finance more staff in kindergartens. Right-leaning think-tank CEPOS has estimated that the…

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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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