Posted on 21. Jun, 2019 in: News

New speaker as parliament reconvenes

Long-time Social Democrat MP Henrik Dam Kristensen will be named the new speaker of parliament today when MPs convene for the first time since the election. The 62-year-old long-time Social Democrat MP, who’s…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2019 in: News

10 years after independence Greenland continues to struggle

Greenland celebrates its National Day, and 10th anniversary of independence, today still struggling to become economically independent of Denmark as expectations of massive income from mining operations and oil exploration have failed to…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2019 in: News

Consumers remain confident

Denmark’s consumer confidence index remained relatively stable in June, falling slightly to 5.8 points from 5.9 points in May, Statistics Denmark said on Thursday. The monthly survey asks a cross section of the…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

Total slashes 200 jobs / Re-launch for Domino’s / SAS far down list of world’s best airlines….. Total is cutting 200 jobs in Denmark as part of the redevelopment of the Tyra gas…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2019 in: News

Parties agree on climate target

Denmark could soon have the world’s most ambitious climate target. The Social Democrats and parliament’s two most left-wing parties, the Red/Greens and Socialist People’s Party, have reached agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2019 in: News

Social Liberals pull out of government negotiations

The Social Liberals (Radikale) boycotted government negotiations last night in protest over the other three parties’ decision to publicise the agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% ahead of 2030. Party leader…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2019 in: News

Analyst: The confrontation that was waiting to happen

Yesterday’s confrontation between Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen and her Social Liberal counterpart, Morten Østergaard, has been expected for a long time – and now it’s finally happened, Berlingske analyst Thomas Larsen said…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2019 in: News

Vestager falls back in EU race as Løkke makes late entry

Acting prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has emerged as a ‘dark horse’ in the race to become president of the EU Commission. 28 EU leaders will gather in Brussels today to discuss the…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2019 in: News

Economists issue slowdown warning

The next government could be facing an economic slowdown. As reported Tuesday, in their latest ‘state of the economy report’ the so-called ‘wise men’ of the Economic Council  lowered their  growth estimates for…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2019 in: News

Ambassador back on ‘Twitter Street’

After sparking off a controversy in her own country, South Africa’s Ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, reappeared on social network Twitter, Tuesday, after disappearing following a series of, allegedly, racist tweets aimed at…

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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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