Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

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More flights cancelled / Losses for Nordea / Auction house fires 1 in 4 employees…. SAS has cancelled a further 709 departures today as the pilots’ strike enters its seventh day. The strike…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

May 1st: Workers choose Social Democrats

Ahead of May 1st celebrations – or demonstrations – throughout the country today a new study shows the Social Democrats have regained their position as Denmark’s biggest workers’ party. As parties on the…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

No self-catering for asylum-seeker families

Families denied asylum are barred from making their own food at the Sjælsmark Transit Centre because they need to realise they aren’t welcome in Denmark and should return home as soon as possible,…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

EU Brexit negotiator in Copenhagen

Following a Copenhagen meeting with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Tuesday, Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator for the UK’s withdrawal, said there are no winners with Brexit, ‘only losers.’ The PM said…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

Liberals’ turnaround on EU digital tax

In a turnaround from previous policy the ruling Liberals have come out in support of an EU digital tax on international IT giants such as Facebook and Google. The government has strongly resisted…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

Nord Stream appeals against agency’s ‘3rd route’ option

Nord Stream 2 AG, the company established for planning, construction and operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, has launched an appeal  against the Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) request for a third route option through Danish territorial waters,…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

Watchdog was warned about Danske money laundering in 2007

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority’s (FSA) oversight of Danske Bank has been so deficient for years that in a number of instances it contravened banking legislation, left-wing daily Information reports. A confidential EU…

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Posted on 01. May, 2019 in: News

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Danske Bank shares dip after poor Q1 result / Ørsted inks Taiwan deal / Novo on target for green ambitions…. Danske Bank shares plunged nearly 7%, Tuesday, after 1st quarter (Q1) accounts showed…

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Posted on 30. Apr, 2019 in: News

Tax minister ‘cheated and deceived’ by Swiss government

Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen claims to have been ‘double crossed’ by the Swiss government regarding a debt collection deal. Around 800 Danish nationals with a collective tax debt to Denmark of DKK175m (€25m)…

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Posted on 30. Apr, 2019 in: News

Far-right Swedes excluded by DPP

The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats has expressed disappointment his party wasn’t invited to join the Danish People’s Party (DPP) in the European Alliance of Peoples and Nations (EAPN), alongside the Alternative for…

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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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