Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Prince moves to Paris

Prince Joachim – the man who won’t be King – is moving his family to Paris where he’s been accepted at France’s highest ranking military training academy, École Militaire, whose alumni includes Napoleon…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Army boss charged with abuse of power

Military prosecutors have formally charged the Chief of Staff of the Danish army with abuse of power. Hans-Christian Mathiesen is accused of ‘gross negligence’ in charges of nepotism after it was revealed he…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Another setback for SKAT

The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) has lost its legal battle with U.S. tech giant Microsoft. SKAT had requested that the Danish unit of Microsoft should pay about DKK308m (€41m) in extra taxes for…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Unemployment at 10-year low

The jobless rate continues to fall – the latest Statistics Denmark figures show 8,300 people found work last year, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.8%. At the start of the year 105,100…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2019 in: News

Lego expands in China

Lego is planning major expansion in China this year. As sales fall in the U.S. and Europe, the Danish toy giant plans to have around 140 shops in 30 different Chinese cities at…

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Posted on 31. Jan, 2019 in: News

Government boosts defence spending but U.S. Ambassador wants more

A cross-party majority has agreed to increase defence spending to 1.5% of GDP in 2023, up from the planned 1.35%, but it’s still not enough for USA’s ambassador to Denmark, Carla H. Sands….

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Posted on 31. Jan, 2019 in: News

UN refugees facing deportation

Some of the world’s most vulnerable UN ‘quota’ refugees who’ve been forcibly displaced risk being sent back to their own country under the government’s proposal for a ‘paradigm change’ in immigration policy. Although…

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Posted on 31. Jan, 2019 in: News

Voters lukewarm about Løkke and Mette

As the election approaches voters still aren’t convinced about the two main candidates for prime minister. In a new Norstat poll for Jyllands-Posten 30% prefer Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen and 26% Lars…

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Posted on 31. Jan, 2019 in: News

Russian court to hand down Jehova’s Witness ruling next week

A Danish national facing a lengthy prison sentence in Russia for being a member of the outlawed Jehova’s Witnesses will hear his fate next week. Final arguments were completed on January 30th in…

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Posted on 31. Jan, 2019 in: News

German workers head north

An increasing number of Germans are making the short trip across the border to work in southern Denmark every day, tempted by higher wages and shorter working hours. It’s estimated that around 14,500…

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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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