Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

Denmark 2nd on most-taxed list

For the first time in 14 years Denmark no longer has the highest rate of taxation amongst developed nations. A new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report shows France had the…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

Denmark tops global climate report

Denmark, alongside Britain, are best in terms of implementing measures to fight climate change, according to a new report published as delegates from more than 190 nations gathered for the Katowice Climate Change…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Mercedes tops best-seller list / Currency reserves dip / SAS back in the black… 628 Mercedes Benz top of the range premium cars costing DKK460.000 each (€60,000), twice what the average Dane earns,…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2018 in: News

Lithuania denies prison rumours

Lithuania’s justice minister has dismissed reports his country is ready to build a brand new prison to house criminal refugees sentenced to deportation from Denmark. In response to anonymous sources who told state-run…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2018 in: News

Intelligence report: Russian threat to Danish election

Russia is one of the biggest security threats to Denmark and could attempt to influence next year’s general election in this country – the main conclusion of the latest risk assessment report from…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2018 in: News

Human rights groups decry ‘racist’ island project

The government and Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) have defended the plan to relocate failed asylum seekers and criminal immigrants to a deserted island in the face of fierce criticism from human rights groups….

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2018 in: News

Politiken slams ‘internment camp’ for refugees

Politiken has urged the Danish population to ’stand up and resist’ the government and Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) plan to ‘intern various groups of immigrants  – and not just criminals’ on a deserted…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2018 in: News

Deserted island project will cost €100m

A new Finance Ministry projection shows it will cost DKK1.8m annually to house each individual failed asylum seeker or criminal immigrant at the new deportation camp on the deserted island of Lindholm, seven…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2018 in: News

Watchdog chairman denies knowledge of share dividend scam

Chairman of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) David Lando has denied any involvement in the share-dividend scandal that rocked Europe this year. Mr Lando was a board member of the Capital Association…

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Posted on 04. Dec, 2018 in: News

Government declines to back EU transaction tax

Denmark won’t be supporting a joint German/French proposal for a financial transaction tax for the European Union. EU member states were briefed about the plan on the sidelines of a finance ministers’ meeting…

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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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