Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Løkke vows to freeze taxes

Lars Løkke Rasmussen has vowed to impose a total freeze on taxes and duties if he becomes prime minister after this year’s election. The Liberal leader’s ‘gift’ to the business sector comes in…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Liberals will scrap 2050 climate goals

If the Liberals regain power this year they will scrap Denmark’s ambitious goal to become totally independent of fossil fuels by 2050. Although Denmark is a leader in terms of its policies for…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Thorning’s crocodile tears?

Financial daily Børsen’s political commentator Christopher Arzrouni believes Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was faking it when she shed tears during the funerals of terror victims Dan Uzan and Finn Nørgaard. During a debate…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Majority demands quick terror report

A political majority’s demand for a full report of last week’s terror attacks in Copenhagen ‘within three weeks’ has been dismissed as ’obscene’ by the Social Democrats. The ruling party’s justice spokeswoman, Trine…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Government’s anti-radicalisation efforts have failed suys ex-minister

The government is guilty of negligence by failing to send a clear signal to young Muslims that they risk being alienated by society if they commit terrorism or become foreign fighters, according to…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Police nab 95 in trafficking raid

Around 95 people were arrested by the police in raids throughout the Zeeland region, Wednesday, in a crackdown on human trafficking. ‘Operation Hornets Nest’ was the culmination of five months intensive investigation and…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Danish imam charged with inciting Jewish hatred in Germany

A Danish Imam who has preached at Denmark’s controversial Grimhøj Mosque in Aarhus is facing criminal charges in Germany after calling for the deaths of “Zionist Jews” when leading a prayer session in a…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Maersk family foundation buys up Danske Bank shares

Shipping and oil giant AP Møller-Maersk is to divest its 20 per cent stake in Danske Bank, Denmark biggest bank – however, the majority of the shares will remain ‘in house’. AP Møller…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Everything is awesome for Lego/Danish Crown devours rival/Q4 loss for Jyske Bank Lego: Danish toy giant Lego’s revenues grew 13 percent to DKK28.6 bn last year, boosted by strong growth in Asia, a…

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Posted on 25. Feb, 2015 in: News

No poll boost for Thorning after terrorist attack

There’s no sign of any ‘statesman’ effect for Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt in a new opinion poll that instead shows gains for all the opposition parties. Although both Norway’s former prime minister Jens…

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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-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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