Posted on 17. Jan, 2014 in: News

Companies praise foreign employees

Despite the constant immigration debate, companies are highly appreciative of foreign manpower. According to a new Epinion survey of 520 top Danish companies, part of the Danish Federation of Employers’ (DA) upcoming labour…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2014 in: News

Danish Crown fires 800

Over 800 workers at Danish Crown – nearly one-sixth of the workforce – are facing unemployment. The slaughterhouse giant has announced plans to close its Faaborg factory and move production to Poland or…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2014 in: News

Business Minister: Growth plan will get food sector back on track

The planned redundancies at Danish Crown are ’sad news’ for hundreds of families and the local society where they live, Minister for Business & Growth Henrik Sass Larsen said yesterday. At the same…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2014 in: News

Why did Finance Minister favour Goldman Sachs in DONG deal?

A Danish pension company’s bid to become co-owner of state-controlled energy giant DONG was rejected even though the amount was bigger than that of US financial powerhouse Goldman Sachs who emerged as the…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2014 in: News

Prime Minister dragged into PET/Christiania affair

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be in serious trouble after it was revealed that the Ministry of State was aware for weeks that (now ex) justice minister Morten Bødskov had misled parliament’s Legal…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2014 in: News

Berlingske analyst: It looks like a conspiracy

The latest developments in the Christiania/PET affair are highly incriminating for the Ministry of State, according to Berlingske’s political analyst Thomas Larsen. He said e-mails revealing that the ministry was made aware that…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2014 in: News

Danish woman gang-raped in India – arrests made

The Danish and Indian authorities are treating the rape of a Danish woman in India very seriously. The 51-year-old woman said she was gang-raped at knifepoint by seven or eight men in central…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2014 in: News

Travel agencies issue India warning

Leading Danish travel agencies are warning customers to show extreme caution when they travel to India after a 51-year-old Danish woman was gang-raped, Tuesday. A spokesman for Jysk Rejsebureau said it’s something the…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2014 in: News

Embassy cuts will damage exports, business leaders warn

The government’s planned cutbacks for the Danish diplomatic community will severely hit exports, business leaders have warned. Ahead of the publication of the comprehensive savings plan for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aimed…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2014 in: News

Minister accused of avoiding benefits fraud problem

Employment Minister Metter Frederiksen stands accused of deliberately scaling down efforts to expose social benefits  fraud. The number of spot checks on passengers at Copenhagen Airport who unlawfully travel abroad whilst claiming unemployment…

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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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