Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

Employment Minister ‘most popular’ despite reforms

Despite being behind many of the controversial reform proposals that have sent the Social Democrats into a nose-dive in the polls, Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen isn’t just the government’s most popular minister, as…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

Tax cut was leaked to embarrass minister

Sensitive information about the government’s proposal to lower the corporate tax rate was allegedly leaked to the press before it was officially made public, in an effort to damage Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen….

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

Red/Green loyalists lay out budget demands

Red/Green Alliance activists are demanding a higher price for supporting next year’s budget. The far-left party’s steering committee has laid out a number of proposals, expected to be passed at this year’s annual…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

Liberals warn of red surge in local elections

The Liberals have pinpointed the Red/Green Alliance as their main foe ahead of this Autumn’s local elections, not the ruling Social Democrats. The Liberals’ mayoral candidate in Copenhagen, Martin Geertsen, said it’s ‘extremely…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

Søvndal pushes for UN arms regulation

At the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York this week, Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal will push for a global framework regulating international trade in all conventional arms, a…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

Denmark promises more aid to Zimbabwe

As the first country in the world, Denmark is ready to renew its development aid commitment to Zimbabwe, which has been severely restricted since the violent 2008 election. Ahead of yesterday’s vote on…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 in: News

China’s Greenland ambitions greatly exaggerated

A Chinese Foreign ministry spokeswoman has dismissed the massive speculation about her country’s potential investment in Greenland as ‘exaggerated’ and ‘beyond reality’. At a press conference, Friday, Ms Hua Chunying said that to…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2013 in: News

Minister insists she did not hide employment figures

Responding to harsh allegations that she had intentionally hidden unemployment figures which showed that over 22,000 people would lose their unemployment benefits, Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen is now defending her actions. Ms Frederiksen…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2013 in: News

Sweden now rivals Denmark in Michelin stars

For ten years, Denmark has been the leader among Nordic countries when it comes to the number of stars awarded by the legendary Michelin guide, which reviews the best restaurants in Europe. But…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2013 in: News

Corydon refuses to re-open energy agreement

After several hours of talks with Conservative chairman Lars Barfoed and Liberal energy spokesperson Lars Christian Lilleholt, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon (Social Democrats) said that the government is willing to hold discussions about…

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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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