Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 in: News

Former Foreign Minister signals exit

Leading Conservative MP Per Stig Møller has announced he wont be standing for re-election and has at the same time aired the possibility of stepping down early if the current elective period stretches…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Spin doctors are OK – if they abide by the rules

It’s ok for politicians to employ special advisors, or ‘spin doctors’, as long as they’re required to abide by the same rules of openness applied to civil servants. That’s the view of 73%…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Leaks could lead to new inquiry

Former defence minister Hans Engell has warned that the controversy surrounding the renewed ‘commando leak’ affair could culminate in a new independent commission of inquiry if the police refuse calls to re-open investigations….

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Big labour backs Helle

The trade union movement has come out in support of the euro pact agreement. Traditional Social Democrat backers LO, The Confederation of Danish Trade Unions, and CO, The Central Organisation of Industrial Employees…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Drastic drop in employment

A sharp drop in employment figures indicates that the economic crisis has returned to Denmark with full force. 17,000 people disappeared from the labour market between the second and third quarters, new Statistics…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Foreign Ministry diplomacy cuts

Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal is preparing to swing the axe. Ahead of the upcoming Danish EU Presidency, the minister is preparing to implement wide-scale redundancies at the ministry, according to reports….

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Denmark 4th in EU GDP rankings

Denmark shares fourth place, alongside Ireland, in the latest Eurostat GDP table, based on 2010 figures. Luxembourg is number one once again, while Bulgaria props up the table. According to Eurostat, the 27…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

DPP will bring spin doctors under control

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will propose a new bill today aimed at regulating the activities of special political advisors, the much maligned ‘spin doctors’. According to the party’s legal spokesman Peter Skaarup:…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Vestager: Simply the best

Minister for Economics and Interior Margrethe Vestager is the most popular politician in Denmark by far. The Social Liberal leader comes out top in a new Rambøll survey for Jyllands-Posten, while Prime Minister…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 in: News

Danish companies brace for Euro collapse

The current Euro crisis has prompted several large Danish corporations to develop and implement risk scenarios to counter the threat of a  joint currency collapse. Jyllands-Posten reports that slaughterhouse conglomerate Danish Crown, which has half…

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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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