Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 in: News

Danes need whipping into shape

Danes’ lifestyles need greater regulation if the average life-span is to be raised. That’s the uncompromising verdict of head of research, Knud Juel, at the State Institute for Public Health, after a new…

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Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 in: News

Shock! Danish income tax not world’s highest

There is one myth that can be safely laid to rest. Danes do not spend all their hard earned money on paying more income tax than the rest of the world, or the…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Police off the streets

There will be a markedly lower police profile in the capital and throughout Zeeland in the coming months, warned a police official today. In the Northern Zeeland region, police are being shifted from…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Windmill test centre case goes to court

An important case for the future of the windmill industry is today aired for the first time in the Western High Court. The plans for a test centre for giant windmills, seen as…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Danish industry remains v.quiet

A new analysis from employers’ association, Danish Industry, reveals the alarming statistic that industrial production in Denmark remains some 13% below its peak in 2008, some three years after the full onset of…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Housing market stalled

The property market has again seen a record amount of houses and flats for sale in Denmark, with May’s figure reaching some 69,700 unsold residences. At the same time, the amount of properties…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Foreign Minister to calm troubled waters

Lene Espersen, Danish Foreign Minister, has made it clear that her top priority in the coming week is to rebuild the Danish-German relationship after last week’s diplomatic crisis. All efforts will be directed…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Narrow vote in favour of border control proposals

In a dramatic session of parliament, the government secured the 90 votes necessary to win a majority for their controversial proposals to strengthen Denmark’s border controls. The key vote came from the sole…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

English translation dilutes border proposals

The English language version of the border control proposals, voted through parliment on Friday, is significantly altered from the Danish version, writes Jyllands-Posten. And the changes certainly soften the general meaning, writes the…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 in: News

Border argument rages on at home

Name-calling is below the belt, declared EU expert and professor of political science, Marlene Wind, in response to Integration Minister, Søren Pind’s caustic remarks about the professor’s contribution to the heated border control…

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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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