Posted on 17. Nov, 2023 in: News

Swedish company eyes Danish sites for new nuclear power plant

Despite 40 years of public and political opposition to nuclear energy in this country, Swedish energy company Kärnfull is considering several Danish cities as the location for a new nuclear power plant according…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2023 in: News

Denmark moves forward with asylum centre plans despite UK setback

The government is still determined to set up a processing centre for asylum seekers outside the EU even though the UK’s controversial plan to send illegal migrants to Rwanda was ruled unlawful by…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2023 in: News

British media: Denmark could be asked to stop and search Russian tankers

Denmark could be given the tricky job of intercepting Russian oil tankers sailing through Danish territorial waters according to the British Financial Times (FT), which reports that, under new European Union plans, the…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2023 in: News

Russia warns: Blocking ships would be dangerous

Russia has warned that the Danish authorities will violate international law if they stop and inspect Russian tankers in their waters. In response to a Financial Times report that as part of new…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2023 in: News

Greenland joins Paris climate accord

Greenland has finally agreed to join the Paris Agreement on climate. The Greenlandic parliament signed off on the deal in 2021 but when a new coalition was formed the following year the agreement…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2023 in: News

Political concens about Rockwools ‘war sponsor’ status

The chair of Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee has expressed concern about global insulation giant Rockwool’s new status as an international war sponsor. After the company was this week blacklisted by Ukraine for continuing…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2023 in: News

Novo covers employees weight loss medicine

Medical associations have criticised pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk for reimbursing employees who have been prescribed the company’s expensive weight-loss remedy Wegovy by a Danish doctor. Despite struggling to meet global demand for the…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2023 in: News

Economy slides into recession

Economic growth has contracted for the second successive quarter, sending the economy into a ‘technical recession’. The latest Statistics Denmark figures, published Tuesday, show Danish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 0.3% in the…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2023 in: News

Recession was forewarned

The economic downturn confirms the fears of leading economists who warned two months ago that the global success of pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk could cause the Danish economy to fall into the ‘Nokia trap’…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2023 in: News

Government proposes weak restrictions for young drinkers

The government will restrict the sale of strong beer and spirits to 16-17-year-olds but has ignored pleas from health specialists to ban all sales of alcohol to under 18s. As part of a…

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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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