Posted on 22. Jun, 2023 in: News

PM’s NATO hopes fade away

It appears that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is out of the running to become the new NATO secretary general. Norwegian newspaper VG, which originally started the speculation about the PM’s candidacy two months…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2023 in: News

Vestager caught in political game

Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager isn’t quitting the EU willingly. In a statement, Tuesday, Ms Vestager, who earlier this year was named among Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2023 in: News

Copenhagen 2nd in liveability

Copenhagen has retained its second place on the latest Global Liveability Index, beaten to the top spot by Vienna for the second year running. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked 173 cities around…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2023 in: News

Danish prices 45% above EU average

Denmark had the highest hotel and restaurant prices in the EU last year – 156% of the EU average, compared to only 51% in Bulgaria, 61% in Romania, and 62% in Hungary. The…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2023 in: News

Slight rise in employment as workforce heads for 3 million

The number of wage earners in this country is edging slowly towards 3 million, the highest level ever. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the workforce grew by 800 people in April and…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

COPENHAGEN metro operator Metroselskabet has selected Lygnby-based consultancy company COWI and Ove Arup & Partners Denmark to act as joint consultants for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the city’s new metro line…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2023 in: News

Government shuts door on Apple probe

The government will not be asking American tech giant Apple for help to restore the text messages that were wiped out by the prime minister in the Minkgate affair. After Acting Defence Minister Troels…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2023 in: News

Cross-party support for warplanes to Ukraine

Parties on both sides of the aisle have said they will support the government if it decides to send F-16 warplanes to Ukraine. After Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at last week’s…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2023 in: News

PM welcomes South Africa peace initiative, announces $1bn green hydrogen fund

On arrival in South Africa, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Netherlands counterpart, Mark Rutte, told President Cyril Ramaphosa that his country’s peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2023 in: News

Vestager ready to quit EU

Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager is preparing to quit Brussels for a top job at the European Investment Bank (EIB). The former Social Liberal (Radikale) leader and deputy…

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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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