Posted on 21. Oct, 2022 in: News

Left-wingers demand health sector rescue plan ‘within 3 months’

The Red/Greens have demanded that a comprehensive rescue plan for the ‘failing’ health sector should be negotiated, and passed, within three months after the election. According to the far-left party’s health spokesperson, Peder…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2022 in: News

Faroes, Greenland could decide tight race

With all opinion polls indicating an extremely close election and neither side able to put together the 90 seats needed for an overall majority, the four so-called ‘North Atlantic’ seats – 2 from…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2022 in: News

Election briefs – Day 16

Following Wednesday’s news that Lars Løkke Rasmussen is now centre-right voters’ preferred candidate for prime minister, even though he isn’t officially in the race, a new Megafon survey shows that he’s also regarded…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2022 in: News

Wages stagnate despite record-high inflation

While people are being hard hit in their pockets by rampant inflation, real wages have stagnated in 2022. According to leading economists there’s no obvious explanation as to why wages are lagging behind,…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2022 in: News

Opposition push to make espionage scandal a campaign issue

Opposition lawmakers have demanded immediate answers as to whether the espionage allegations against suspended ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen were politically motivated. In a new book Mr Findsen, head of the Military Intelligence Agency…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2022 in: News

Intelligence probe could include terrorist controversy

A political majority would support an independent investigation into the state’s treatment of Ahmed Samsam, a Danish citizen who was convicted of terrorism in Spain while allegedly working as a double agent for…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2022 in: News

Lars Løkke’s latest comeback

Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s remarkable comeback is reflected in a new Gallup survey published this morning that shows he’s now centre-right voters’ preferred candidate for prime minister – even though he isn’t officially in…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2022 in: News

Election briefs – Day 15

Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has declined to rule out supporting the Moderates’ Lars Løkke Rasmussen as prime minister. Ms Nielsen, who was responsible for the election after threatening to topple…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2022 in: News

SPP: Russian mercenaries are terrorists

The notorious Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries should be listed as a terrorist organisation according to the Socialist People’s Party (SPP). Ahead of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s departure for Brussels to attend a…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2022 in: News

Housing market hits 9-year low

New figures show the decade-long housing boom is over. Only 17,213 houses or apartments were sold in the year’s third quarter (Q3), 19% down on Q2 and the lowest Q3 figure for nine…

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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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