Posted on 06. Sep, 2022 in: News

Plenty of jobs despite rise in unemployment

Despite a slight rise in unemployment there’s still a shortage of manpower. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of vacancies in the private sector hit 71,400 in the second quarter of…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2022 in: News

Emergency aid to Pakistan

Denmark has donated an extra DKK10m ($1.3m) in emergency aid to Pakistan as floods continue to devastate the southern part of the country. Minister for Development Aid Flemming Moller Mortensen said in a…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2022 in: News

Tax fraudster fights extradition from Dubai

A Dubai court will rule next week as to whether 52-year-old British businessman Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the multi-billion kroner share dividend scam, Denmark’s biggest-ever fraud case, can be extradited to…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2022 in: News

Real wages fall as inflation rises

Real wages in this country are declining at a record rate as inflation soars. The Finance Ministry’s Economic Review for August shows wage earners are facing a 3.5% decrease this year, despite pay…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2022 in: News

National Bank boss steps down

The Governor General of the National Bank is stepping down next January after 10 years in the hot seat.  68-year-old Lars Rohde, who’s overseen the longest negative-rate experiment in history, announced his departure…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2022 in: News

No clear winner in candidates debate

In a heated TV debate between the three prime minister candidates, Sunday, Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen accused the Prime Minister of ’hocus pocus’ economics after she dismissed his 2030 plan as the…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2022 in: News

PM backtracks on tax cuts for high earners

In an interview with Politiken, Sunday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refused to rule out tax relief for high earners if the Social Democrats remain in power after the next election but backtracked later…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2022 in: News

Energy Minister issues ration warning

Russia’s decision to stop delivering gas through the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline that supplies much of western Europe could spark an energy crisis in this country, Climate & Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen warned,…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2022 in: News

Shopping mall shooting highlights the need for tighter gun laws

The government is pushing for tighter gun legislation following the shooting tragedy at a Copenhagen shopping mall in July when three people were killed by a lone gunman. Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye told…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2022 in: News

Health Minister: No restrictions this winter

Health Minister Magnus Heunicke isn’t expecting the need for any coronavirus restrictions this winter, even with an expected rise in infections. At a corona press briefing, Friday, the first for weeks, the Minister…

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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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