Posted on 13. Dec, 2021 in: News

Highest inflation since 2008

Inflation rose to a 13-year high in November. The consumer price index rose 3.4 percent year-on-year, the biggest increase since October 2008 when inflation was 3.7 percent. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2021 in: News

Denmark backs move to curb technology experts to human rights abusers

Denmark is one of a number of countries to back a U.S.-led move to prevent technology exports from being used by foreign  governments for repression. As part of US President Joe Biden’s December…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2021 in: News

Good week, Bad week….

It was a good week for… … CopenHill, the ski slope on top of a waste plant in Amager, south Copenhagen, which won the prestigious World Building of the Year 2021 award at…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

PM: I wasn’t legally responsible for mink cull

During a six-hour grilling by the Mink Commission, Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen claimed she didn’t bear the final legal responsibility for the government’s decision to cull all of Denmark’s 17 million minks…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

Intelligence employees arrested for leaking ‘highly classified information’

Four current and former employees from the Danish Intelligence Agency (PET) and Defence Intelligence (FE) have been arrested on suspicion of leaking highly classified information, potentially damaging to national security. The suspects are…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

Opposition parties reject new Covid restrictions

The ‘blue bloc’ opposition parties voted against the government’s latest round of corona restrictions, Wednesday, definitively ending the political truce surrounding Covid measures that’s been seen since the start of the pandemic. The…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

Parliament green lights new DKK2.6bn nightlife aid package

A cross-party majority reached agreement, Thursday, to help struggling bars, cafes, and restaurants with a new financial aid package that also includes aid for freelancers and self-employed workers, as well as provisions for…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Daily infection rate close to 7,000….Significant majority of patients in intensive care unvaccinated….Drunken revellers enjoy last night of ‘freedom’… The daily infection rate hit a new high for the third time this week,…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

Trade surplus up as prices rise

Denmark’s trade surplus increased in October. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show exports increased 2.2 percent month on month overall in October and imports by 1 percent, as Denmark’s balance of payments rose…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

First ever green bond will help fund 70% CO2 reduction target

For the first time ever the National Bank has announced plans to sell a green bond, aimed at helping Denmark achieve its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% ahead of 2030…

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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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