Posted on 03. Dec, 2021 in: News

IKEA snowstorm sleepover goes viral

The story of shoppers and staff trapped in a Danish Ikea showroom during a snowstorm late Wednesday has gone viral. U.S. news agency Bloomberg reported that ‘while a visit to Ikea may feel…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2021 in: News

It’s official – North Sea oil and gas extraction to end in  2050

Parliament passed legislation, Thursday, to end all Denmark’s gas and oil exploration in the North Sea by 2050. The future of Denmark’s oil and gas operations in the North Sea has been a…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2021 in: News

Banks’ negative interest rates may be illegal

Danish banks could have been acting illegally by charging customers negative interest rates, according to the Consumer Ombudsman’s legal team. This contradicts a statement made by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), the…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2021 in: News

Indebted homeowners could face problems as housing market slows

The National Bank has called for increased restrictions on mortgage lenders as the housing market boom shows signs of slowing down. According to Head of Financial Stability Peter Storgaard, some homeowners are vulnerable…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2021 in: News

PM: New variant is a ticking bomb

The new corona variant, Omikron, is a potential ‘infection bomb’ in Denmark this winter, Prime Minster Mette Frederiksen said at an early-evening press conference last night when she again urged people to get…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2021 in: News

Fewer parallel societies

The government’s list of marginalised, under-privileged social housing districts, previously defined as ’ghettos’, has been shortened in the annual December review. 12 areas, primarily immigrant dominated, are now classified as ‘a parallel society’…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2021 in: News

50% unemployed in ‘under privileged’ Vollsmose

Despite signs that conditions in ’parallel societies’ are improving nearly half of all residents of the notorious Vollsmose social housing district in Odense aren’t part of the labour market. In response to new…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Daily infections hit all-time high….7 Omicron cases reported…Concert could be super-spreader event…. A record number of new corona cases were reported, Wednesday – 5,120, an increase of 972 on the previous day. However,…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2021 in: News

BT editor on ‘gardening leave’ following sex scandal

Michael Dyrby, editor in chief of tabloid daily BT, has taken a leave of absence after being implicated in the TV2 sex scandal. Mr Dyrby, who was head of news at TV2 between…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2021 in: News

Copenhagen 8th most-expensive city in the world

Copenhagen has risen to 8th on the British Economist magazine’s annual list of the world’s most expensive cities, up one place from 2020. Each year The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) examines the cost…

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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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