Posted on 04. Oct, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Hospitalisations at 8-week low….New advisory for Italy, Spain… Following a slight spike in infections last week the numbers fell over the weekend – 368  new corona cases were registered Sunday, based on nearly…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2021 in: News

Good week, bad week..

It was a good week for… …the economy, which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said is booming – revised national accounts showed economic growth in the second quarter (Q2/2021) was stronger than previously estimated……

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Government to offer residency to child brides and bigamists from Afghanistan

In a complete turnaround of previous policy the government is ready to offer residency to Afghan males married to ‘child brides’ or who in some cases have more than one wife. Under the…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Foreign Minister compromised by ‘smoking gun’ e-mail

A ’smoking gun’ e-mail reveals that Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s failure to reach a political agreement about the evacuation of local employees, interpreters, and their families from Kabul Airport before August 11th led…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Kofod in Pakistan to offer thanks for evacuation help – and demand answers

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Jeppe Kofod has arrived in Pakistan for an official 2-day visit. Ahead of his departure the Minister said that, first and foremost, the aim of the trip…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Greenland PM to negotiate foreign policy independence

Greenland’s Prime Minister Premier Mute B. Egede is heading for Copenhagen to finalise the deal agreed earlier this year that will formally give his country a larger say in Arctic affairs and also allow…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Red/Greens accused of abuse, bullying

The Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet)  has ordered the Red/Green Alliance to hire an independent advisory company to investigate reports of abuse, bullying, and stress at the far-left  party’s national office. TV2 has revealed…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Amnesty International: Denmark going in wrong direction

Amnesty International has criticised Denmark’s human rights record in its latest submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. Amnesty writes that while it welcomes Denmark’s…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Jobless rate hits 12-year low

Unemployment in Denmark has dropped to the lowest level since January 2009. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of registered jobless fell by 5,600 in August and at  3.6% the unemployment…

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Posted on 01. Oct, 2021 in: News

Q2 growth upwardly revised

Revised national accounts show economic growth in the second quarter (Q2/2021) was stronger than previously estimated. New Statistics Denmark calculations show Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.8%, 1.9% above the pre-corona level…

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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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