Socialists will cut child support for the ‘rich’

Posted on 03. Feb, 2012 in: News

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has signalled a return to left-wing values by threatening to cut the bi-annual child support cheque for high earners and limit entitlement to so-called ‘flex jobs’ that allow…

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DKK6bn needed to repair Copenhagen

Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 in: News

Bridges, roads, and pavements in Copenhagen are in such a state of disrepair that it’s going to cost at least DKK6b (USD1.1bn) to restore them. A new Town Hall report warns that the…

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7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 23rd – January 29th, 2012

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 in: TWTW

Politics / Economy The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) urged Denmark to introduce income tax cuts and warned that the ‘the current international slowdown entails new risks for the Danish economy’….

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LA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 23 al 29 de enero de 2012

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 in: spanish

POLITICA/ECONOMIA La OCDE (Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico) urgió a Dinamarca reducir los impuestos y advirtió que “la actual desaceleración internacional implica graves riesgos para la economía danesa”.  Los consumidores…

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Opposition gains again in new poll

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 in: News

The opposition has again strengthened its lead over the government. A new Megafon poll gives the centre-right 53.7 per cent of the vote, against 46.3 per cent for the government coalition and Red…

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Social Democrats, Social Liberals divided on Tobin Tax

Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 in: News

Danish Social Democrat MEP’s defied the party line when they voted for a pro-Tobin Tax resolution at the European Parliament yesterday, even though Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt had said at her weekly press conference…

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Prime Minister defends Tobin indecision

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 in: News

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has denied putting pressure on the Social Democrats’ youth wing, (DSU), to drop a highly critical ad campaign targeting her close Social Liberal ally, Margrethe Vestager. The DSU, alongside…

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Tobin Tax presents a problem

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 in: News

Denmark is ready to join the new euro fiscal pact, according to Minister for Economic Affairs Margrethe Vestager, but there are still serious concerns about the proposed tax on financial trading within the…

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Denmark’s position on euro pact still unclear

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 in: News

With just one week to go before eurozone members agree to a new fiscal pact, Denmark’s position remains unsure. After attending a specially-convened meeting on the pact in Brussels last night, Minister for…

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LA PASADA SEMANA: Resúmen de Noticias del 9 al 15 de enero de 2012

Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 in: spanish

POLITICA La Ministra de Iversión y Comercio, Pia Olsen Dyhr, tendrá tambiénn bajo su cargo  el Ministerio de Salud, su nombramiento se dió a conocer la pasada semana cuando la Ministra de Salud,…

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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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