Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 in: News

Time to go, Henriette

The Conservatives’ policy spokesperson Henriette Kjær should resign immediately, according to the findings of a new poll. After a week of revelations about Ms Kjær’s private financial affairs, including unpaid bills, forgeries, and…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 in: News

Reform will raise pension age

The government intends to replace the costly early-retirement scheme, efterløn, with ‘senior retirement’ that will still allow elderly, worn-out workers to retire early. The amendment is part of the government’s ‘labour market withdrawal’…

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Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 in: News

Give Wozniacki a break

The Conservatives want to offer a tax-break to high earning Danish sportsmen and women who live in tax exile abroad. 20-year-old tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, who last night qualified for the semi-finals of…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Somali axeman denies terror links

The ‘mad axeman’ accused of attempting to murder Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard denied in court today any connection to the Somali terrorist organisation al Shabaab. Although internet records presented by Danish Intelligence (PET)…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

DR rejects police complaint

State run TV and radio network, DR, has dismissed an official complaint from Copenhagen Police that a documentary about activists at the 2009 Climate Conference contained audio that had been manipulated. The police…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

News in brief

Denmark – Cancer capital of the world / Big Brother targets licence evaders / Asylum seekers get reprieve Denmark has the highest rate of cancer in the world. New World Health Organisation data shows that…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: spanish

LA PASADA SEMANA: del 17 al 23 de enero de 2011

POLITICA  La posición de los votantes no ha cambiado con el nombramiento del nuevo líder del partido Conservador. Un sondeo hecho por Voxmeter mostró que los socialdemócratas junto con los partidos de la…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: TWTW

7.59 Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 17th – January 23rd 2011

Politics Voters appeared to be unmoved by the change in Conservative Party leadership. A new Voxmeter poll showed the Social Democrats surging ahead and the opposition heading for a comfortable 92-83 seat majority…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

New poll, no change

The Prime Minister’s attack on the early retirement scheme and the change in Conservative Party leadership have had no visible effect on voters. A new Gallup poll indicates a comfortable 91-84 seat majority…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 in: News

Conservative spokesperson’s finances in media spotlight

Conservative spokesperson Henriette Kjær continues to suffer a media backlash for personal financial problems that came to light after Danish tabloid BT revealed she had been summonsed in Lyngby Court for failure to…

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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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