Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

Danish observer freed in Ukraine

Danish OSCE observer, Sergeant John Christensen, set free in Slaviansk, Ukraine, Friday, alongside six colleagues, is on his way back to Denmark. The multinational group had been detained by pro-Russian separatists since April…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

Foreign Minister heads for Washington

Minister of Foreign Affairs Martin Lidegaard arrives in Washington DC tomorrow (Tuesday) for talks with Secretary of State John Kerry focussing on the situation in Ukraine, Syria, the Arctic Region, and climate end…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, April 28th – May 2nd, 2014

Politics/Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was forced to cut short her May 1st speech in Fælledparken after being drowned out by activists with whistles, foghorns, and even trumpets. The Red/Greens’ Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen spent…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

Demonstrators drown out PM

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was forced to cut short her May 1st speech in Fælledparken after being drowned out by activists with whistles, foghorns, and even trumpets. A spokesman for the ‘Drown Out…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

Red/Greens: Turn left, Helle

The Red/Greens’ Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen spent International Workers Day urging the government to make a left turn ahead of next year’s election. In speeches at rallies throughout the country, the popular socialist leader challenged…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

Unemployment falls to five-year low

The number of people officially out of work in this country is now the lowest since June 2009. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of jobless fell by 4,000, to 135,800,…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

DPP ahead in EU race

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has surged into the lead in the European election contest. A new Epinion poll gives the traditionally anti-EU party 25% of votes, ahead of the Liberals and Social…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

Questions asked about Denmark’s role in terrorist slaying

The Danish government and Danish Intelligence Service (PET) are under increasing pressure to tell the truth about the Danish involvement in tracking down Anwar al-Awlaki, a leading  al-Qaeda operative was killed in an…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

Gossip magazine editor lied

Internal e-mails reveal that former chief editor Henrik Qvortrup of See & Hear was, despite his denials, fully aware that journalists on the gossip magazine were fed illegal information about royals’ and celebrities’…

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Posted on 02. May, 2014 in: News

Danske Bank outstrips rivals

Danske Bank upped its full-year profit expectations, Thursday, after it posted its highest quarterly earnings since the global financial crisis. From Reuters: The Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest bank and lender, exceeded expectations thanks…

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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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