Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

ISIS threat to Denmark

An international expert has warned that the terror threat against Denmark has increased after the rise of the jihadist ISIS (The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant), which has captured a number…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

Justice Minister talks terrorism at White House

Justice Minister Karen Hækkerup spent last week in Washington DC and New York exchanging experiences and information on radicalised ‘war tourists’ and exploring ways to combat terrorism. The problem of disaffected young Muslims…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

Immigrant parents join ‘white flight’

The Social People’s Party (SPP) has called for an inquiry into why many immigrant parents are opting out of the state-school system by choosing private schools for their children. A new study by…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

New ‘freedom’ think-tank

One of Denmark’s leading social commentators, Jacob Mchangama, director of legal affairs at independent think tank CEPOS and external lecturer in human rights law at the University of Copenhagen, has founded his own…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

Maersk dumps ships on Indian beach

The Maersk Line has been accused of violating its own ethical guidelines by dumping ships on an Indian Beach known as the world’s biggest scrapyard. Three former Maersk vessels, sold off to a…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

Dealers feel the heat on Pusher Street

The amount of illegal substances, such as marijuana, cannabis, and skunk sold by drug dealers in Christiania has diminished significantly since Copenhagen Police set up ‘Task Force Pusher Street’ two years ago, Head…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2014 in: News

Business shorts

Danish ship fights off pirates /  DFDS wins channel ferry battle / Big orders for Vestas Pirates: A Danish ship successfully warded off a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden, Saturday. A…

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Posted on 29. Jun, 2014 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, June 23rd – June 29th, 2014

Politics/Economy Employment showed Minister Mette Frederiksen is the clear favourite to succeed Helle Thorning–Schmidt if the rumours prove correct and the Prime Minister is offered – and accepts – a top EU posting,…

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2014 in: News

Frederiksen is the voters’ choice to replace Thorning in ‘hypothetical’ poll

Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen is the clear favourite to succeed Helle Thorning–Schmidt if the rumours prove correct and the Prime Minister is offered – and accepts – a top EU posting. In a…

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2014 in: News

Brits confused about Thorning says DPP MEP

Popular Danish People’s Party MEP Morten Messerschmidt has distanced himself from opposition politicians who’ve enthusiastically backed Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s possible candidacy to become President of the European Council. After former PM Lars…

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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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