Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

PET warns of ISIS recruitment threat

Danish Intelligence (PET) fears that the ISIS offensive in Iraq will encourage more young Danish Muslims to return to the Middle East and sign up to fight jihad. At a Copenhagen seminar arranged…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

Development Minister in Iraq

Trade & Development Minister Mogens Jensen characterised the growing humanitarian crisis in Iraq as ’deeply concerning’ during a visit to the war-torn country, Monday. Denmark has given an extra aid grant of DKK20m…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

Last consignment of Syria’s chemical arsenal loaded onto Danish ship

The remaining 100 tonnes of toxic material that Syria has declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog, the  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), were loaded aboard the Danish ship Ark…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

Corydon promotes growth agenda

Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, often accused of promoting a more liberal than social democrat economic policy, is ready to encourage more pro-business initiatives. In an interview with financial daily Børsen today he warns…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

Politicians were unaware of snooping law

Party spokespersons now claim they were unaware that they were giving Military Intelligence (FE) the authority to monitor private citizens’ electronic data and pass it on to a third party, such as the…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

The facts about Mr & Mrs Jensen

The average Dane is called Peter or Anne, is 40.9 years old, lives longer than ever before , but is also more likely to get divorced – some of the facts about Danish…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

Two new UN heritage sites for Denmark

Environment Minister Kirsten Brosbøl called it a ‘great day for Denmark’ after the Jutland Wadden Sea and Stevns Cliff in Zealand were added to UNESCO’s prestigious list of world heritage sites, Monday. She…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2014 in: News

Pussy Riot to Roskilde

Revellers at the Roskilde Festival that gets underway next week will have the opportunity to meet two former members of the world-famous Russian activist group, Pussy Riot. Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina will-give…

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Posted on 23. Jun, 2014 in: News

NSA pushed for closer links to Danish Intelligence

New documents leaked by American whistleblower Edward Snowden indicate that the US intelligence agency, NSA, is looking to establish closer links with its Danish counterpart, FE (Danish Military Intelligence) and pinpoints the new…

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Posted on 23. Jun, 2014 in: News

Wise men: External factors, not government policy, are fuelling recovery

Leading economists agree that Denmark is emerging from the crisis – but not because of the government’s policies. After new figures showing consumer confidence is at its highest since 2007 and private spending…

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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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