Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

Russia analyst: More sanctions today

The meltdown between the West and Russia in 2014 will get even worse this year this year and an improvement of political and commercial relations has now been pushed very far into the…

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Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

Parliament postpones reprimand for ex-minister

The government’s move to formally reprimand former tax minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) for his role in the Taxgate affair has been postponed for a week after vociferous opposition from centre-right parties. Leif…

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Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

PEGIDA leader should be fired say Social Democrats

A demand for PEGIDA leader Nicolai Sennels  to be fired from his local government job as child psychologist is ‘distasteful’ according to Copenhagen City Hall Conservatives. The Social Democrats’ member of the City Hall’s…

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Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

Frosty relationship sours Iraq Commission

The government is losing patience with the three ranking members of the Iraq Commission. The Commission was appointed in 2012 to investigate the decisions that led to Denmark going to war in Iraq,…

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Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

Cable crooks cause chaos for Copenhagen commuters

Train commuters in Copenhagen are facing further delays and cancellations today after the fourth theft this week of copper cables, a vital part of the electrical system that powers the trains. Thieves targeted…

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Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

Ryanair facing war with unions

Ryaniar is facing a union blockade after stating it will refuse to sign a Danish collective bargaining agreement before it launches operations from Copenhagen Airport on March 26th. The budget Irish airline claims…

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Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Danske forecasts more interest cuts / Carlsberg shuts down Russian breweries / Tryg posts impressive profits Danske: The Danish National Bank cut the certificate of deposit rate — its main policy rate –…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2015 in: News

Reprimand for former tax minister in Taxgate affair

The Liberals’ Troels Lund Poulsen, will be given an official reprimand today for his role in the Taxgate affair. Although he was cleared by the Taxgate Commission of leaking, then opposition leader, Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2015 in: News

Iraq Commission in danger

Opposition parties have warned they will pull the plug on the government’s much-delayed Iraq Commission if they win power at the next election. The Commission, part of the government’s political platform from 2011,…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2015 in: News

Majority support for anti-radicalisiaton bill

A cross-party majority passed the government’s DKK60m, anti-radicalisation plan, Tuesday, despite criticism from experts of the bill’s failure to recognise the importance of dialogue with imams. Senior lecturer Line Lerche Mørck of Aarhus…

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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-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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