Posted on 22. Jul, 2015 in: News

Nazi show trial could be embarrassing for Denmark

After reporting 90-year-old Helmuth Leif Rasmussen to Copenhagen Police yesterday, Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff cast doubts on whether there’s the political will in this country to prosecute the alleged war criminal. Mr Zuroff…

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Posted on 22. Jul, 2015 in: News

UK looks to Denmark to curb Islamic extremism

Denmark’s radical ‘Aarhus model’, which aims to rehabilitate jihadis with counselling and reintegrate them into society, could soon be adopted by the UK, according to the British Independent newspaper which writes: Denmark, which is…

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Posted on 22. Jul, 2015 in: News

Refugee dispute

Refugee policy continues to divide the political waters even though most politicians are on holiday. The EU’s failure to reach a decision about relocating 8,000 refugees has sparked off a dispute between the…

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Posted on 22. Jul, 2015 in: News

Italian Metro company admits tax fraud

Management at Italian construction company Cipa, a major subcontractor on the new Metro underground extension in Copenhagen, could be facing imprisonment after the latest company accounts revealed tax fraud, Politiken reports. A Danish…

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Posted on 22. Jul, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk wins Azerbaijani contract extension/Energy Agency invites wind technology ideas/Shipping line targets South America Maersk: Danish Maersk Drilling has been awarded a 5-year contract extension for the the Shah Deniz field in the Azerbaijani…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2015 in: News

Danish mercenary fights Islamic State

An ethnic Dane has travelled to the Middle East, reportedly to fight against the Islamic State as a mercenary. The man, from the fishing port of Esbjerg in south Denmark, described as in…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2015 in: News

Iran nuclear deal could increase budget deficit

The West’s nuclear agreement with Iran could lead to a dramatic drop in Denmark’s North Sea oil revenue and force the government to implement further cuts in next year’s budget, according to major…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2015 in: News

More refugees

Denmark has agreed to accept a further 1,000 refugees, despite Immigration Minister Inger Støjberg’s claim ahead of yesterday’s EU ministers meeting in Brussels that there was ‘no possibility’ of helping to redistribute the…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2015 in: News

Jutland need workers

Some areas of Denmark are facing a labour bottleneck problem. While areas of Mid-Jutland, hard hit by the crisis, are now crying out for workers, towns around Copenhagen and in West Zealand continue…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2015 in: News

No Nazi prosecutions say Liberals

The ruling Liberals have dismissed calls to prosecute Danish World War 2 Nazis. After a German court convicted 94-year-old Oskar Groening, known as the “book-keeper of Auschwitz”, to four years in prison last week, the Danish…

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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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