Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Government to impose more restrictions on vulnerable refugees

The government will place more demands on the most vulnerable group of newcomers to Denmark, the so-called ‘quota’ or UN refugees. In agreement with the UN, Denmark accepts 500 placements every year, individually…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Top civil servants take the rap for stateless Palestinians’ fiasco

Former Immigration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech could be facing a parliamentary reprimand. Ms Hornbech was sacked in 2011 by prime minister at the time, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, after 36 stateless Palestinians were wrongly…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

DPP won’t reprimand ex-minister

The Danish People’s Party will refuse to support any parliamentary reprimand for former Immigration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech, who was yesteday criticized by the Stateless Commission for failing to live up to a…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Liberal Alliance – freedom fighters

The Liberal Alliance (LA) have laid out their five top political priorities for the winter parliamentary session and upcoming budget negotiations: TV license, public schools, property taxes, deregulation of the business sector, and…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

LA urges DPP to support demand for tax cuts

The Liberal Alliance (LA) has urged the Danish People’s Party (DPP) to join its demand to lower the punitive top rate of income tax. LA leader Anders Samuelsen said his DPP counterpart, Kristian Thulesen…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Copenhagen U moves up world rankings

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is the fifth best university in the world from a non-English speaking country,  the University Post reports. And based on the 2015 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, it’s the…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Total stops fracking in Jutland

The political left has welcomed French gas giant Total’s decision to stop drilling for shale gas in north Jutland because the lack of deposits makes the project unprofitable. Both politicians and local citizens had…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Lockheed inks radar deal with Danish company

Lockheed Martin is to work together with Danish corporation Weibel Scientific to integrate the Gap-Filling Tracking Radar into the European ballistic ‘star wars’ missile defense system. Lockheed, one of the front runners to…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2015 in: News

Producer prices fall

Denmark’s producer prices declined notably in July due to a fall in domestic market prices, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Monday. The overall producer price index dropped 5.1 percent year-over-year in July and…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2015 in: News

Integration Minister in Jordan: ‘Don’t come to Denmark’

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg arrived in Jordan, Saturday, with a message to refugees – don’t come to Denmark. After a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp, where over 81,000 people are crammed together,…

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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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