Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

New Danish EU referendum?

If Denmark isn’t granted a parallel agreement on Europol before the start of next year the government will call a new referendum – that was the warning from the ruling Liberals yesterday who…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Brexit could lead to ‘two-tier’ EU

Denmark and other non-euro countries fear the EU could be split up into a two-tier ‘A and B’ system after Britain’s exit. If Great Britain had remained in the UK it would have…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Løkke looks to restore confidence in EU

The EU needs to come up with quick solutions to the migration crisis to sustain citizens’ confidence in the union, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in Brussels yesterday as 27 member states…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Security tightened after Istanbul bombing

The police stepped up security at Copenhagen Airport and train stations yesterday following the deadly bombing at Istanbul Airport, Tuesday. Chief Commissioner Lars Krabbe said officers would be ‘more visible’ at busy gateways such as…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Pind’s sniffer dogs ready to find prison phones

Two freshly-trained sniffer dogs will soon be in action helping to find illegal mobile phones in Danish prisons. Justice Minister Søren Pind vowed earlier this year to crack down on inmates with illegal…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Integration Minister tells asylum seekers to leave

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg’s message was short and sharp when she made a personal visit to the Kærshovedgård exit refugee camp, Tuesday. The Minister, on a fact-finding mission alongside Belgium’s State Secretary for Asylum Policy…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Putin extends ban on Danish pork

President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food products from Western countries – including Danish pork  – until the end of 2017. The Russian ban, a response to European Union sanctions provoked by the Ukraine crisis…

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Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in: News

Maersk could drop oil business

Analysts believe oil and shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk (APM) could sell off its oil business over the next few years. After Maersk Oil lost the drilling rights to the Al Shaheen offshore field…

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Posted on 29. Jun, 2016 in: News

Løkke calls for a more flexible EU

The ‘Brexit’ could be repeated in other countries unless the EU becomes more flexible, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned yesterday on arrival at the EU summit in Brussels. The PM said he…

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Posted on 29. Jun, 2016 in: News

Vestager rejects criticism of EU Commission

Danish EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has hit back at critics who have accused the Commission of being irresponsive to their concerns. In the wake of the Brexit a number of east European…

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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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