Posted on 07. Jun, 2016 in: News

Polish president in Copenhagen

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, arrives in Denmark tomorrow (Wednesday) for a three-day visit, part of a European tour ahead of the NATO summit in Warsaw on July the 8th. The President will hold…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2016 in: News

Asylum figures hit new low

The end of May saw the seventh consecutive week with fewer than a hundred asylum seekers. 87 refugees or migrants applied for asylum here last week, compared to 641 immediately after border control…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2016 in: News

Delhi court reaches rape verdict

A Delhi court has convicted five men for gang raping, robbing and kidnapping a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014. According to the prosecution, the five, all vagabonds, had robbed and gang raped the…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2016 in: News

Denmark maintains triple A credit rating

Global credit ratings agency Moody’s has stripped Finland of its coveted triple-A credit rating, citing the country’s ongoing economic problems, but Denmark remains amongst the elite. However, according to the Confederation of Danish…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2016 in: News

Business shorts

Currency reserves up / Russian execs running Copenhagen real estate companies / Boom time for Danish design Currency: Denmark’s foreign exchange reserves rose to DKK 426.9bn ($64.1 billion) in May from DKK 403.5bn…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2016 in: News

PM: Denmark belongs in EU

Denmark is performing well – and often better than many Danes seem to believe – but can’t do everything alone. That was the message from Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in his Constitution…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2016 in: News

New immigration law: 6-year-olds to be ‘evaluated’

Parliament tightened family reunification laws again, Friday, with a controversial bill that will require the immigration authorities to evaluate the ability to integrate of all children above the age of six who have…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2016 in: News

Queen’s Turkey troubles

Queen Margrethe has become involved in a political row over her planned trip to Turkey later this year. Although the Royal Family traditionally remains above the political fray, critics claim the Istanbul visit…

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Posted on 05. Jun, 2016 in: News

Minister proposes fighting terror online

Justice Minister Søren Pind has proposed a crackdown on online terrorist activities. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten, Sunday, he said:  “It’s important that we show that democracy has a response, at a time…

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Posted on 05. Jun, 2016 in: News

Socialists demand easier access to citizenship

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) want to ease the requirements for long-term immigrants seeking Danish citizenship. Party leader Pia Ohlsen Dyhr spoke out on the issue at two Constitution Day events, Sunday. She…

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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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