Posted on 21. Jun, 2016 in: News

Lykketoft returns from New York to face revolt

Mogens Lykketoft is facing a revolt from within his own party when he returns to Denmark this summer after serving a year as President of the United Nations General Assembly. Tabloid daily Eksta Bladet reports…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2016 in: News

Danes split on legalised cannabis

Danes are divided on the issue of legalised cannabis – in a new Megafon survey for TV2,43% of respondents said yes, 43% no, with the remainder undecided. The survey also shows that very…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2016 in: News

Denmark launches Tour de France bid

A top-level Danish delegation was in Paris, Monday, to present Denmark’s official bid to host a Tour de France Grand Départ The delegation, led by Minister for Business and Growth, Troels Lund Poulsen…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

Denmark funding Taliban schools

Danish education funding in Afghanistan is being spent on schools under the control of the Taliban. A new documentary to be shown on DR1 tonight, ‘Schools in the Firing Line’, reveals that Denmark…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

Government targets money launderers

The government is pushing for measures to crack down on money laundering and tax evasion. Business & Growth Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen have laid out a number of…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

DPP’s centrist government dream

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is ready to form a government after the next election, but without the help of its allies on the right, the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance. At the annual…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

John Kerry on Arctic mission in Greenland

After meeting HM Queen Margrethe, Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Greenland to discuss Arctic and climate policy with the home-rule administration. He was welcomed by Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vittus…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

US reconsiders Thule contract

Denmark and Greenland appear to have won ’significant concessions’ from the USA regarding the dispute about a multi-million dollar service and operations contract at the US military base at Thule in Northern Greenland ….

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

Crackdown on Christiania

Copenhagen Police raided the ‘free state’ of Christiania, Friday, in a crackdown on the still-flourishing cannabis trade. Four dealers were arrested and a further 17 detained for further questioning. The police used chainsaws…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2016 in: News

Government to demand restrictions on benefits for EU citizens

Regardless of the outcome of this week’s Brexit referendum in Great Britain the Danish government is determined to restrict EU citizens’ access to social entitlements in this country. Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen told…

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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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