Posted on 06. Oct, 2016 in: News

DKK1.7bn for Afghanistan linked to demands for reforms

At the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, Wednesday, which brought together  75 countries and 26 international organisations and agencies, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen pledged a further DKK1.7bn (€230m) between 2017-2020 ‘to help Afghanistan to…

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Posted on 06. Oct, 2016 in: News

Energy deal with China

DTU (Denmark’s Technical University) has launched an ambitious collaboration project with China that will increase the proportion of green energy in the electricity grid and ensure that surplus wind power can be transformed…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2016 in: News

Løkke’s opening speech: New deal for homeowners, but no mention of tax dispute

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sidestepped the tax dispute, which has split the centre-right alliance and fueled election speculation, in his opening speech to parliament, Tuesday. In a very personal tone the PM…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2016 in: News

Allies praise PM’s speech

Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen, who’s repeatedly threatened to topple the government, said he was ‘very, very pleased’ with the prime minister’s opening speech and confident of agreement on the government’s 2025 plan….

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2016 in: News

Analyst: New era for Danish politics

The traditional red-blue divide in parliament is a thing of the past, according to a leading analyst. TV2’s political editor Anders Langballe said parties on the right may have welcomed the government’s move…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2016 in: News

Government renews call for internet surveillance

The government is still aiming to monitor citizens’ internet traffic. A bill that would require Danish mobile operators to log details about users’ locations, e-mails, text messages and internet use, which was withdrawn…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2016 in: News

More police than refugees at border

Opposition politicians have called for a reduction in the police presence at the Danish border after a dramatic decrease in the number of asylum seekers. Politiken reports that, in total, the police have…

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Posted on 05. Oct, 2016 in: News

Danish billionaire is Scotland’s biggest landowner

A Danish billionaire owns more land in Scotland than Britain’s Queen Elizabeth – clothing magnate Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Bestseller clothing empire, now owns more than 200,000 acres of the country…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2016 in: News

Government under pressure as parliament opens

There’s more bad news for the government ahead of today’s official opening of the new parliamentary session. Following Sunday’s poll showing more voters would prefer to see Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen in…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2016 in: News

LA leader: I should have toppled government in August

Lars Løkke Rasmussen is only prime minister today because the Liberal Alliance is ‘too kind’, Anders Samuelsen said yesterday. In a briefing to financial daily Børsen’s Executive Club, Monday, the LA leader said…

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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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