Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Japan, Korea suspend Danish poultry imports

Japan and South Korea have temporarily suspended all imports of poultry from Denmark after the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm north of Copenhagen….

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Government won’t accept UN refugees

The  government has suspended a programme to receive around 500 refugees per year through the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Integration Minister Inger Stojberg said the decision to suspend the programme indefinitely had…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Støjberg rejects asylum criticism

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has dismissed criticism from the European Asylum Support Office’s (EASO) that Denmark has failed to live up to its commitment to help register asylum seekers in Greece. The EASO has urged all…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Alleged terrorists sue for compensation

The five alleged accomplices of slain terrorist Omar el-Hussein who were acquitted in September are demanding up to DKK5m in compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Four of the men – Bhostan Hossein, 26, Liban…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Shots fired in department store

A man is in critical condition after shots were fired in a sushi restaurant in the Magasin department store in Lyngby last night. According to police, two people were injured – a woman…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Drop in consumer confidence

Consumer confidence, an indicator of economic trends,  fell for the third consecutive month in November to the weakest level in almost three-and-a-half years but was higher than expected. The latest figures from Statistics…

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Posted on 23. Nov, 2016 in: News

Business shorts

Danish Crown profit down / Restaurant crisis / IKEA rewards workers Danish Crown: Food cooperative Danish Crown turned over DKK 60bn in the 2015/2106 financial year, providing a DKK1.6bn net profit for stakeholders, slightly…

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Posted on 22. Nov, 2016 in: News

Løkke: New government in place next week

Denmark should have a new government in place by next week, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said last night after a day of talks with prospective coalition partners, the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance….

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Posted on 22. Nov, 2016 in: News

Enticed by government, Liberal Alliance and Conservative leaders make U-turn

Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen came under fire, Monday, for backing down on his threat to topple the government. As his party and the Conservatives prepare to from a new, right-leaning alongside the…

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Posted on 22. Nov, 2016 in: News

Denmark to play hardball in Brexit talks

Denmark joined the EU at the same time as Great Britain in 1972 and the two countries have remained close political and cultural allies, but there will be no favours offered in upcoming…

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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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