Posted on 31. May, 2017 in: News

‘Wise men’: We need skilled immigrants

The government needs to ease the visa requirements for skilled immigrants to attract more highly qualified manpower to Denmark, a new report says. Under current rules a foreign national needs to document earnings…

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Posted on 31. May, 2017 in: News

Liberals attack Politiken

The ruling Liberals have accused Politiken of harbouring a ‘political agenda’ against Integration Minister Inger Støjberg. In a series of articles the left-leaning newspaper has claimed Ms Støjberg ignored the advice of ministry…

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Posted on 31. May, 2017 in: News

Little Mermaid suffers whale protest

Denmark’s most iconic landmark, the statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen harbour, was vandalised sometime between Sunday and Monday by animal rights activists protesting Denmark’s failure to stop brutal whale hunts in…

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Posted on 31. May, 2017 in: News

Danish student jailed in UAE

A 19-year-old Danish student has been jailed for three months in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for smuggling and possessing 4,000 tramadol pills, a morphine-like pain reliever used to treat moderate to severe pain….

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Posted on 31. May, 2017 in: News

Korean woman deported

The South Korean woman wanted for questioning in connection with a major corruption probe in her home country was put on a plane and deported from Denmark, Tuesday. Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter…

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Posted on 31. May, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

New route to India /Cement company wins Pakistan contract /  Vestas signs South Korea deal / National Bank sells government bonds Despite the continuing tense diplomatic relations between Denmark and India due to the…

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Posted on 30. May, 2017 in: News

Islamist-owned Danish companies could have funded al-Qaeda

Leaked documents reveal that Spanish counter terrorism agencies have for a number of years conducted an investigation into the possibility of multi-million kroner tax fraud by now bankrupt Danish companies owned by militant…

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Posted on 30. May, 2017 in: News

Defence Minister: Denmark has ‘complete confidence’ in U.S.

Denmark is still ‘100%’ committed to the USA, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said yesterday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Donald Trump has made it difficult for her country and others in Europe…

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Posted on 30. May, 2017 in: News

PM ‘talks up’ job figures

Prime Minister Lars Lars Løkke Rasmussen (V) has been accused of cosmetically enhancing the government’s job creation success. After being forced to drop plans to raise the retirement age last week the PM…

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Posted on 30. May, 2017 in: News

New 2025 plan today

The government will present its revised 2025 plan for the economy today, including tax cuts and incentives aimed at keeping seniors in the labour market past the current retirement age of 67. According…

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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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