Posted on 11. Jun, 2017 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, June 6th – June 11th 2017    

Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) demanded a guarantee from the Social Democrats they won’t ease up on Denmark’s strict immigration policy during the next elective period if they regain power. Public confidence…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

New foreign policy for a changing world

The government has reacted to the global instability caused by terrorist attacks, Russian aggression, the continuing wave of migration, and uncertainty about President Trump by signalling a change in Danish foreign policy. In…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

Foreign Minister warns against U.S. isolationism

The USA has adopted an isolationist policy and needs to get ‘back on track’, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said yesterday at the OECD’s annual ministerial meeting in Paris, chaired by Denmark, where the…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

New tax controversy as parliament writes off multi-billion debt

Public confidence in the National Tax Authority (SKAT) dipped even more yesterday after the agency was granted political approval to write off DKK 6bn in unpaid taxes, mostly from benefits claimants. After presenting…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

New right-wing party loses support

Denmark’s new far-right party, the New Conservatives, have slipped under the 2% electoral threshold needed for parliamentary representation. After publishing its anti-immigrant, ‘stronger Denmark’ platform last year the party reached 4.3% in the…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

Think-tank: Left-wing climate plan will cost billions

The opposition’s 10-point climate manifesto will cost more than one billion U.S. dollars (DKK7bn) a year, and possibly more,  the right-leaning think-tan Cepos has calculated. The joint plan laid out by the Social…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

Police clear Roma camps

Copenhagen Police cleared out more Roma camps throughout the capital, Thursday, deemed a threat to public order. Eight people were arrested, of whom seven were ‘known to the police’ and are facing deportation….

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

Poland’s PM to discuss Russian pipeline

Ahead of Polish prime minister Beata Szydlo’s visit to Denmark today, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymanski said both Poland and Denmark expect the European Commission to offer a clarified position regarding Russia’s…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

SAS passenger figures up / Danish Energy Agency helps Ethiopia / Multi-million biotechdeal for Danish company SAS: Passenger figures at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) increased by 3.3% to a record of 2.6 million passengers…

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Posted on 08. Jun, 2017 in: News

Macron praises Denmark

France’s President Macron praised Denmark as a ‘role model’ for labour market reforms during a press conference alongside Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen as the Elysée Palace in Paris, Wednesday. He named the…

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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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