Posted on 07. Dec, 2017 in: News

New Conservatives: Integration has failed dramatically

The head of Denmark’s new far-right party has urged the ruling Liberals to drop 35 years of ‘failed immigration policy’. In an op-ed piece in Berlingske, New Conservative leader Pernille Vermlund questions why…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2017 in: News

Samuelsen’s war concerns

Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has urged China to turn up the pressure on North Korea so the nuclear missile crisis ends peacefully . After a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels Mr Samuelsen…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2017 in: News

Crown Prince Frederik backs Russia’s Olympic exclusion

As Denmark’s member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Crown Prince Frederik has applauded the decision to suspend Russia from the upcoming Winter Olympics. The Royal Family’s press secretary, Lene Balleby, said the Crown Prince…

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Canadian company moves into Danish cannabis market

A Canadian company plans to establish a 40,000-square-metre cannabis production facility in Odense to cater for medical marijuana patients. The new facility comes under a joint venture announced in September between Canopy Growth…

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Business shorts

Denmark has most mobile phones / Employees get DKK 65,000 Christmas bonus /  Homeless get bank accounts Denmark has the most phones, per capita, than any other country in the world. A new…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2017 in: News

Government, DPP in tax stand-off

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged the government to drop tax reform negotiations and concentrate on passing the 2018 budget before Christmas. The government is still locked in budget negotiations with the…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2017 in: News

DPP ‘holding a gun to government’s head’

The government has no choice but to postpone tax reform negotiations if it wants the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) support for the 2018 budget, leading political commentator, and ex-Conservative leader, Hans Engell said…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2017 in: News

UN disputes government’s North Korea explanation

A top U.N. representative has rejected Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen’s claim that hiring North Korean workers to help build a Danish warship doesn’t violate international sanctions. Danish Defence hired Danish shipyard, Karstensens Skibsværft, to…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2017 in: News

Poverty on the rise

The number of people living in relative poverty in Denmark has risen following the government’s social benefits reform two years ago. A new study by right-leaning think-tank CEPOS shows there were 50,000 people…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2017 in: News

Copenhagen wins climate award

Copenhagen was honoured, Tuesday, at an awards ceremony in Chicago attended by former President Barak Obama. Copenhagen City Hall press release: The C40 Cities Awards recognise the world’s most inspiring and innovative cities…

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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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