Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: News

Burka ban grabs international attention

Denmark’s ban on full-face veils – popularly called the ‘burka ban’ – has been reported worldwide by international media and social media bloggers. According to Pakistan’s Daily Times, Denmark’s strained relationship with its…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: News

Denmark’s ‘unambitious’ climate policy

Denmark is no longer a global leader in climate affairs. As late as Friday, during parliament’s closing debate, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen claimed the government is ‘greener than all its predecessors’, but…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: News

Anti-terrorism foreign fighter facing prison sentence

A man who travelled to Syria to fight against the Islamic State (IS) could be bet the first Danish national to be found guilty under a 2016 law that makes it illegal to…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: News

MPs to vote on circumcision bill

A private citizens’ petition to ban male circumcision will be put before parliament after having received more than the 50,000 signatures required, organisers announced on Friday. The debate should take place in the…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: News

Danes have more money but spend less

Following a recent study showing the inequality gap in this country is growing, a new National Bank report on savings and home equity shows Danes are richer than ever before but are spending…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Jordan airline announces direct flights to Copenhagen / Silo apartment complex ‘best in Europe’ / Saxo Bank hit with $320.000 fine The Royal Jordanian Airline has launched direct flights to Copenhagen. The new…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2018 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, May 28th – June 3rd 2018

Politics/Economy: Parliament passed the government’s controversial burka ban Thursday, making it illegal to wear a full-face veil in public. Children living in vulnerable social housing districts will be forced to attend kindergarten and…

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Posted on 01. Jun, 2018 in: News

Danish law passed: Now illegal to wear burka and niqab

The Danish parliament finally passed a controversial burka ban Thursday, that makes it illegal to veil the face in public spaces. Burka wearers will get a DKK 1,000 fine. In the end, many…

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Posted on 01. Jun, 2018 in: News

Trump trade tariff: Løkke deeply disappointed

Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has called for an appropriate response from the EU after US President Donald Trump Thursday introduced import taxes on steel and aluminium from the EU, Canada and Mexico….

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Posted on 01. Jun, 2018 in: News

Business minister: We need to hit Trump with restrictions on Levi’s and Bourbon

Denmark, as a small commercial nation, is particularly vulnerable to restrictions on trade, said Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs Brian Mikkelsen Thursday. This is after the US introduced tariffs on steel and…

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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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