Posted on 06. Aug, 2018 in: News

1 in 5 Copenhagen dwellers born abroad

More than 21% of Copenhagen residents are foreign born, compared to 14% twenty years ago, signalling increasing diversity and the capital’s growing reputation as an international city. However, politicians disagree as to whether…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2018 in: News

Copenhagen leads the way in ’sustainable transport’

A new study by the Wuppertal Institute, funded by Greenpeace – ‘Living. Moving. Breathing: Ranking of European Cities in Sustainable Transport’ – ranks the Danish capital number one in Europe in terms of…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2018 in: News

Protest against Danish factory in USA

Danish insulation giant Rockwool’s plans to build a new factory in a small town in the U.S. state of West Virginia have been met with massive resistance from local citizens. Hundreds of people…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2018 in: News

Danish Stanley Cup hero gets embassy reception

The Stanley Cup, the premier ice-hockey trophy in the world, will for the first time ever be on public view in Denmark on Wednesday when U.S. Ambassador Carla Sands greets Danish player Lars…

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Posted on 05. Aug, 2018 in: TWTW

Summer Summary – the main news while you were away

Here’s a brief overview of the past three weeks’ news. If you’ve been away you didn’t miss much – apart from a heatwave and the sunniest July on record. Politics/Economy The next election…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2018 in: News

New dispute over ‘China note’

In line with his predecessors, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has refused to translate a sensitive ‘diplomatic note’ regarding Denmark’s official position on Tibet. In a formal response to Speaker of the House Pia…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2018 in: News

DPP: Burka ban liberates Muslim women

The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) deputy leader has been hit with a ‘tweet storm’ for celebrating the new burka ban law as ‘Muslim Women’s Liberation Day’. Ahead of the demonstration against the ban,…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2018 in: News

Muslim hug goes viral

The moving image of a female Danish police officer hugging a Muslim woman at Wednesday’s anti-burka ban demonstration has been picked up by news media throughout the world. The woman, 37-year-old niqab-wearing Ayah,…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2018 in: News

Taxman targets small businesses

The government is preparing to tighten the rules for small and medium sized-companies (SMCs), the ’country’s biggest tax avoiders’ according to Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen. Over the past few years companies have been…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2018 in: News

Nord Stream pipeline to bypass Denmark

The controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is set to be re-routed to avoid the need for Danish approval, Russian media has reported. Denmark is the final obstacle for the pipeline that is…

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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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