Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Fascist party heading for parliament

The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party is on course for parliament. The anti-Muslim party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan and described by some as having ‘fascist tendencies’, is at 2.7% in a…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Justice Minister: Anti-Muslim party a threat to public order

The anti-Muslim Stram Kurs party has been banned from holding demonstrations because of the threat to public order and leader Rasmus Paludan’s safety, Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said yesterday. The minister, summoned…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Pension agreement could kick-start election

Analysts believe the Prime Minister election is now ready to call an election after Labour Minister Troels Lund Poulsen presented new early retirement legislation, Thursday, the government’s last piece of ‘unfinished business’. The…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Half a million union members form green alliance

Ten of Denmark’s biggest trade unions, representing half a million wage earners, have joined together to form a green alliance. A wide range of unions representing engineers, public sector workers, local government employees,…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Aid subsidy to encourage African migrants to return home

The ruling Liberals have urged the EU to set up a repatriation aid programme that would tempt failed African asylum seekers to return home with enough money to start a small business –…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Slain backpacker trial postponed

Twenty-four men appeared in an anti-terrorist court in Morocco, Thursday, accused of offences in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian backpackers but their trial was postponed until May 16th after defence lawyers…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

And on the seventh day ……SAS pilots go back to work

The pilots’ strike that caused thousands of SAS flight to be cancelled over the past week is over. Following another day of talks, Thursday, CEO Rickard Gustafson said late last  night that the…

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Posted on 03. May, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

Carlsberg surprises in Q1 /  Danish ferry loses Brexit contract / DR surplus… Brewing giant Carlsberg reported a 9% increase in first-quarter sales, boosted by Asian turnover that grew by 28 percent year-on-year….

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Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

New poll: New government next month

A new poll gives the strongest indication yet that Denmark will have a new government by the end of next month. The latest YouGov poll for tabloid daily BT projects a comfortable victory…

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Posted on 02. May, 2019 in: News

Frederiksen shouted down by noisy demonstration

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen was forced to briefly interrupt her May 1st speech in Fælledparken, Copenhagen, when fighting broke out in the crowd between rival Social Democrat supporters. While some welcomed the prospect…

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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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