Posted on 23. Oct, 2020 in: News

DPP: Schools need to tell the Mohammed cartoons story

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is pushing for the Mohammed cartoons to become part of the school curriculum. Former speaker of the house, DPP founder Pia Kjærsgaard, said the political system needs to…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2020 in: News

German businessman demanded million euros for trade secrets

A German businessman has been charged with helping a former top executive at Velux, the world’s leading manufacturer of roof windows and skylights, sell trade secrets to a Polish rival. Helsingør District Court…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2020 in: News

Kofod to meet Belarusian opposition leader

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod will today meet with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who arrived in Copenhagen, Thursday to receive Politiken’s freedom award. Mr Kofod said in a press release: “Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Consumer confidence up….Denmark 2nd best for pensions…..Danes unconcerned about cybercrime…… Danish consumers have become slightly more optimistic despite concerns about rising unemployment in future. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the consumer confidence…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2020 in: News

Ex-minister receives death threat as Mohammed cartoons debate flares up again

The Liberals’ (V) deputy leader Inger Støjberg has received death threats after reposting one of the controversial Mohammed cartoons on her Facebook page. The former hard-line immigration minister claimed she was sharing the caricature…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2020 in: News

Social Liberal leader: ‘I wasn’t acting in sexism video’

New Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has denied she was acting when appearing in a video denouncing sexism alongside her disgraced predecessor Morten Østergaard on October 3rd– even though she was…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2020 in: News

Another MP admits to sex with 15-year-old

39-year-old Jesper Petersen, the Social Democrats’ policy spokesman, is the latest MP to admit to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Just one day after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she expects the…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2020 in: News

Social Democrat ‘panicked’ after Ekstra Bladet threat

Jesper Petersen pressed the panic button too early by providing details of his one night stand with a 15-year-old in 2001, according to BT’s political editor Henrik Qvortrup who said last night it…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2020 in: News

Conservative spokesman canned after sex abuse allegations

The Social Democrats weren’t the only party hit yesterday by the MeToo wave that’s washing through Danish politics – the Conservatives have stripped MP Orla Østerby of all his spokesperson positions following allegations…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2020 in: News

Submarine Slayer was dissatisfied with prison conditions

‘Submarine Slayer ’ Peter Madsen was remanded in custody, Wednesday, after admitting to threatening prison staff and others during an attempt to escape from prison. Prosecutors said 49-year-old Madsen, given a life sentence in…

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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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