Posted on 28. May, 2021 in: News

UN warns Denmark against offshore asylum centres

The Nordic wing of the UNHCR has appealed to the Danish parliament to reject the government’s efforts to set up offshore processing centres for asylum seekers outside the EU, possibly Rwanda or Ethiopia….

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Posted on 28. May, 2021 in: News

New poll: Social Democrats suffer 1st dip

After riding a wave of success throughout the corona crisis the ruling Social Democrats have lost support for the first time since the 2019 election. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows the…

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Posted on 28. May, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections at 4-month high…153 get voluntary shot of discarded vaccine…. 1,119 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, the highest daily figure since January. 160,549 tests were carried out over the 24-hour period, providing…

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Posted on 28. May, 2021 in: News

Løkke faces Tibet grilling

Former prime miniser Lars løkke Rasmussen will be grilled about his relationship with China when he appears before the Tibet Commission today. The Commission has previously heard testimony from four previous prime ministers,…

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Posted on 28. May, 2021 in: News

MP wins Supreme Court battle with alleged islamist

The Supreme Court has acquitted Conservative MP Naser Khader in a defamation case brought by female imam Shirin Khankan. Denmark’s highest legal authority affirmed the High Court’s ruling that Mr Khader wasn’t guilty…

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Posted on 28. May, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Denmark number 1 in ‘business resilience….National Bank governor dismisses ‘bitcoin fad’….. Denmark leads the world in the newly released 2021 FM Global Resilience Index,  the ‘definitive global ranking of countries and territories by…

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Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Bad week for government as political reality hits home

The government has been forced to back down on two major issues over the past week – the Syria kids affair and the Langeland holding center for criminal immigrants – the first time…

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Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Refugee centre ‘near airport’

The Christian Democrats (CD) have suggested locating a new holding centre for criminal immigrants at Copenhagen Airport. At Tuesday’s decisive meeting of party leaders, when the government was forced to back down on…

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Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Drunken man apologises for racist rant

The Dane whose racist rant against a Muslim family has been seen by more than 250,000 viewers on Facebook offered an unreserved apology yesterday. The man, identified as ‘Lars in his mid-50s’, told…

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Posted on 27. May, 2021 in: News

Government aims to ban fossil-fuel cars in cities

The government, backed by its centre-left allies, has put forward a set of new proposals that would ban petrol and diesel vehicles from Denmark’s biggest cities. Minister for the Environment Lea Vermelin said…

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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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