Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Immigration Service’s failed Syria policy

Although the Refugee Appeals Board (Flygtningenævnet) last year affirmed the government’s hard-line Syria policy by declaring that sending refugees back to the Damascus region is ‘completely legal’, new figures show the board has overturned the forced repatriation…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Messerschmidt enters DPP leadership race as Støjberg waits for impeachment ruling

Morten Messerschmidt has announced he’s officially running for party leader but again stressed he will withdraw if former immigration minister Inger Støjberg joins the race. All candidates to become DPP leader are required…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Foreign Minister in China – green transition tops the agenda

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod rounded off his week-long trip to Asia, Friday, with a visit to China where he held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. Ahead of his arrival, Friday, the…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2021 in: News

Good week, Bad week….

It was a good week for… …the labour market – the number of wage earners rose to 2.882m, the highest number ever recorded… …the Foreign Ministry which successfully evacuated a further 21 people…

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Posted on 28. Nov, 2021 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, November 22nd– 29th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The daily infection rate topped 4,000 by the end of the week as the pandemic continues to grow. The government’s Epidemic Committee approved further measures to contain the…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2021 in: News

Danish warship kills 4 in pirate raid

The crew of a Danish frigate killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria, Wednesday, just one day before Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was scheduled to inspect the ship as part of her…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2021 in: News

Copenhagen court charges pirates ‘in absentia’

The four alleged pirates who survived the shootout in the Gulf of Guinea, Wednesday, were charged with attempted murder, ‘in absentia’, at Copenhagen District Court, Thursday. The court ordered them to be held…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2021 in: News

21 more evacuated from Afghanistan

The Foreign Ministry has managed to evacuate a further 21 people from Afghanistan. 1,080 diplomats, and local employees who worked for Denmark were originally flown out of Kabul Airport on emergency planes in…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2021 in: News

Impeachment hearings over – Støjberg’s fate decided on December 13th

After 31 days of hearings, all evidence and arguments have now been presented in the impeachment trial of Inger Støjberg and the 26 judges are expected to announce their decision on December 13th….

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2021 in: News

Ex-minister’s mink messages restored

IT technicians have managed to restore deleted text messages from former food minister Mogens Jensen’s smart phone. The messages are seen as ’extremely relevant’ to the Mink Commission’s probe as Mr Jensen quit after…

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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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