Posted on 18. Feb, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister: Ukraine conflict at ‘critical phase’

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has summoned parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee to a briefing this morning about the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which he said has reached a ’critical phase.’ At a press briefing last night…

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Posted on 18. Feb, 2022 in: News

PM: Denmark will ‘stay involved’ in Mali after troop withdrawal

France and Canada’s withdrawal of troops from Mali is ‘unfortunate but understandable’ Prime Minister Mette said yesterday on the sidelines of the European Union-African Union summit in Brussels. She said that when both…

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Posted on 18. Feb, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

40,600 new corona cases were confirmed, Thursday, slightly down on the previous day as 31% of the 130.273 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came back positive. However, the number of people hospitalised…

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Posted on 18. Feb, 2022 in: News

Pension majors reject climate accusations

Denmark’s biggest pension funds have pushed back on accusations they are actively counteracting green conversion by continuing to invest in ‘black’ companies that deal in oil, coal or gas. Under the heading ‘The…

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Posted on 18. Feb, 2022 in: News

Bankruptcy fears for SAS as shares plunge

Business analysts have warned that long-struggling Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) could be heading for bankruptcy. Following a drastic share-price downturn , Wednesday, when Scandinavia’s flagship airline saw 20% of its  stock-market value disappear, Bloomberg…

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Posted on 17. Feb, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister on U.S troops: We decide, not Russia

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has dismissed Russian Ambassador Vladimir V. Barbin’s warning that ‘one single American soldier’ stationed on the small Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea would be seen by Moscow…

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Posted on 17. Feb, 2022 in: News

Danish lawmakers call for EU payments to Poland and Hungary to be withheld

Danish MEPs in Brussels have urged the EU Commission to withhold funding to Poland and Hungary, whose governments have been accused of overseeing a decline in democratic standards. After the European Court of…

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Posted on 17. Feb, 2022 in: News

Foreign Ministry approved shady Cold War arms deals

Previously unreleased documents reveal how a former arms manufacturer owned by shipping giant Maersk sold weapons for millions of dollars to war-torn countries during the Cold War period – and with the tacit…

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Posted on 17. Feb, 2022 in: News

Pro-Palestine activists illegally detained outside Israeli embassy

Two young activists have launched a compensation claim against the police for violation of their democratic rights after they were detained last week for holding a ‘Free Palestine’ sign outside the Israeli Embassy…

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Posted on 17. Feb, 2022 in: News

Faroes discuss ‘cruel’ dolphin slaughter

The self-rule government of the Faroe Islands has begun discussions about the future of its controversial dolphin hunt, the ‘Grind’. Although the islands are a Danish autonomous territory the annual tradition, in which…

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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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