Posted on 30. Mar, 2022 in: News

PM calls for national unity

Prime Minister has warned that consumers won’t be compensated for the fast-rising price of energy and food and called for ’national unity’ to help the thousands of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Denmark. In…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2022 in: News

Danish battalion could join NATO Baltic force

The government has offered to send an 800-troop battalion to the Baltic region under NATO command. Ahead of a visit to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the next two days, Prime Minister Mette…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2022 in: News

Denmark ready to join EU force if opt-out is dropped

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has said he’s ‘positive’ towards Danish troops joining the EU’s planned rapid deployment force if voters reject the defence opt-out on June 1st but stressed that the final decision…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2022 in: News

Terror threat to Denmark remains high

The general terrorism threat towards Denmark is ‘serious’ but the risk of any attack on the public remains ‘very’ low – the main conclusions of Danish Intelligence’s (PET)  annual threat assessment, published Tuesday….

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

Positivity rate continues to fall….Final travel restrictions removed….State’s ‘strange decision’ to buy 5 million test kits as virus recedes… The number of new corona cases rose slightly, Tuesday, to 4,496, but the positivity…

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Posted on 29. Mar, 2022 in: News

Tibet Commission 2: Foreign Ministry was to blame for crackdown on demonstrators

It’s the Foreign Ministry and Danish Intelligence (PET) that were ultimately responsible for denying pro-Tibet demonstrators the right to protest during visits by Chinese dignitaries in the early 00s, the Tibet Commission 2…

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Posted on 29. Mar, 2022 in: News

Justice Minister: Tibet scandal will never happen again

The Tibet scandal will never be repeated, Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup said yesterday after Tibet Commission 2 concluded that the Foreign Ministry and Danish Intelligence (PET) have for years promoted an ‘unhealthy culture’…

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Posted on 29. Mar, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister prefers private jets

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has come under fire for spending DKK 3.5m ($520,000) of taxpayers’ money on private, chartered planes last year of instead of taking scheduled flights. According to public administration rules,…

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Posted on 29. Mar, 2022 in: News

Convicted ex-minister fitted with ankle tag

Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg has started serving her custodial sentence but with an electronic ankle tag instead of prison time. Ms Støjberg was sentenced to 60 days in prison by the Court…

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Posted on 29. Mar, 2022 in: News

War despatches

Government fast-tracks ban on currency trading with Russia….Danish warship joins JEF force in Baltic….Boost for Danish ports as cruise liners bypass St-Petersburg…. The government, backed by a parliamentary majority, is rushing through legislation…

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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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