Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

PM heads for energy summit in Belgium

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Ostend in Belgium this morning where nine European countries are holding a summit aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea. The leaders of…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

‘Colonial Denmark’ ignores Greenland, appoints Danish Arctic Ambassador

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has come under fire for appointing a new Arctic Ambassador without consulting Naalakkersuisut, the Greenlandic government. Tobias Elling Rehfeld, current ambassador to South Africa, will replace Thomas Winkler…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

Moderates MP in new scandal

The Moderates’ under-pressure culture spokesperson, Jon Stephensen, could be facing exclusion from the party after it was revealed he sent ‘sexually explicit’ text messages to a 19-year-old female member of the coalition partner’s youth…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

1% of population owns 25% of Denmark’s wealth

The richest 1% own more than a quarter of the country’s collective wealth, left-wing daily Information reports this morning. A new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd) based…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

Denmark starts Sudan evacuation plan

Denmark has begun preparations to evacuate its nationals from Sudan, the Foreign Ministry said, Sunday. France has evacuated its embassy staff and their families while the Netherlands, Finland other countries were moving to withdraw diplomats…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

18-year-old on fire outside U.S. Embassy

An 18-year-old man set fire to himself outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Friday. He was rushed to hospital where, according to reports, he’s in stable condition and out of danger. His motive…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, April 17th – 23rd 2023

Politics/Economy: The latest Gallup poll showed the Social Democrats would lose 25% of its voters if an election was held today, while their coalition partners, the Liberals and Moderates, have also slipped back…

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Posted on 21. Apr, 2023 in: News

DK-Netherlands strike deal on tanks for Ukraine

Denmark, alongside the Netherlands, is sending 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. At a press briefing, Thursday, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called it a ’significant donation’ on top of the 100 older…

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Posted on 21. Apr, 2023 in: News

Government in agreement with Faroes to beef up security in North Atlantic

The government is aiming for increased cooperation with the Faroe Islands in the upcoming defence bill.  Following talks with Faroe Islands foreign affairs minister Høgni Hoydal in Torshavn, Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen…

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Posted on 21. Apr, 2023 in: News

Maritime Authority lifts exclusion zone around pipelines site

The no-sail zone imposed around the site of last year’s pipelines explosions in the Baltic Sea has been lifted. Acting on a recommendation by the Danish Energy Agency, the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA)…

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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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