Posted on 22. Jan, 2016 in: News

Danish flag mystery solved

The great flag mystery was solved yesterday when the Ministry of State revealed that it’s considering introducing national days for the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Politicians were baffled by an instruction issued by…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Anti-refugee policy: European Parliament demands answers

The European Parliament has asked the Danish government to attend a formal meeting in Brussels to defend its tough anti-refugee stance. In response to the widespread, negative  international coverage of the government’s plan…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Foreign Minister to UN exam

The UN will today examine whether Denmark and the Danish government live up to their human rights obligations. With Denmark’s image abroad severely tarnished because of its tough anti-refugee policy, Foreign Minister Kristian…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Analyst: Løkke weakened by Social Democrat/DPP deal

The Social Democrats’ deal with the Danish People’s Party on refugee villages makes life awkward for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, according to Berlingske’s political analyst Thomas Larsen who said the alliance between…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Liberals’ misleading jewellery guarantee

The ruling Liberals’ policy spokesman Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has come under fire for guaranteeing that the government has no intention of seizing refugees’ jewellery to pay for their food and lodging while their application…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Refugees carrying diphtheria

Refugees have brought the highly-contagious infection diphtheria into Denmark and authorities are warning hospitals there could be an outbreak, free daily metroXpress reports. The Danish State Serum Institute (SSI) said two Libyan refugees…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Royals’ Saudi visit provokes political storm

Confusion surrounds Crown Prince Frederik’s planned trip to Saudi Arabia next month as the head of a trade delegation. A number of trade delegations, including the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) and Agriculture…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Update: Foreign Minister defends Saudi trip

Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said last night he could see ‘no problem’ in Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary heading a trade delegation to Saudi Arabia. The trip has been met with…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in: News

Drop in asylum applications

After two weeks of border controls in Denmark and identity checks in Sweden, the latest figures show the number of asylum applications in both countries is decreasing. From euractiv.com: Due to the refugee crisis, Sweden…

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Posted on 20. Jan, 2016 in: News

Løkke defends local authorities

During parliamentary question time, Tuesday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen distanced himself from his faithful ally, Finance Minister Claus Hjorth Frederiksen, who has urged local authorities to ‘stop whining’ about refugee expenditure. Under…

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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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