Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Greenland MP’s ‘outraged’

Top Greenland politicians are supporting the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry into the secret CIA rendition flights through Danish and Greenlandic airspace. In response to leaked diplomatic cables indicating that the Danish…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

New royal twins share birthday with Elvis

Crown Princess Mary gave birth to a pair of healthy twins, Saturday, a boy and a girl. An emotional Crown Prince Frederik called the birth of his and third and fourth children ‘another…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Lene E – Løkke’s lapdog?

Conservative leader Lene Espersen has been accused of acting like the Prime Minister’s lapdog for allowing him to seize the early retirement initiative, one of her party’s key issues. According to a highly-placed…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Focus on youngsters, not oldsters

Youth unemployment, not early retirement, is the biggest problem facing Denmark right now according to labour market expert Professor Flemming Ibsen of Aalborg University. In response to new figures revealing that a third…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Israeli documentary gathers dust at DR

A new Israeli documentary film has been shelved by DR2 even though it was partially financed by the state run channel. ‘Defamation’ by Israeli director Yoaf Shamir, examines whether anti-Semitism really exists in…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Danish, not English says DPP

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) wants a proposal that would allow higher-grade schoolchildren to receive some of their teaching in English deleted from the government’s school reform bill. According to the government, more…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Tainted German feed in Denmark

A consignment of contaminated animal feed from the German toxic dioxin affair has ended up at a Danish company. A spokesman for the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said there were only ‘sketchy…

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Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 in: News

Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan

Another Danish soldier has been killed in the dangerous Helmand province of Afghanistan, the 40th Dane to die since hostilities started. The young soldier from the Royal Lifeguard Regiment was hit by a…

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Posted on 07. Jan, 2011 in: News

New poll dampens Løkke’s enthusiasm

If Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was even slightly tempted to call an election after a new Metronome poll indicating a majority for the government alliance he should seriously think again. A new…

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Posted on 07. Jan, 2011 in: News

Sky-high fees won’t affect immigration says Minister

Minister of Integration Rønn Hornbech believes just as many foreigners will be granted residency in Denmark in the future despite the introduction of costly application fees. Senior consultant Martin Kabango of DI, the…

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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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