Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 in: News

Swedish politician’s rant against Denmark

Maria Wetterstrand, departing leader of the Swedish environment party, The Greens, lashed out at Denmark as a ‘closed off, intolerant country’ in her concluding speech to parliament, Wednesday. She expressed concern that Sweden…

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Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 in: News

Løkke at no.10

British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed his Danish counterpart Lars Løkke Rasmussen and seven other Nordic leaders to Downing Street last night for a ‘free exchange of ideas’. Mr Cameron, a long-time admirer…

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Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 in: News

Espersen denies duplicity allegations

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen was once again forced to deny allegations of duplicity yesterday when parliament debated the CIA rendition flights affair. She rejected an accusation by the Social Democrats’ Mogens…

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Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 in: News

A flock of communists

The Danish People’s Party has dismissed the left-wing’s demand for an independent inquiry into the CIA flights as ‘communist paranoia’. The party’s foreign affairs spokesman, Søren Espersen, said the whole situation creates a…

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Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 in: News

The prosperous live longer

High earners have a greater life expectancy than those who earn least. A new survey by the National Institute for Public Health (SIF) finds that those termed ‘prosperous’ can expect to live ten…

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Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 in: News

Dead prisoner had no fatal injuries

An autopsy performed on the 23-year-old Ekrem Sahin who died in police custody last week reveals he didn’t have any fatal injuries. Police defence lawyer Stine Gry Johannessen said there were no visible…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 in: News

Left demands independent inquiry into CIA flights

An opposition petition for an independent inquiry into the CIA rendition flights affair is being rushed through parliament after new WikiLeaks information that former US Ambassador James P. Cain indicated in a cable…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 in: News

75,000 jobs? Very unlikely

Leading economist Steen Bocian has expressed serious doubts about the Socialist People’s Party’s claim that public sector support for innovative private sector projects in environment, water, climate, and welfare could create 75,00 jobs…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 in: News

Nazis ask for library’s help

Denmark’s National Front has asked the Royal Library for permission to rent space for a gathering just as the radical Muslim organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir has done. In a letter sent to the library’s Managing…

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Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 in: News

DPP criticises Per Stig

The Danish People’s Party has expressed disappointment in Minister of Culture Per Stig Møller after he refused to intervene in the controversy surrounding Hizb-ut Tahrir’s debate forum at the Royal Library, Friday. After…

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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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