Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Euro pact – but no referendum

Denmark’s yes to joining the new EU economic cooperation pact won’t spark off a referendum on the country’s euro opt-out. After the government reached agreement with the three main opposition parties on the…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Still no to the euro

A significant majority of the electorate is still opposed to Denmark joining the euro. Just as the opposition has given its backing to Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen’s efforts to join the new…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Fogh can’t deliver Libya agreement

Anders Fogh Rasmussen was being characterised as more ‘secretary’ than ‘general’ last night after failing to persuade member countries to accept responsibility for the no-fly zone and bombing campaign against Libya. After another…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Libya accuses

The state-run Libyan TV accused Denmark yesterday of leading a bombing mission against Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli. At the same time, Libya’s national news agency, Jana, issued an English-language press release claiming…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Gaddafi ‘desperate’ says Lene E.

Claims that Denmark has bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli as part of a sustained campaign against Muslims shows just how desperate the Libyan dictator must be, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Operation success

The international coalition’s attacks in Libya have been an unqualified success, according to Major Lars Cramer-Larsen of the Danish Defence Academy. He said the no-fly zone has prevented Gaddafi from attacking insurgents from…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Political backing for former minister

Parties on both sides of parliament are in agreement with former Immigration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech that EU Court of Justice rulings are a threat to Denmark’s welfare system (http://seven59.dk/eu), but there’s widespread…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Social Democrats target ministry officials

The Social Democrats allegedly have a ‘hit list’ of leading civil servants who will be fired if, and when, the opposition gains power. According to a new book about the power of the…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Qatar demanded multi-million bribe from APM

Qatar has allegedly tried to bribe A.P. Møller-Mærsk (APM), Denmark’s biggest company. WikiLeaks cables, published by the British Daily Telegraph, reveal that APM and other oil conglomerates were asked to ‘donate’ massive amounts…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 in: News

Expensive Denmark

Denmark is the most expensive holiday destination in Europe. In a price comparison of hotels, restaurants, cultural offers, and spending power, Denmark is far and away no.1 according to new figures by 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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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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