Posted on 18. May, 2011 in: News

Voters split on economy strategy

The government and opposition have now both published their respective economic strategies in the run up to the election and, rather unsurprisingly, a new Epinion poll for DR TV shows that voters are…

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Posted on 18. May, 2011 in: News

DPP backs down on deportation demands

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has dropped its demand for administrative deportation for criminal foreign nationals. DPP is currently locked in negotiations with the government concerning the details of the so-called ‘safety and…

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Posted on 18. May, 2011 in: News

Integration Minister satisfied with new mosques

Minister of Integration Søren Pind won’t be making any effort to prevent the planned construction of large mosques in Copenhagen and other locations in Denmark. A number of parties sitting on the ‘Committee…

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Posted on 18. May, 2011 in: News

Opposition targets growth economies

Denmark isn’t selling enough to growth markets in Asian and Latin America, according to the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party who have now launched their own strategy aimed at doubling exports to…

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Posted on 18. May, 2011 in: News

Iranian hostages set ashore. Pirates could go free

The 16 Iranian hostages who were freed after a gun battle between the Danish warship Esbern Snare and Somali pirates have been put ashore in Kenya into the care of an Iranian diplomat….

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Posted on 18. May, 2011 in: News

DR News shows false video footage

State-run TV network DR showed graphic images of demonstrators in Syria being tortured, Monday. Unfortunately the pictures were a number of years old and from Iraq. The emotional video footage of demonstrators being…

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Posted on 17. May, 2011 in: News

Election – not yet says PM

There’ll be no general election within the immediate future. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen dashed all the rumours and speculation at his weekly press conference today when he said he wasn’t thinking about…

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Posted on 17. May, 2011 in: News

Politics, not personalities, say voters

Danish politics is too dominated by petty, personal issues according to a massive majority of voters. Lene Espersen’s decision not to attend an Arctic Ministers’ meeting, Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s husband’s tax affairs, and the…

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Posted on 17. May, 2011 in: News

Butcher from Skjern get 20 years

Innocent Sagahutu, also known as the ‘Butcher from Skjern’ has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the UN Tribunal on Genocide in Rwanda. Sagahutu lived in Denmark as a refugee until…

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Posted on 17. May, 2011 in: News

Red + Blue plan would be best says professor

Combining the best elements of the government’s 2020 strategy with the opposition’s Fair Solution’ agenda would provide the best conditions for the economy to withstand the major challenges of the next decade, says…

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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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