Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Pind warned about preferential treatment bill

Minister of Integration Søren Pind has been warned that his ‘positive discrimination’ proposal could be in breach of international conventions. Mr Pind has suggested a change in legislation that would exempt citizens from…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Voters don’t believe Helle

Nearly half of all voters believe that Helle Thorning-Schmidt will increase the tax burden on home-owners if she becomes Prime Minister after this year’s election. Although the Social Democrat leader has repeatedly vowed…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Von Trier rejects Iranian support

Danish film director Lars von Trier has again been forced to distance himself from last week’s controversial comments about Jews and Nazis after the Iranian regime, which has consistently denied the Holocaust, criticised…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Ash cloud no problem

The volcanic ash cloud that moved in over Denmark, Tuesday, is gradually disintegrating. Although parts of Northern Jutland were made a no-fly zone yesterday, Air Traffic Service Navair said that Danish airspace generally…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Danish ship monitors Greenpeace

Danish commandos haven’t, as claimed by the British newspaper the Guardian, boarded an oil rig in the Arctic to offer protection against a possible Greenpeace action. According to naval command, the Danish inspection…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Denmark a centre for infertility treatment

One in four women being treated for infertility in Denmark is from abroad as Danish sperm has become an export hit. New National Board of Health figures reveal that 6,000 foreign women were…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Indian deal for Vestas

Wind-energy giant Vestas has signed a deal to supply windmills to a major 92 megawatt project in India. According to Bloomberg News, the project is to be developed by the Malaysian casino company…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Still no election

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is still holding his election cards close to his chest. At his weekly press conference, Tuesday, the PM again played coy by saying only that ‘an election has…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

MP’s holiday delayed

Parliament’s summer recess has been postponed from the 1st of June to the 23rd so MP’s have time to vote on the proposals that have emerged from the cross-party 2020 negotiations. The ruling…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

DPP rejects tax decrease proposal

The Danish Peoples Party’s outright rejection of the government’s proposal to lower corporation tax to 20% over the next few years hasn’t made a great impression on Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. 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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