Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 in: News

Jyllands-Posten plotter found guilty in Chicago

Tahawwur Rana has been found guilty of conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against Jyllands-Posten employees, when the jury announced its verdict late Thursday evening, CET. The Pakistani-born 50 year old was…

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Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 in: News

Foreign Minister: we are on the edge of a breakthrough in Libya

There is a gathering optimism that the fall of the Gadaffi regime is close at hand, revealed Foreign Minister, Lene Espersen, after today’s Libya summit in Abu Dhabi. Indeed so sure was the…

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Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 in: News

Barfoed admits no written legal assessment exists

Berlingske Tidende published the startling news late Thursday afternoon that the Justice Minister, Lars Barfoed, (K), had claimed that there existed no written legal evaluation of the government’s proposals for the strengthening of…

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Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 in: News

Copenhagen: the city

Friday evening sees the opening of a major exhibition devoted to exploring the architectural and planning achievments  of Copenhagen.  The exhibition is an extension of the show submitted to the Venice architecture biennial…

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Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 in: News

Siemen’s giant windmill a threat to Vestas

The German manufacturing colossus, Siemens, appear to have gained a step over their rivals, including the Danish-owned Vestas, with the announcement of a new giant windmill design. The new design is not simply…

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Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 in: News

US praises Denmark’s Libya efforts

US Secretary of State for Defence, Robert Gates has commented favourably on Denmark’s contribution to the Libyan mission. The London based Financial Times has a piece, quoting Gates off the record after the…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 in: News

Border control row intensifies

The German Interior Minister today added further criticism of the new border control proposals, claiming that they clearly undermined the freedom of movement envisaged by the Schengen Agreement. His remarks came as the…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 in: News

Parliament ready to push on with border controls despite criticism

We will push on with the vote for new border controls, insisted Kristian Thulesen Dahl, chair of the the financial committee, which is tasked with formulating a legal proposal for the whole parliament…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 in: News

Scandlines pushes ahead with new ferries despite bridge threat

The proposed Denmark-Germany bridge, the Fehmern bridge, has not deterred the Danish-German ferry company, Scandlines, from ambitious expansion plans. DKK1.7bn is the figure put on two new large ferries to service the so-called…

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Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 in: News

Major shareholder angry with airline’s leadership

Karsten Ree, one of Cimber Sterling’s leading investors, today launched a broadside against the company’s board of directors after yesterday’s extraordinary general meeting. The meeting agreed to a shares for capital deal with…

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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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