Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Border reinforcements must wait

The decision to beef up the Danish border controls was today postponed, as the various parties could not reach an agreement. Despite three hours of negotiations, the government’s plans for 98 extra border…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

EU critical of Danish slackers

An EU position paper published today has some highly critical things to say about the education system in Denmark.  While recognising the ‘generous’ level of funding afforded education, they point to the high…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Integration row flares between centre-right councils and government

Liberal and Conservative mayors around the country have had enough of the negative tone towards immigrants and the ever-tightening legal situation they face.  The newspaper Information had published details of a survey, which…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Child mistreatment case shocks Danes

Newspapers’ reader comments, Facebook and Twitter have been flooded today with shocked comments in the wake of DR’s documentary about the so-called Brønderslev case. The case in question involves a family living in…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Proposed border controls criticised in Germany

Playing with the fire of nationalism was the vivid expression used by German Deputy Foreign Minister, Werner Hoyer yesterday, when attacking the permanent border controls proposed by Denmark, and other EU countries. Whilst…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Minister: Farmers have to be compensated

Agriculture Minister, Henrik Høegh, (V), promised that he would fight for compensation for Danish producers unable to sell their produce due to the E Coli crisis. An extraordinary meeting of the EU member-states’…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Danish outbreak of VTEC strain appears to be over

18 Danes have been diagnosed as infected with the potentially lethal strain of E Coli, deriving from food eaten whilst in northern Germany. But that total is the same as Friday’s, so it…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

So why an autumn election?

Denmark was almost in the middle of an election campaign right now is the clear message from a major analytical piece in Berlingske Tidende, looking closely at how the decision to wait until…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Danish fighter plane in action again

Air Tactical Command confirmed that a Danish F-16 fighter jet has again been in action in Libya in recent days. Four missions have been flown with a total of four bombs dropped against…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Terror suspect in Jyllands-Posten trial remains silent

Tahawwur Rana, accused of assisting David Headley, in planning a terror attack against employees of Jyllands-Posten, chose to assert his right to remain silent in a Chicago courtroom yesterday. Rana has pleaded not…

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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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