Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Pia K: Eastern Europe countries are criminal

The EU should accept responsibility for the breakdown of the Schengen agreement. In the wake of international criticism of extended Danish border controls, DPP leader Pia Kjærsgaard said it’s the EU that should…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Thunder from the right

The government has come under fire from the right for its response to 133 recommendation from UN countries as to how human rights can be improved. The right-leaning think-tank Cepos has accused the…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Traffic delays throughout Copenhagen

Copenhagen traffic continues to suffer the after-effects of the weekend’s flash flooding. Many main roads into the capital are still under water, including the Amager motorway where emergency rescue teams are pumping away…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Where was the information?

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is demanding answers as to why TV channels DR and TV2 failed to interrupt normal transmission Saturday evening during the cloudbursts that flooded parts of Copenhagen. The party’s…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: spanish

LA PASADA SEMANA: del 27 de junio al 3 de julio de 2011

 POLITICA La proposición gubernamental sobre el nuevo control de fronteras fue finalmente aprobada como ley  el día viernes, el rechazo presentado por la oposición no alcanzó mayoría parlamentaria. Dentro de pocos días unos…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, June 27th – July 3rd, 2011

Politics The government’s border control bill became reality, Friday, after the opposition’s motion to reject the controversial proposals was defeated in parliament. At least 50 new customs officials will now be patrolling the…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Copenhagen hit by massive cloudburst

Copenhagen was hit by a violent cloudburst, Saturday, as the equivalent of two months’ rain fell during a two-hour storm. At the same time, the Zeeland region was hit by over 5,000 flashes…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Copenhagen looks towards Amsterdam after Venice weekend

A system of ‘Amsterdam-like’ canals could be the solution to Copenhagen’s water problems. After the capital’s sewer system bowed to the severity of the weekend’s flash floods, and the capital was transformed into…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

Denmark’s Cold War policy upset NATO allies

Denmark was close to leaving NATO during the 1980’s, according to the Centre for Cold War Research’s yet to be published review of the turbulent Cold War period. According to historian Bent Jensen,…

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Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 in: News

UN doesn’t understand Danish laws

Denmark’s human rights record is superior to most other countries’, according to the ruling Liberal Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Michael Aasrup Jensen who dismissed criticism by the UN High Commission for Human Rights…

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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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