Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

Pia K: Terror isn’t our fault

Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Pia Kjærsgaard has distanced herself from any alleged ideological link to the terror atrocity in Norway. In response to accusations by both Politiken’s culture editor Anita Bay Bundegaard…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

Ethnic minorities subjected to police discrimination

Over half of all people stopped and searched by the police in Copenhagen are from ethnic minorities. A new report by the Documentation and Advisory Centre for Racial Discrimination (DRC), published today, reveals…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

No asylum for Afghan interpreters

Denmark won’t be offering asylum to Afghan interpreters who have risked their lives providing translation services for Danish troops in Afghanistan. In response to a report by the English Times newspaper that interpreters…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

DPP questions rebels’ motives

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has expressed concern about Libyan rebels’ real motives after they murdered their most senior military commander. The party’s foreign affairs spokesman, Søren Espersen, has called for ‘decisive action’…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

Social Minister’s warning

Minister of Social Affairs Benedikte Kjær has warned local authorities they could face sanctions and fines if they don’t keep a closer watch on foster families. She said a detailed report from Vordingborg…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

Prison officers query leg-lock restraint method

Prison officers are asking questions as to why they were never told that a popular restraining method widely used on difficult prisoners could be potentially lethal. After an autopsy report stating that the…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 in: News

Minks on the loose

Animal rights activists last night broke open the cages of a mink farm near Assens in Jutland, allowing an estimated 3,000 minks to escape into the surrounding countryside. Around 30 local hunters and…

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Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, July 24th – July 31st 2011

Politics A Facebook statement by Minister for Integration Søren Pind, in which he compared the protests against the felling of trees at Østerild in Jutland with the terror attacks in Oslo, caused an…

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Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 in: spanish

LA PASADA SEMANA: del 25 al 31 de julio de 2011

POLITICA Un comentario que el Ministro de Integración, Søren Pind en publicó en “Face Book” a principios de la semana, en el que comparó las acciones de los activistas contra la tala de…

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Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 in: News

Liberals speak out against ministerial monopoly

Parliament should have its own independent experts instead of relying solely on advice from ministries, say prominent Liberal politicans. In particular, the time has come to do away with the Ministry of Justice’s…

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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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