Posted on 15. Aug, 2013 in: News

New video: Syrians in Denmark have a duty to fight for jihad

In a new YouTube video, a Syrian national speaking Danish urges his ‘brothers and sisters’ to return home to the war-torn country and fight for jihad. Abu Khattab, a resident of Denmark and…

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Posted on 15. Aug, 2013 in: News

Denmark protests against Russia’s anti-gay law

The government and Crown Prince Frederik have denounced Russia’s anti-homosexual legislation. Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal threatened a ‘diplomatic offensive’ while the Prince warned against discrimination. Mr Søvndal said the law passed in June…

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Posted on 15. Aug, 2013 in: News

Economists: The crisis is far from over

Despite signs that the eurozone is slowly emerging from recession, Danish economists have warned that it’s far too early to speculate about an upswing. GDP in the 17-nation euro area rose 0.3 percent…

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Posted on 15. Aug, 2013 in: News

Tax Minister: Citizens must be treated fairly

Tax Minister Holger K.Nielsen called the tax authorities’ threat of disciplinary action against six high-ranking employees a ‘very serious issue’ and said the public should never be any doubt that they have the…

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Posted on 15. Aug, 2013 in: News

Mini-shuffle for socialists

Former communist party leader, and more recently minister for business and growth, Ole Sohn is the Socialist People’s Party’s new spokesman on defence. At the same time Özlem Cekic, who was suspended as…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

Government rejects opposition’s EU proposals

Ahead of upcoming negotiations concerning Denmark’s role within the EU, the government has already rejected two key Liberal demands: A quick referendum on Denmark’s EU opt-outs and an evaluation of how free movement…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

DPP rides poll wave of success

For the first time ever the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has exceeded the 20 per cent mark in an opinion poll. A new YouGov poll for free daily MetroXpress shows that if an…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

New voices for Social Democrats

The Social Democrats have mirrored Friday’s cabinet re-shuffle by reorganising their own team of spokespersons. Jesper Petersen, one of the group of ‘Young Turks’ who defected from the Socialist People’s Party earlier this year,…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

Social Democrats ignore wise men’s advice

In his first public statement as the Social Democrats’ finance spokesman, newly appointed Jesper Petersen said there’s no chance of the government following economists’ advice to ease fiscal policy. The ‘wise men’ of…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

Voters: Halal meat policy is wrong

A significant majority of voters believe it’s wrong for kindergartens and childcare institutions to adopt a halal-meat only policy. In a new Gallup poll for Berlingske, 77 per cent say it’s ‘problematic’ when…

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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-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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