Posted on 13. Oct, 2014 in: News

Denmark delays aid to Tanzania

Denmark is amongst a group of 12 international donors that have delayed budget support for Tanzania until findings of an investigation into charges of corruption in the energy sector are released and appropriate action…

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Posted on 13. Oct, 2014 in: News

Business shorts

Metro pulls out / Danish company wins Kenya port contract / Floods cause losses for TRYG Metro: German retailer Metro is pulling out of the Danish cash and carry market which it claims…

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Posted on 13. Oct, 2014 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, October 5th – October 11th, 2014

Politics/Economy Welfare and immigration dominated Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s commencement speech to parliament, Tuesday, as she mapped out the government’s agenda ahead of the general election – a cap on family reunification, effective…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

UN accuses Denmark of ‘shirking its responsibility’

The UN has criticised the government’s plan to restrict refugees’ right to family reunification. Pia Prydtz Phiri, Regional Representative at UNHCR Stockholm, told DR News that the planned amendment to immigration legislation could…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

Justice Minister quits

Breaking News – Justice Minister Karen Hækkerup has quit to become Managing Director of The Danish Agriculture & Food Council, forcing Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to make yet another cabinet re-shuffle, the eighth…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

Refugee proposal compared to persecution of Jews in 1930’s

The Danish People’s Party and Liberal Alliance’s proposal to send refugees to camps abroad provokes memories of the persecution of Jews in the 1930’s, the Social Liberals foreign affairs spokeswoman Zenia Stampe said last…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

Lebanon and Israel distance themselves from refugee proposal

Lebanon has urged Denmark to stop arguing about the refugee situation and concentrate on solving the situation in Syria and Iraq instead. After the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Liberal Alliance’s (LA) call for…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

Local authorities cut public spending

Although the Prime Minister has repeatedly claimed that the Liberals’ proposal of zero public sector growth will lead to a deterioration in welfare, a new report by the Finance Ministry reveals that a…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

LEGO backs out of Shell contract after Greenpeace pressure

Oil and fuel giant Shell has characterised its promotional partnership with LEGO as a ‘major success’, even though the Danish toy giant’s glowing image has been tarnished. The campaign, in which Shell gave away…

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Posted on 10. Oct, 2014 in: News

US Federal Maritime Commission gives go ahead to Maersk alliance

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has confirmed the decision to clear the 2M alliance between A.P. Moller-Maersk and MSC Mediterranean Shipping, which will give the two top container shipping companies a 32…

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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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