Posted on 02. Oct, 2014 in: News

DPP calls for stop on family reunification for refugees

Refugees in Denmark should be deprived of the right to bring their family to this country – the latest suggestion from the Danish People’s Party (DPP) in the ever-present immigration debate. Everybody granted…

More

Posted on 02. Oct, 2014 in: News

Unemployment drop-outs find work

Employment reform hasn’t been as devastating as claimed. Revised Employment Ministry figures show that of the 42,00 who’ve lost the right to unemployment insurance since reform was enforced in January 2013, 26.8 per…

More

Posted on 02. Oct, 2014 in: News

Denmark is world’s fourth-largest polluter

Denmark isn’t as ‘green’ as often claimed. The World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet Report, a biennial publication that documents the state of the planet – the changing state of biodiversity, ecosystems and…

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

Danish Industry. Stop badmouthing immigrants

The head of Denmark’s most powerful interest group has urged politicians to stop badmouthing immigration. At a conference for 1,200 business leaders and politicians in Copenhagen, Tuesday, including Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and…

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

Wikeleaks founder: Danish dirty tricks got Fogh Rasmussen the NATO job

Wikileaks founder Juaklina Assange has accused former Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of employing ’dirty tricks’ to get the job of NATO Secretary General five years ago. In an exclusive interview with…

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

Economy: From minus to plus in Q2

The Danish economy expanded slightly in Q2 by 0.2% of GDP compared to Q1, newly revised Statistics Denmark figures show, in sharp contrast to the previous report of a 0.3% decline.  From Reuters: …

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

Construction sector pessimism

The construction sector expects major job losses within the industry next year as the long-awaited economic upswing fails to appear. Lars Storm, CEO of The Danish Construction Association (DCA), an employers’ organisation for…

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

280 advisors will accompany Danish F-16’s

The government’s motion to despatch seven f-16 fighter jets to combat the Islamic State (Isis) threat, which will be voted on today, also contains provisions to send a support crew of 280 ‘advisors’….

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

Voters support more aggression against Islamic State

Voters are prepared to go farther than the government to wipe out the Islamic State (Isil) – over half of the electorate supports the motion to send Dansih fighter jets to the region…

More

Posted on 01. Oct, 2014 in: News

Christiania: Drug money finances social projects

The multi-billion kroner cannabis industry Christiania not only lines the pockets of organised crime members – profits are often used to fund social projects within the ‘free state’ such as kindergartens and road…

More

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.

More

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

More