Posted on 02. Dec, 2015 in: News

Low voter turnout – betting firms predict a no

Voter turnout in tomorrow’s EU referendum is expected to be very low by Danish standards. Election expert, Professor Kaspar Møller Hansen of Copenhagen University, forecasts just over half of the electorate will be…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2015 in: News

November record for asylum seekers

An estimated 4,500 refugees applied for asylum in Denmark in November, the highest monthly figure ever. After it was revealed, Monday, that October had broken all records, Jyllands-Posten reports today that the figures increased…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2015 in: News

Sweden sends 1,000 refugees back to Denmark

Since Sweden imposed border controls on the 12th of November more than 1,000 refugees have been returned to Denmark, including 707 over the past week alone. It’s unknown as to whether they are…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2015 in: News

25 ghettos in Denmark

25 housing districts in Denmark are now offically designated as ghettos, a 20 per cent drop on last year and the lowest figure since 2010 when the list was first published. A ghetto…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2015 in: News

Novo in potential $295m diabetes deal

Pharmaceuical giant Novo Nordisk has agreed to buy the global rights to Xoma Corp.’s Type 2 diabetes treatment in a deal worth up to $295 million. The price tag includes a $5 million upfront payment…

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Posted on 01. Dec, 2015 in: News

Løkke tones down climate ambitions at COP21

The Paris Climate Conference that got underway, Monday, will culminate in an agreement but it won’t be as ambitious as the UN is aiming for – that was the message from Prime Minister…

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Posted on 01. Dec, 2015 in: News

Sweden’s PM urges Denmark to join refugee quota programme

Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven wants Denmark to agree to binding quotas on how to distribute refugees across the EU. He told DR News, Monday, that the refugee crisis is a problem for…

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Posted on 01. Dec, 2015 in: News

Dublin Accord clouds EU referendum

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will demand a new referendum if Denmark loses the right to send asylum seekers back to other EU countries, the party’s popular MEP Morten Messerschmidt warned yesterday after…

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Posted on 01. Dec, 2015 in: News

Denmark sends gunboat message to Putin

The presence of a Danish warship in the Mediterranean sends a ‘clear message’ to Russia that NATO alliance countries take care of each other, Defence Minister Peter Christensen (Lib) said yesterday. He said…

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Posted on 01. Dec, 2015 in: News

New record: 3,646 asylum seekers in October

3,646 refugees and migrants applied for asylum in Denmark in October, the highest single-month figure since January 2011, bringing the year-so-far total to 13,425. Syrians are still the biggest group of new arrivals,…

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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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