Posted on 16. Dec, 2015 in: News

Mortgage lender makes moves to avoid liquidity freeze

Nykredit, Denmark’s biggest mortgage lender, is planning ‘minor but important’ adjustments to address risks that the National Bank has warned are threatening Denmark’s $400 billion mortgage bond market. From Bloomberg Business News: Peter…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

Border controls in place ‘if needed’ says PM

Denmark is ready to copy Sweden and impose border control at the start of next year, but only if absolutely necessary Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen emphasised at a press conference, Monday. After…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

Refugees reject Sweden

An increasing number of refugees are turning their back on Sweden. New figures from the Swedish Immigration Authority (Migrationsverket) reveal that an average of 300 refugees per month have withdrawn their application for…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

More criticism from Torture Committee

The UN’s Torture Committee has criticised Denmark for employing ‘legal loopholes’ to avoid paying financial compensation to 23 Iraqi nationals who were tortured after being handed over to the Iraqi authorities by Danish…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

Denmark’s ‘misguided’ Mali contribution

Many countries, including Denmark, are making a significant contribution to the UN peacekeeping force in Mali but are supplying the wrong type of equipment and manpower, according to Danish Major General Michael Lollesgaard, head…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

Denmark 4th in quality of life

Danes enjoy a good quality of life – but not as good as Norwegians. Denmark was ranked 4th on the Human Development Index (HDI) 2015, released Monday by the United Nations Development Programme…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

Three Romanians jailed for trafficking

Three Romanian nationals have been jailed for up to three years, with deportation to follow, in Denmark’s first ever court case of human traffickers exploiting their victims for crime purposes. The court found…

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Posted on 15. Dec, 2015 in: News

Business shorts

Minister pushes for bigger fish quoatas/ Chr. Hansen gets €75m loan from EIB / Cowi appointed to Bahrain project Fish: The seas around Denmark are bursting with so much fish that Danish fishermen…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2015 in: News

No full membership of Europol

Denmark cannot be a full member of Europol after Danes voted ‘No’ last week to a flexible opt-in arrangement under EU Justice and Home Affairs laws – that was the message to Danish Prime…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2015 in: News

Mayor of London: Denmark’s EU exemption could help UK

A special agreement with the EU that allows Denmark to ban non-residents from buying homes in this country is being touted in the UK as an answer to British Prime Minister David Cameron’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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