Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

EU rules against Denmark on family reunification

Denmark has acted illegally for years by failing to allow Turkish children to be reunified with their families in this country, the EU Court of Justice ruled yesterday. In the case of a…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

Asylum seekers wait 3 months for interview

Asylum seekers are being forced to wait an average of three months for their first evaluation interview with the Danish Immigration Service. During a parliamentary consultation, Tuesday, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg acknowledged that…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

PET: 135 Danish foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq

Danish Intelligence (PET) now believes around 135 foreign fighters have travelled from Denmark to Syria or Iraq, primarily to join the militant Islamic State. The new figure, upwardly adjusted from the agency’s previous…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

Secret airport arrest

A 20-year-old man arrested in secrecy at Copenhagen Airport on April 5th was also named in leaked documents obtained by German intelligence containing personal details of 22,000 Islamic State fighters. According to DR News, which…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

Washington Post decries Denmark’s anti-refugee policy

US media has again lashed out at Denmark’s harsh refugee and asylum policy. In a hard-hitting article the respected Washington Post asks how a country that helped Jews to flee Nazi oppression during…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

PM to Poland, Ukraine

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will visit Poland and Ukraine from April 18 to 19, with export promotion and policy discussions on the agenda, the prime minister’s office announced on Tuesday. Mr Rasmussen…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

Mexico state visit

Mexico’s President H.E. Enrique Peña Nieto and First Lady Mrs. Angélica Rivera’s arrive in Denmark today for an official two-day state visit. The Mexican President will be accompanied by several ministers, including the…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2016 in: News

Agriculture minister inks deal with Indonesia

Denmark has signed an agreement with Indonesia to further agricultural development. After signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the capital of Jakarta, Tuesday, Minister of Food & Agriculture Esben Lunde Larsen invited…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2016 in: News

New report: Denmark a ‘tax haven’

Danish limited partnership companies are being used for international tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering and corruption, a new Tax Ministry report finds. In the midst of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2016 in: News

Troops on the streets?

A parliamentary majority is prepared to allow the military to guard high-risk security targets and assist with border control, after new figures showing the police have amassed a mountain of overtime after last year’s terrorist attack….

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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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