Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in: News

Turkey’s ambassador needs a ‘dressing down’

Parties on both sides of the aisle have called on Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen to summon Turkey’s ambassador Mehmet Dönmez to the ministry and express Denmark’s concern about events in his country. In…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in: News

Liberal Alliance politician admits to harrassing police

The former deputy leader of the Liberal Alliance’s (LA) youth wing has admitted harrassing police officers patrolling the ‘hippy state’ of Christiania. Video footage of an uknown man intimidating a young policewoman, saying…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in: News

Mohammed cartoons editor honoured by France

Danish journalist Flemming Rose was last night made a ‘Knight of the Odre des arts et des lettres’ at a Paris ceremony. As editor of Jyllands-Posten in 2005, Mr Rose came to the…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in: News

EU ups climate demands

Danish farmers, cars, and homes will be required to reduce their CO2 emissions by 39% ahead of 2030 to meet stiff EU Commission requirements. Berlingske reports that the 2030 framework contains a binding target to…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in: News

Consumers less confident about economy

Danish consumers lost confidence  in July as households’ financial hopes weakened The consumer confidence index fell to 3.1 from 4.4 in June as consumers’ view on the future of the econ0omy turned pessimistic, the latest…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2016 in: News

Poland urges Denmark to stop Russian pipeline project

A group of east European countries, led by Poland, have urged Denmark to stop the Nord Stream 2 project that will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. The new pipeline will pass…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2016 in: News

Justice Minister vows to stop Christiania harassment

Justice Minister Søren Pind has threatened to come down hard on Christiana drug pushers who harass and film police officers patrolling Pusher Street in the ‘hippy state’. After TV2 reported the existence of…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2016 in: News

Opposition: We are not at war with Islam

While opposition parties agree that Denmark isn’t at war with Islam, the government alliance parties believe moderate Muslims should make a greate effort to publicly distance themselves from acts of terrorism. After the…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2016 in: News

Danish jets resume raids against Islamic State

Danish F-16 fighter jets stationed in Turkey have resumed bombing raids against the Islamic State. The planes were grounded after the Turkish government closed the airspace around the USA’s Incirlik Air Base following the…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2016 in: News

Foreign police can conduct surveillance in Denmark

Foreign police have the right to conduct surveillance in this country – until further notice. Both Copenhagen District Court and the High Court have ruled that police from other countries, whether it be…

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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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