Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

Government aiming for ‘blue’ deal despite dissension from allies

The government is determined to bring the ‘blue bloc’ majority together on its 2025 economic plan published last week despite initial warnings from both the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Liberal Alliance that…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

New poll: Government heading for defeat

The Liberal-led centre-right alliance would lose power if an election was held today. A new Voxmeter poll for Ritzau News, taken last week as the government launched its 2025 long-term economic agenda, shows…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

DPP demands detention for paperless asylum seekers

Asylum seekers who arrive in Denmark with no ID should be placed in detention – the latest proposal from the Danish People’s Party. The party’s integration spokesman, Martin Henriksen, who was in Australia…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

Vacant jobs but no takers

Many Danish companies have jobs available but are unable to find the manpower they need. A new report by the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI), based on feedback from 7,000 companies, reveals a…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

New York Times reports on racial hostility in Denmark

Denmark’s anti-immigrant stance has again created a stir abroad. Led by a front page article in the international version of the New York Times –  ‘I’ve Become a Racist: Migrant Wave Unleashes Danish…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

Denmark funds $2m aid for South Sudanese refugees

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, will spend DKK13m ($2m) from Denmark’s emergency fund to assist 100,000 displaced South Sudanese who have fled the war-torn country. 80,000 have fled to Uganda where the Danish…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2016 in: News

Bangladesh looks for Danish partnerships

Bangladesh  and Denmark have agreed to continue working together in the areas of mutual interest including green growth, climate change, development and trade & investments. At a Copenhagen meeting, Monday, Foreign Minister Kristian…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2016 in: News

PM announces new aid policy

Danish development aid will in future be based on a ‘quid quo pro’ policy, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has warned. Only those countries that express a willingness to repatriate their own citizens…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2016 in: News

Christiania fights back against organised crime

Christiania residents joined together to tear down all cannabis stalls on the notorious ‘Pusher Street’, Friday, after Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the brutal shooting of a police officer two days previously…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2016 in: News

Police shooting not linked to terror

There is no evidence to support the claim that last week’s shooting in Christiania was terror related, Copenhagen Police said, Sunday The jihadist-linked Amaq news agency quoted an unnamed source, Friday, who said…

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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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