Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Fogh Rasmussen: We are to blame for ISIS

Successive international coalitions’ failure to come up with a cohesive, political agenda for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya led to the creation of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to ex-prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen….

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Minister: Turkey shifting away from EU

Turkey is moving farther and farther away from EU membership, according to Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen who warned yesterday that if President Erdogan reinstates the death penalty, as threatened, it would signal the end of the…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Asylum numbers remain low

The number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark remains low – only 52 last week, bringing the total for the year so far to 5,601, 75% down on the corresponding period in 2015….

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Imam charged with racism for anti-Semitic rant

An imam who called Jews ‘the offspring of apes and pigs’ during a sermon at an Odense mosque in 2014 has finally been charged with racism. According to § 266b of Denmark’s criminal…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Poultry lockdown

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has ordered that all poultry held privately be kept indoors after avian influenza H5N8 (bird flu) was found in wild ducks. The order took effect from…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

20,260 voter declarations wiped out – ‘a scandal’ says National Party

More than 20,000 voter declarations collected by the newly-formed National Party have been declared invalid by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior. The party, founded by three immigrants in 2014, announced…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Danes number 2 in English

Danes are number 2 in the world at speaking English as a second-language. The EF Education First Index, the world’s largest comparison of countries by English skills, ranks Holland at number one, followed…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2016 in: News

Trump challenges Denmark’s safe-haven status

Denmark’s status as safe-haven for investors at times of economic and political turbulence is under threat following Donald Trump’s election as US President, financial news site Bloomberg claims. From Bloomberg: When Europe sank…

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Posted on 14. Nov, 2016 in: News

New poll: Opposition leads as DPP sinks again

The fallout from the EU funding scandal continues to damage the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The latest Voxmeter survey for news agency Ritzau shows the populist party’s downturn continues and the government would…

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Posted on 14. Nov, 2016 in: News

DPP linked to new EU funding scandal

MELD(Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy), the eurosceptic organisation at the centre of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) EU fraud scandal, purchased 70,000 pens to the value of DKK486,000 (€70,400) over a two…

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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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