Posted on 19. Jul, 2017 in: News

Russia fined in ‘Danish’ Greenpeace mission

A tribunal in The Hague has fined Russia DKK40.5m (€5.4m) for the illegal capture of a Greenpeace ship in 2013, which led to a Danish activist being detained for months. The Arctic Sunrise,…

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Posted on 19. Jul, 2017 in: News

EU approves bank’s rescue plan

Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has granted the Vestjysk Bank regulatory approval for a restructuring plan which includes Danish private investors buying the government’s 81.5 percent stake in the bank and refocusing…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

New twist in child bride affair: Young girls lied

A number of Muslim child brides could be facing deportation after it was revealed they lied about their age on arrival in Denmark to improve their application for asylum. 6 out of 32…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

Deadbeat dads owe the state DKK8bn

The ruling Liberals have vowed to crack down on ‘deadbeat dads’ after it was revealed that the state is owed DKK8bn in unpaid child support. After a divorce or separation, fathers, or mothers,…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

Former Minister: Pia Kjærsgaard abuses speaker role

Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard isn’t fit to lead parliament, according to former cabinet minister Britta Schall Holberg who in a hard-hitting op-ed piece in Politiken accuses the ex-Danish People’s Party (DDP)…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

EU denies wolf shooting appeal

The EU has ruled the Danish parliament doesn’t have the right to allow the growing number of wolves in this country to be shot. A political majority and the agricultural sector want to…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

Carsberg promotes new ‘draft beer’ party

A new political party, with the sole aim of promoting draft beer, is nothing more than ‘concealed advertising’ for beer giant Carlsberg and also illegal, marketing experts claim. On its website, the ‘Draft…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

Danish artist ‘sells’ British homeless

Provocative Danish artist Kristian von Hornsleth has created a stir in the UK by fitting homeless people with trackers and putting them up for sale like ‘real life Pokemon’. The British Daily Mail…

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Posted on 18. Jul, 2017 in: News

Producer price rise

The producer price index rose 0.5 percent year-over-year in June, much slower than the 4.0 percent climb in May. The index, which measures the average change over time in the selling prices received…

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Posted on 17. Jul, 2017 in: News

Løkke was ready to quit in 2014

Lars Løkke Rasmussen told his wife he was ready to quit as Liberal leader ahead of an internal crisis meeting in 2014 where he was faced with charges of expense account abuse. In…

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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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