Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

Parties back aid deal for Africa to stop migrant influx

Parties on both sides of the aisle would support a move to send financial aid to Africa to help stop the flow of migrants. Gerald Knaus, director of the European Stability Initiative think tank and architect of…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

India pushes for extradition of arms dealer

The Indian government has moved a step closer to securing the extradition of arms dealer Niels Holck from Denmark, India news sources report. Niels Holck, known under the alias of Kim Davey in India,…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

Local politician: Islamic State is controlled by Zionists

A local Muslim politician has been forced to step down following a controversial Zionist outburst. Seyit Ahmet Özkan, a member of Ishøj’s town council since 1993, has been excluded by his own party,…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

Islam critic gets apology for racist slur

Controversial Islam critic Lars Hedegaard has dropped a threatened lawsuit against an 80-year-old pensioner who called him a ‘super racist’ on Facebook. Mr Hedegaard, who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a Muslim gunman in…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

19 countries competing to host EMA

Denmark is facing stiff competition from 18 other EU countries to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA) once Brexit is complete. The government delivered its bid shortly ahead of the deadline, Monday night, highlighting…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

Danish military has too many officers, not enough privates

The Danish military has ‘too many chiefs and not enough indians’, according to a top-ranking officer. Ahead of upcoming political negotiations to draft a new defence bill, Rear Admiral Nils Wang, head of the Royal Danish Defence Academy,…

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Posted on 02. Aug, 2017 in: News

63-year-old beggar deported

A 63.year-old Romanian woman has been jailed for 20 days, with deportation to follow, after being found guilty of begging. After handing down the sentence a judge at Copenhagen District Court called street…

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Posted on 01. Aug, 2017 in: News

Parties split on US-Russia diplomacy dispute

The diplomatic squabble between the USA and Russia has divided parties at Christiansborg. After President Vladimir Putin ordered the US to cut staff at its diplomatic mission in Russia to 755, the Conservatives’ Naser…

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Posted on 01. Aug, 2017 in: News

House speaker urges New Conservatives to ‘get real’

Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard has urged the anti-immigrant New Conservatives to cooperate with other parties instead of constantly attacking them. The ex-Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader said she’s constantly amazed at…

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Posted on 01. Aug, 2017 in: News

After multi-billion losses, SKAT spends DKK100m on new logo

The scandal-hit Tax Department (SKAT) is spending DKK100m to update its logo when the agency is split up into seven new regional administrations. The government has cut 4,000 jobs at SKAT since 2006…

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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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