Posted on 14. Jan, 2018 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, January 8th – January 14th 2018      

Politics/Economy:  Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen backed down in the tax vs. immigration battle with the Danish People’s Party (DPP) – he said the government will scale back its tax-cut plan to get…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

Minister: Deportation policy was a mistake

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has acknowledged that the forced deportation of 7 seriously ill refugees seeking humanitarian residence in Denmark was a mistake. During a parliamentary consultation,Thursday, Ms Støjberg admitted that her ministry…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

Opposition questions Støjberg’s integrity

Opposition politicians have accused Integration Minister Inger Støjberg of trying to brush off responsibility for the controversy surrounding the deportation process for seriously ill refugees onto ministry officials After yesterday’s hearing, when Ms…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

LA leader brushes off calls to step down

Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Anders Samuelsen has rejected calls from party insiders to step down, one day after offering an unreserved apology for the breakdown in tax reform negotiations. The Foreign Minister has…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

LA in crisis

The Liberal Alliance is in deep trouble. Amidst calls for party leader Anders Samuelsen to step down following the tax cuts fiasco, a new YOUGov poll for free daily MetroXpress shows the junior…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

DPP calls for further cuts in refugee benefits

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) wants to make Denmark as unattractive as possible for refugees with stricter immigration policies that will hit their finances. To reduce the number of refugees and immigrants heading…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

Greenland, Denmark agree to clean up U.S. scrap

Denmark and Greenland have reached agreement regarding the clean-up of U.S. military installations that were left to rust in the arctic after the Cold War. Greenland Premier Kim Kielsen and Minister for the Environment…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

Another hate preacher added to government’s blacklist

Another alleged hate preacher has been banned from Denmark. Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said on Facebook, Thursday, that Canadian preacher Mazin Abdul-Adhim has been added to the government’s ‘blacklist’ of preachers barred from…

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Posted on 12. Jan, 2018 in: News

Formula One boss optimistic about Danish Grand Prix

Following a visit to Denmark, Formula One boss Chase Carey has backed a business consortium’s plans to hold the first Danish Grand Prix in 2020. After meetings with mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen…

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Posted on 11. Jan, 2018 in: News

Social Democrats smell blood

The Social Democrats have urged the prime minister to resign and call a general election following the collapse of the government’s tax reform negotiations with the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The opposition party’s…

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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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