Posted on 01. Feb, 2018 in: News

PM: I have the right to a private life too

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen defended his right to a ‘private life’ during two hours of questioning about his links to fishing industry ‘quota kings’ yesterday. At a parliamentary consultation the PM was…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2018 in: News

Social Democrats vow to keep digging into ‘favours for fish’ affair

The opposition will continue to probe Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s links to so-called fishing industry ‘quota kings’ despite his repeated denials at yesterday’s parliamentary hearing of any wrongdoing. The Social Democrat’s policy…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2018 in: News

Løkke reported to police

A retired civil servant reported Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to the police yesterday for violating section 144 of the criminal code, better known as the bribery law, which states it’s a criminal…

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Denmark could be sidelined as Germany approves Russian pipeline

Russia’s Nordstream 2 project moved a step closer to reality yesterday when the German authorities granted a construction and operation permit for the planned pipeline through Germany’s territorial waters. According to Nord Stream…

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EU: Denmark has violated military purchasing agreement

The EU has accused Denmark of breaking the rules by demanding contract offsets when purchasing tanks and armoured vehicles for the Danish military. According to an EU Commission ruling, companies can’t demand ‘counter…

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Italian consortium gets green light to build new bridge

The National Roads Authority (Vejdirektoratet) has been given the political go-ahead to sign a contract with the Italian consortium that won the tender to build the new Storstrøm Bridge that will connect Zealand with…

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Posted on 01. Feb, 2018 in: News

Positive cancer figures for health sector

The cancer survival rate in this country has improved considerably. A new international comparison by the British Lancet, the world’s leading independent general medical journal, shows that for most cancers Denmark is closing…

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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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