Posted on 09. May, 2018 in: News

SAS adheres to ‘one China’ policy

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will in future refer to Taiwan as China but dismissed accusations it has bowed down to Beijing. The company denied it was one of 36 airlines contacted by the Chinese…

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Posted on 09. May, 2018 in: News

Uber eyes return to Denmark

Controversial ride-sharing company Uber is hoping to return to Denmark after being forced to shut down last year by a new taxi law that officially outlawed carpooling services. In an interview with Politiken…

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Posted on 09. May, 2018 in: News

Denmark gives $100m to African wind energy

Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs has approved Danish co-financing of a DKK 600m ($100m) wind farm project close to Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The total investment is around DKK1.26 bn. The project…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

Welfare spending hits record-high

Public expenditure has hit an all-time high. Spending on health, education, the environment and police has risen by DKK136bn (€18bn) since the year 2000 and now stands at a record DKK1,100bn (€148bn), with…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

No citizenship for gang members

Anyone convicted of a gang related crime in the future will be permanently excluded from Danish citizenship if it’s up to the government, even if it’s only a misdemeanour. Integration Minister Inger Støjberg…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

Human rights institute questions government’s policy

The Institute for Human Rights (IHR) has called for clarification regarding the government’s citizenship policy. If Danish Intelligence (PET) considers an applicant for Danish citizenship a threat to national security he or she…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

Støjberg defends illegal immigrants

Inger Støjberg has dismissed calls to disbar anybody who employs an illegal immigrant from owning a business. The Integration Minister said the suggestion put forward by the Social Democrats and Danish People’s Party…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

DPP: Turkey doesn’t belong in NATO

It’s time to kick Turkey out of NATO, according to the Danish People’s Party (DPP). Controversial MEP Morten Messerschmidt said Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become the ‘unruly boy in the class’…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

Danes cleared of human trafficking

Two Danes charged with human trafficking in Greece were acquitted Monday. A Greek court cleared Salam Aldeen and Mohammed El-Abbassi, alongside three Spanish fire fighters, of trying to help illegal migrants enter Greece…

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Posted on 08. May, 2018 in: News

Submarine Slayer accepts verdict, appeals sentence

Convicted ‘Submarine Slayer’ Peter Madsen will not be appealing his murder conviction over the killing and dismemberment of Swedish journalist Kim Wall. In a new twist to one of the most gruesome criminal…

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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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