Posted on 14. Jun, 2018 in: News

UN High Commissioner in Copenhagen: ‘Restrictive asylum policies marginalise refugees’

The refugee situation topped the agenda when UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi was in Copenhagen this week for talks with Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen, Development Aid Minister Ulla Tørnæs, and Integration…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2018 in: News

Denmark the final hold-out on Nord Stream 2

Denmark is the last country in Europe that has failed to green light the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2  pipeline after the Swedish government approved the project that will carry Russian gas…

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Posted on 14. Jun, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Ørsted sheds Dutch power plant in move towards green energy / Carlsberg to go public in India Ørsted, formerly DONG, has signed a deal to sell its 50 percent ownership of gas-fired power…

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

Integration minister defends asylum kids policy

Hard-line Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has rejected calls to improve conditions for children at the Sjælsmark Transit Centre, north of Copenhagen. Opposition parties had summoned the minister to a parliamentary consultation, Tuesday, to…

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

Løkke welcomes Trump’s diplomacy

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen welcomed the joint statement signed by Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, Tuesday, as a ‘diplomatic breakthrough’ but offered a note of caution. After the two leaders offered…

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

PM embarrassed by cocaine selfie

Lars Løkke Rasmussen has been embarrassed by a photo in which he’s seen standing between two young men, one of whom is holding a small bag of cocaine above the prime minister’s head….

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

Transport Minister: Muslim bus drivers are no safety threat

Fasting Muslim bus drivers pose no threat to public safety, Transport Minister Ole Birk Olesen said yesterday in an official response to the Social Democrats’ integration spokesman Mattias Tesfaye. After Integration Minister Inger…

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

Culture minister’s World Cup trip ‘a show of support for Putin’s propaganda’

Culture Minister Mette Bock (LA) has been accused of supporting Vladimar Putin’s propaganda by travelling to Russia to watch Denmark play in the World Cup that gets underway tomorrow. Ms Boch’s decision has…

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

Defence minister: Trump’s tariffs will have no effect on Danish defence spending

Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen isn’t concerned that the furore surroundig President Trump’s threat to impose tarrifs on the EU will affect Denmark’s plan to invest heavily in American defence technologies. Speaking to…

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Posted on 13. Jun, 2018 in: News

Faroes push for free trade deal with Russia

Despite Denmark’s cool relationship with Russia right now, the Faroe Islands, a Danish dependency, are targeting a free trade deal with Moscow next year to cement their place as Russia’s biggest foreign supplier…

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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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