Posted on 16. Jul, 2018 in: News

Russian ‘money chaser’ files complaint in Denmark

London-based businessman Bill Browder , a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin who claims to have lost millions of dollars to Russian criminals, has filed a criminal complaint against Danske Bank.  As CEO of investment fund…

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Posted on 16. Jul, 2018 in: News

Pension fund pulls Danske Bank investment

MP Pension, the 10th largest pension fund in Denmark, has frozen its investments in Danske Bank in the wake of the  money laundering scandal. The fund, which holds shares in Danske Bank worth…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

Defence Minister has problems figuring out Trump

Sometimes it’s difficult to work out whether Donald Trump is conducting international policy or running for election, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said last night after the U.S. President had spent two days…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

Løkke refuses to offer NATO guarantee

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he had made it ‘very clear’ to President Trump at the Brussels NATO summit that Denmark can’t guarantee it will live up to the 2% of GDP…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

DPP backs Russian pipeline: ‘Trump is a spoiled brat’

The government and its parliamentary backer, the Danish People’s Party (DPP), are divided on the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project that requires parliamentary approval to pass through Danish territorial waters. At the now…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

Støjberg: Asylum problem ‘untenable’

After an informal meeting of interior and immigration ministers from 28 European nations in Innsbruck, Austria, Thursday, Denmark’s Inger Støjberg said there was unanimous agreement that current asylum policy isn’t working but disagreement…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

EU forecasts economic turbulence

The European Commission has warned that a trade war would hit Denmark particularly hard. In its Summer 2018 Interim Economic Forecast, published Thursday, the Commission writes that, fundamentally, the economy is performing well but notes…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

Gangs cost society DKK315m annually

Gang related crime isn’t just dangerous, it’s also costly. A new Justice Ministry study of registered gang members, the first of its kind in this country, estimates the costs to society at around…

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Posted on 13. Jul, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Norwegian Air expands at Copenhagen airport / Devil of a deal for Vestas / Energy agreement with Serbia Norwegian Air is to hire 80 new pilots to extend the number of long-haul flights…

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Posted on 12. Jul, 2018 in: News

Defence Minister: Trump rules by fear

Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has characterised Donald Trump’s style of leadership as ‘management by fear’ and at the same time queried the USA’s methods of calculating military expenditure. He said the government…

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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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