Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

DPP calls on police to enforce Burka Ban

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has accused the police of being too soft on ‘Burka ban’ transgressors. The DPP is usually a faithful supporter of the police through thick and thin but party…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

Government drops digital voting, fears Russian hacking

The threat of Russian intervention in the next Danish general election has led to the government pulling the plug on electronic voting technology. Over the past two decades successive governments have considered replacing…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

Syrian refugees refuse to return home

Only 3% of the 4,500 refugees granted temporary shelter in Denmark since 2015, mainly Syrians, have returned home. Despite international reports that more than half a million Syrians have moved back to their…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers disappear

2,835 failed asylum seekers have gone missing, new National Police figures show. News Radio 24/7 reports that although most have probably left the country there are many who are ‘living underground’ in Denmark….

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

Submarine Slayer trial takes dramatic turn

Submarine Slayer Peter Madsen’s High Court appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall was abandoned Friday after a juror collapsed during closing remarks. Madsen, 47, had appealed…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

Danske Bank ignored Estonian warning

The head of the Estonian financial supervisory authority (Finantsinspektsioon) has claimed that efforts to make Danske Bank impose an effective money control system in 2014 to prevent money laundering were strongly resisted. Kilvar…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

US agencies probe Danske Bank / Denmark and Singapore conclude deals / Saxo Bank takeover / 3 minesweepers to Ukraine The U.S. authorities have widened their investigation into allegations of money laundering flows…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2018 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, September 10th – 16th 2018

Politics/Economy:  Integration Minister Inger Støjberg pleaded with colleagues to stop criticising her in public – the ruling Liberals’ policy spokeswoman, Britt Bager, citizenship spokesman, Jan E. Jørgensen, and housing spokesman, Martin Geertsen, have…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2018 in: News

Immigration policy divides ruling party

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has pleaded with party colleagues to stop criticising her in public. Jyllands-Posten reports how at a recent stormy meeting of Liberal MPs, Ms Støjberg confronted new policy spokeswoman, Britt…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2018 in: News

Russian embassy denounces fake news advice for students

Russia’s Embassy in Copenhagen has denounced teaching material produced by Denmark’s Institute for International Studies (DIIS) that instructs students how to identify Russian fake news and misinformation. In a play on words, Wednesday,…

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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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