Posted on 08. Feb, 2019 in: News

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Summer boost for Carsberg / Vestas profit down / ATP loses on investments Brewing giant Carslberg enjoyed a 3% increase in sales last year, boosted by the tropical summer in Europe,  the World…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2019 in: News

Jihadists could return to Denmark

Denmark could be forced to accept Danish foreign fighters taken prisoner while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria. As Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen arrived in Washington DC, Wednesday, to attend the annual…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2019 in: News

Another prime minister accused in war report

Anders Fogh Rasmussen isn’t the only prime minister to have sent Denmark to war on a false premise – Berlingske reports how his predecessor, the Social Democrat Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, despatched Danish fighter…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2019 in: News

Danish Jehovah’s witness sentenced to prison in Russia

Government ministers have condemned Russia where a regional court sentenced a Danish Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison, Wednesday. 46-year-old Dennis Christensen was arrested in May 2017 after a police raid on…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2019 in: News

Government makes new move to ease work visa requirments

Despite its strict immigration policy the government is determined to make it easier for companies to recruit much-needed foreign labour. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has previously blocked moves to reduce the DKK418,000…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2019 in: News

Vestager criticised for focus on Danish lobbyists

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, renowned for her well-publicised crackdown on tax avoidance schemes by big U.S. companies such as Google, Apple, and Facebook, has come under fire herself. A report by Corporate…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2019 in: News

LA highlights green cars in push for no registration duty

The business-friendly Liberal Alliance wants to make Denmark’s sky-high car taxes an issue in the upcoming election by pushing for no duty on green cars. Although the government has exempted small and medium…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2019 in: News

Hard-hitting war report questions government’s role

Ahead of the government’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 prime minister at the time, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, was warned of the potential ‘catastrophic consequences’ but the information was never…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2019 in: News

Ex-PM denies cover-up

Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has denied concealing any crucial information ahead of his government’s decision to send Denmark to war in Iraq 16 years ago. In response to the long-awaited report…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2019 in: News

Opposition demands new war inquiry

Opposition parties have called for a new investigatory commission to probe Denmark’s participation in foreign wars, following the release of Copenhagen University’s damning report into Denmark’s role in Iraq, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. The…

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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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