Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Russian spies tried to recruit Danish MP

Russian intelligence agents allegedly attempted to recruit Danish People’s Party MP Marie Krarup. News Radio 24/7 reports how officials from Russia’s military intelligence agency, GRU, and the Federal Security Service (FSB) made contact with the pro-Russia…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Ban on mosque funding could provoke new diplomatic crisis

The government’s move to outlaw foreign donations to mosques and other religious institutions in this country could spark off a new diplomatic crisis, experts have warned. Parliament passed an anti-extremism bill in 2016 but…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Aid organisations warn against new refugee policy for Syrians

Oxfam and other aid organisations have warned Denmark against sending Syrian refugees back to their own country before there’s more clarification of the security situation. Following a report  by the Danish Refugee Council…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

100,000 voters desert Liberal Alliance

The Liberal Alliance has lost more than 50,000 voters to its coalition partners, the Conservatives and Liberals. A new study by campaign researcher Professor Kasper Møller Hansen of Copenhagen University shows the business-friendly…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

U.S. Ambassador knocks $11 million off LA mansion

U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has reduced the asking price of her Bel-Air mansion to $25.8 million, down from last year’s $37 million, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the real…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Food, dairy companies make green comittment

Denmark’s biggest food and dairy companies have laid out plans to significantly reduce their carbon footprint by 2030. Arla, the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia, is working on a plan to…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Manchester linked to Aarhus, Aalborg

The north-England city of Manchester, home of football giants City and United, as well as world-famous music groups such as Oasis and the Smiths, has signed a ‘cultural agreement’ with Denmark’s 2nd and…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Financial watchdog to get increased powers to crack down on money laundering

The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) could soon be allowed to impose direct fines on banks without going through a lengthy court process, part of the government’s crackdown on money laundering. In an interview…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

EU approves North Sea deal /Royal boost for Greenland business / Bedding chain spreads throughout Europe… The European Commission has approved a dealt that allows Total to buy out Chevron Denmark, giving the…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2019 in: News

Election 2019: The unstoppable Ms Frederiksen

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen is heading for the prime minister’s office at full speed but nobody in the Social Democrats is willing to predict victory just yet. In an op-ed piece in Berlingske,…

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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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