Posted on 08. Apr, 2019 in: News

DPP looks for right-wing partners at EU

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will attend a meeting of European far-right parties in Milan today hosted by Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, head of the populist League (Lega) party, who according…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2019 in: News

Local authorities demand crackdown on smoking

Local Government Denmark (Danske Regioner) has called for a 100% increase in the price of cigarettes, from 40 to 80kr, to stop the rise of smoking in this country. At the same time…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2019 in: News

One dead in gang shooting

One person was killed and at least four injured in a gang-related shooting in Rungsted, north of Copenhagen, Saturday. 22 suspects were taken into custody for questioning but 17 were later released. Police…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2019 in: News

Denmark set to ban €500 note

The European Central Bank (ECB) has urged the government to reconsider its proposed ban on the €500 note in this country, part of a wide-ranging crackdown on money laundering following the Danske Bank…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2019 in: News

Global companies decry new immigration policy

Two global companies renowned for hiring the most foreign workers in Denmark – furniture giant Ikea and cleaning and services company ISS – have publicly criticised the ‘paradigm shift’ in immigration policy that…

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Posted on 07. Apr, 2019 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, April 1st – April 7th 2019

Politics/Economy: Analysts predicted that cross-party negotiations to form a new government after the election could be lengthy, chaotic, and even end in deadlock after Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard warned he will actively resist…

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Posted on 05. Apr, 2019 in: News

Foreign Minister: Russian aggression is biggest threat since Cold War

Ahead of his arrival in Washington DC, Thursday, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen accused Russia of showing a ‘shocking contempt’ for international law by boarding Ukrainian naval vessels and harassing merchant ships in the Azov…

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Posted on 05. Apr, 2019 in: News

Russian bombers diverted from Denmark

Danish F-16s were scrambled, Wednesday, to divert two Russian bombers that had strayed too close to Danish airspace. A Defence Command spokesman confirmed to TV2 that two Russian Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ planes were ‘escorted’…

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Posted on 05. Apr, 2019 in: News

Panda diplomacy during a time of upheaval

Denmark became the latest country to become caught up in China’s panda diplomacy when ‘two furry envoys’ – Mao Sun and Xing Er – arrived in Copenhagen, Thursday, a move aimed at rubber…

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Posted on 05. Apr, 2019 in: News

PM in Greece: More funding for Frontex

Following talks with his Greece counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, in Athens, Thursday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Denmark would continue to contribute to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex,…

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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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