Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Election 2019: Opposition on course for comfortable victory

With less than two months to the deadline for a general election a new poll shows Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is going to have to make a last-minute comeback to retain power….

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

DKK218m in child support sent abroad

12.196 EU nationals sent home a collective DKK218m ($63m) in Danish child benefit last year, a new report by social payments agency Udbetaling Danmark shows. A cross-party parliamentary majority has branded the massive…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

DKK5bn drop in migration spending

Denmark’s total migration-related spending has decreased by DKK5bn (€660m) as more non-western immigrants have found work, the latest Finance Ministry figures show. It’s the third year in row spending on immigrants and refugees…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Sri Lanka tragedy for Danish billionaire

Denmark’s richest man lost three children in the Sri Lanka attacks, Easter Sunday. A spokesman for Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Bestseller clothing empire, confirmed three of the billionaire’s children were among…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Queen sends personal message to Sri Lanka

Queen Margrethe expressed her sympathy and condolences for the victims of the Sri Lanka terror attack in a personal message to President Maithripala Sirisena. Her Majesty wrote: “Deeply shocked to learn about the…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Pop star underpaid Lithuanian workers

One of Denmark’s most famous pop stars has invested millions in a Copenhagen construction project employing underpaid migrant workers. TV2 reports how Rasmus Seebach and two co-investors paid seven Lithuanian labourers no more…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

EU clears Danish watchdog

The EU’s financial watchdog, The European Banking Authority (EBA), has cleared its counterparts in Denmark and Estonia of any wrongdoing in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Ahead of the Easter break the…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2019 in: News

Pre-Easter news in brief

For those who’ve been away here’s a brief round-up of the pre-Easter news: 23 people were detained following an anti-fascist riot in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen where Muslim provocateur  Rasmus Paludan staged…

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Posted on 17. Apr, 2019 in: News

23 detained after Nørrebro riot

23 people have so far been detained following the anti-fascist riot in Nørrebro, Sunday evening, when Muslim provocateur  Rasmus Paludan staged a protest in the immigrant-dominated district. Copenhagen police said the detainees, mostly…

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Posted on 16. Apr, 2019 in: News

Employment minister intervenes in Solesi case

A conflict between Italian construction company Solesi and Danish trade unions could set a disturbing precedent if it is not resolved, a government minister has said. In a letter to the European Commission,…

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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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