Posted on 20. Feb, 2020 in: News

Government stops forced repatriation of Syrian refugees

The government has ruled out forcibly repatriating failed asylum seekers to Syria as Denmark will never cooperate with Præsident al-Assad and his regime, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday. After upheldig deportation orders…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2020 in: News

Foreign Minister discusses reopening of Danish embassy in Baghdad

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod held talks with his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed al-Hakim, in Baghdad, Tuesday, centering on boosting bilateral relations and the reopening of the Danish embassy in the Iraqi capital. According to…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2020 in: News

Vestager lays out EU digital strategy

Denmark’s Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s digital and competition chief, has presented the long-awaited details of an EU digital strategy that the U.S. fears will to have major consequences for technology giants such…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

China buys Danish robots to fight coronavirus…..Maersk buys US logistics firm….Butter sales boost Arla profits…. Chinese Sunay Healthcare Supply has purchased self-driving Danish disinfection robots to help hospitals in China  fight the coronavirus….

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2020 in: News

PM doubts EU budget agreement

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen remains pessimistic about EU countries reaching agreement on the long-term 2021-2027 EU budget this week. Ahead of tomorrow’s extraordinary European Council meeting, when 27 EU leaders will gather to…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2020 in: News

EU workers turn their back on Denmark

The number of migrant workers coming to Denmark has slowed considerably, leading to warnings of a labour shortage. Financial daily Børsen reports that during the last nine months of 2019 there was zero…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2020 in: News

Fewer immigrants on welfare

The number of immigrants claiming social benefits has fallen to a 16-year-low. A new study shows 29% of all non-western immigrants were living off public entitlements last year, compared to 39% in 2016,…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2020 in: News

Social fraudster gets 6-year prison sentence

Social fraudster Britta Nielsen was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, Tuesday, after Copenhagen District Court found her guilty of embezzling DKK117n ($17m) of welfare money for decades. As a high ranked employee…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2020 in: News

Social Minister: It will never happen again

Financial security procedures within the social system have been vetted and tightened so fraud on a scale with the Britta Nielsen affair can never happen again, Social Affairs Minister Astrid Krag said yesterday,…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2020 in: News

Latvia issues arrest order to halt Danish extradition

A court in Latvia has issued a European arrest order for a Latvian woman to prevent Denmark extraditing her to South Africa to face charges of kidnapping, fraud, and forgery. 46-year-old Kristine Misane…

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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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