Posted on 04. Aug, 2020 in: News

DPP leader denies division with heir apparent

Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has denied speculation about political differences with newly appointed deputy, Morten Messerchmidt, who commentators believe is being lined up to take over his job. The under-pressure…

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Posted on 04. Aug, 2020 in: News

Hush-hush probe into Military Intelligence

The Danish military’s spy agency – Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE) – is under investigation by the Oversight Board (TET), the intelligence community’s ’watchdog.’ The probe was announced in a press release by TET, Monday,…

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Posted on 04. Aug, 2020 in: News

High-ranking officer defied stripper ban

Despite a Defence Ministry ban on striptease shows at military bases the head of the Royal Danish Navy Frogman Corps has been caught on video enjoying a lap dance from a stripper. The…

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Posted on 04. Aug, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Weekend spike in infections….Weekly figures hit 2-month high…..Commuters avoid face masks….. There were 207 new corona cases over the weekend as the infection rate continued its upward trend, the latest National Serum Institute…

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Tour de France’s Copenhagen start postponed until 2022

The prestigious Tour de France’s Grand Depart from Copenhagen, scheduled for summer 2021, has been pushed back a year to 2022 to avoid a clash with Euro 2020 matches in the capital, postponed…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2020 in: News

New Turkish report highlights Danish Islamophobia

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has strongly condemned a new report by the pro-government Turkish think-tank SETA that characterises Denmark as a ’country that legislates against Muslims.’ The EU-funded report charts the rise of…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2020 in: News

Busy season for parliament as MPs struggle to rebuild economy

Danish lawmakers are facing a hectic autumn when parliament reopens as the corona crisis continues to cast a dark shadow over the economy. Berlingske reports how, as emergency business aid packages are phased…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2020 in: News

DPP boss brushes off leadership threat

Under-pressure Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has dismissed speculation about a leadership challenge from the party’s popular EU spokesman Morten Messerschmidt. Ahead of the DPP’s summer conference that gets underway…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2020 in: News

About-turn on face masks

Just two days after stating there’s no reason to wear a face mask in Denmark the Danish Health Authority (DHA) made an about turn, Friday, by recommending the use of masks on public…

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Posted on 03. Aug, 2020 in: News

Corona cluster in Ringsted

Ringsted, 65 kilometres from Copenhagen in mid-Zeeland, has become the new epicentre for the coronavirus in this country. Since the first employee at the local Danish Crown slaughterhouse tested positive one week ago…

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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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