Posted on 17. Sep, 2020 in: News

Police spend DKK127m protecting anti-Muslim leader: ‘The cost of freedom’ says Paludan

Police protection for Rasmus Paludan, head of the far-right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party has so far cost the state DKK127m ($20.1m). Documents obtained by tabloid daily BT under the freedom of information…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2020 in: News

Climate Minister welcomes EU’s ambition – with reservations

Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (S) has welcomed the EU Commission’s new target of a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 but warned there’s still a long way to go before it’s…

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Posted on 17. Sep, 2020 in: News

U.S. Ambassador pushes Greenland agenda again – ‘Russia is on the offensive’

U.S Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has repeated her claim that Greenland is part of North America. In an interview with right-wing news website, the Daily Signal, the ambassador says the U.S. works very,…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

Bars, restaurants to close at 10pm

Bars, cafes, and restaurants in Copenhagen will be forced to close at 10pm every night from tomorrow following a significant increase in the number of corona cases. The reproduction rate, which indicates how…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

Restaurants facing bankruptcy after government clamps down

Restaurant owners have warned of a ’wave of bankruptcies’ after the government imposed a 10pm shut-down order on the ‘nightlife’ sector following a surge in infections amongst young people. Anders Aagaard, owner of…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

Analyst: Mette’s losing it

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s wave of popularity since the outbreak of the corona epidemic in March is slowly ebbing out, according to leading political analyst Henrik Qvortrup. The PM’s handling of the crisis…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

PM defends Foreign Minister against Me Too accusations

Prime Minister has come to the defence of her beleaguered Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod who’s at the centre of a ‘Me Too’ storm for having sex with a 15-year-old girl at a Social…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

Denmark loses human rights case

Denmark has suffered a defeat at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which ruled yesterday that keeping a mentally ill man strapped to a restraint bed in hospital for a long period…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

Prince to start work in Paris after recovering from blood clot

Prince Joachim has recovered after suffering a blood clot on the brain and is ready to assume his new role as Denmark’s defence attaché at the Danish Embassy in Paris. The Royal House…

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Posted on 16. Sep, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Pension industry challenges government on early retirement plan….Electric car sales surge in August….. Insurance and Pension Denmark CEO, Kent Damsgaard, has called on the government to explain why it intends to fund its…

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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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