Posted on 25. Jan, 2021 in: News

Foreign Minister hosts virtual climate summit

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod hosted a top-level virtual meeting, Friday, with President Biden’s specially-appointed climate envoy John Kerry, EU foreign ministers, EU High Representative Josep Borrell, and First Vice President of the European…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2021 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, January 18th – 24th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Despite a fall in infections the government warned that lockdown restrictions due to expire on February 7th may need to be extended due to the rapidly spreading. By…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

Mette shakes up her cabinet

Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has set up a new ministry and announced a ‘mini’ cabinet reshuffle. The New Ministry for the Interior and Housing will be headed by Kaare Dybvad Bek while Astrid…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

PM blasts Pfizer

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has lashed out at pharma giant Pfizer for cutting vaccine deliveries by as much as half to some EU countries. At the same time she repeated her call for…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

No support for more restrictions

Two far-reaching corona containment proposals have been dismissed by a parliamentary majority. Parties’ health spokespersons, who thought they had been invited to a meeting with Health Minister Magnus Heunicke, Thursday, to discuss new…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Lowest positivity rate since September…One week ban on Dubai flights….Homeless corona concerns…. 760 new corona cases were confirmed, Thursday, based on 114,074 tests – a positivity rate of 0.67, the lowest for nearly…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

Anti-migrant leader could be ‘kingmaker’ for opposition

The New Right (Nye Konservative) would win nearly 11% of the vote if an election was held today. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows the afar-right party, which narrowly crept into parliament…

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

Ex-PM in Trump probe

As a member of Facebook’s Oversight Board ex-Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt will be asked to decide whether to make former President Donald Trump’s ban from the world’s biggest social media site permanent….

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Posted on 22. Jan, 2021 in: News

Questions raised about pension funds’ multi-million investment in Chinese goldmine

Two of Denmark’s biggest pension funds – PKA and PFA –  have made multi-million kroner investments in companies with ownership shares in a Chinese gold mine where twelve workers who were left trapped…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2021 in: News

Parties agree on impeachment indictment

The impeachment trial of former immigration minister Inger Støjberg moved closer, Wednesday, when a parliamentary majority reached agreement on the charges she will face. The indictment, seen by tabloid daily BT, states that…

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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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