Posted on 24. Mar, 2021 in: News

Green car sales don’t match government’s ambition

Although the number of electric cars sold has doubled over the past 12 months there’s still a long way to reach the government’s goal of one million green cars on Danish roads by…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

Parties agree on reopening road map

After nearly 12 hours of negotiations a cross-party majority reached agreement on a long-term ‘road map’ to reopening late last night, aimed at bringing the country back to normalcy. Service sector shops such…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

Ex-Danish PM banned from China in tit-for-tat retaliation

Ex-Danish prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen was one of a number of leading European politicians banned from entering China yesterday in a tit-for-tat retaliation following the EU’s imposition of sanctions on four Chinese…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

China’s ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry

China’s ambassador to Denmark, Feng Tie, has been summoned to the Danish Foreign Ministry to explain Beijing’s ban on a number of EU lawmakers and institutions, including a former Danish prime minister. It’s…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

Islamic State recruiting young boys in Syria camp – Danish kids at risk

The Islamic State has reportedly set up a recruitment unit for boys in the al-Hol detention camp in Syria where Danish children are housed. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet reports this morning that the government…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

U.S. to supply ‘snoop’ drone for Arctic surveillance

The American MQ-9B unarmed Sky Guardian aircraft has emerged as the favourite to become Denmark’s new ‘snoop’ drone in the arctic. In February, Parliament granted the military an extra DKK1.5bn for arctic surveillance, including…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Slight spike in infections…11% vaccinated but 0.6% become infected….Government drops twice a week testing…. 772 new corona cases were reported, Monday, a slight increase, while the number of patients hospitalised by covid rose…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2021 in: News

London trial of tax scammer gets underway

The first round of Denmark’s DKK13bn ($2bn) lawsuit against alleged tax fraudster Sanjay Shah got underway in London, Monday. The Danish tax authority is trying to claw back massive tax rebates it claims…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2021 in: News

Health Ministry refuses to release crucial mink memo

The Ministry of Health has refused to hand over a ‘smoking gun’ memo showing the mink-associated variant, cluster 5, that led to the nationwide cull of Denmark’s entire mink herd, wasn’t seen as…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2021 in: News

Støjberg fuels debate: Danish kids are at home – in Syria

Ex-immigration ministry Inger Støjberg has dismissed intelligence agency warnings that Danish children in Syrian detention camps could become terrorists if they aren’t allowed to return home. Following reports that Military Intelligence (Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste…

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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-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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