Posted on 27. May, 2020 in: News

French minister warns ‘Frugal 4’

Denmark and its allies in the ‘Frugal 4’ want the EU to lend, not give, money to countries hard-hit by the corona epidemic but their real objective is to prevent the EU’s long-term…

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Posted on 27. May, 2020 in: News

Sweden calls on Denmark to open border

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has urged Denmark to open its border to Sweden. The Minister said yesterday it’s ’understandable’ that people living in Skåne (south Sweden) are frustrated at Denmark’s stubbornness when…

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Posted on 27. May, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

No new deaths….48,000 jobs lost…. There were no new deaths from covid-19, Tuesday, as the death rate remained stable at 563 – the fourth time over the past two weeks that no fatalities…

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Posted on 27. May, 2020 in: News

Government moves to ban child bride weddings

The government has announced plans to ban religious weddings involving child brides and increase the penalty for keeping minors trapped in a marriage against their will. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said yesterday he…

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Posted on 27. May, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Retail sales make gradual comeback…6 big-name companies sign ‘groundbreaking’ wind energy deal… Retail sales surprisingly rose in April after falling in the previous month as the covid-19 pandemic halted spending. The latest Statistics…

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Posted on 26. May, 2020 in: News

Government defends ‘miserly’ loan offer to struggling states

The government has defended its rejection of France and Germany’s proposal for a €500bn European Recovery Fund following criticism of its ‘miserly’ policy. As an alternative, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden  – the…

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Posted on 26. May, 2020 in: News

Former minister backtracks – a press release is not an instruction

Calling a press release an instruction is pure nonsense, former immigration minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday on her second day of testimony to the child brides commission – even though she’s done so…

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Posted on 26. May, 2020 in: News

Right wing parties woo Inger

If the Liberals’ deputy leader Inger Støjberg is forced out of the party by the child brides controversy she’d be welcomed with open arms by parties on the right. Danish People’s Party whip,…

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Posted on 26. May, 2020 in: News

Border controls eased for separated couples

Border controls were relaxed, Monday, as the government eased coronavirus restrictions for travellers from other Scandinavian countries and Germany, providing they are visiting Denmark for a legitimate ‘purpose’. Cross-border couples separated by the…

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Posted on 26. May, 2020 in: News

MPs fight defamation charge

On the first day of the defamation trial against three leading MPs, Monday, female imam Sherin Khankan claimed that one of the accused, Denmark’s leading immigrant politician, Syrian-born Naser Khader, was ‘obssessed’ with…

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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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