Posted on 07. Nov, 2019 in: News

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Danish Crown inks $100 million pork deal with China / FLSmidth aims for zero emissions / Lundbeck raises outlook following strong Q3 sales…. China’s biggest food supplier, Cofco, has agreed to buy $100…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

EU-funded report: Denmark ‘Islamophobic’

A new EU-financed report that characterises Denmark as ‘Islamophobic’ and ‘non-democratic’ has been dismissed by Danish lawmakers and experts  as ‘ridiculous, foolish and a scandal’. The European Islamophobia Report 2018 by the Turkish…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

New commission to probe child brides affair

The government is preparing to set up an independent commission to investigate former immigration minister Inger Støjberg’s role in the child brides affair in which she ordered the separation of refugee couples at asylum reception…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

EU criticises Denmark for budget opposition

Gert Jan Koopman, head of the European Commission’s Budget Department, has criticised countries, including Denmark, who have voiced opposition to the EU’s proposed budget increase. Denmark has joined Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

Greenland to open trade offices in USA, China

Greenland’s governing party, Siumut, is looking to forge closer ties with the U.S. and China by opening representative offices in both countries. The country’s minister for foreign affairs, Ane Lone Bagger, said the…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

…and U.S. takes first steps to opening consulate in Greenland

The American embassy in Copenhagen is looking for local staff to man its planned consulate in Greenland that’s set to  open in Nuuk next year, Denmark’s permission withstanding, as the US expands its…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

Foreign Minister in Africa

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has arrived in Tanzania as the first step towards ‘re-thinking’ Denmark’s Africa policy. The Minister will also visit Kenya as part of the government’s move to ‘build bridges and…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2019 in: News

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Pandoro shares take a dip / Carsberg’s impressive Asia figures / Silicon Valley targets Danish expertise…. It was a bad day at the office for Pandoro Tuesday, whose share price dropped dramatically after…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

Government challenges human rights ruling allowing killer to return to Denmark

Denmark has launched an appeal against a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that, experts claim, will make it far more difficult to deport mentally-ill criminals. In 2009 Turkish…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2019 in: News

Legal experts: New laws threaten civil liberties

Leading legal experts have criticised lawmakers for compromising their democratic principles in the fight against criminality and terrorism. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye was recently granted the right to strip foreign fighters of their…

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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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