Posted on 13. Mar, 2019 in: News

Frederiksen knew about youth-wing sexual abuse

Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen has admitted she was aware of allegations of sexual abuse against female members of the party’s youth wing, DSU. When directly asked by journalists, Tuesday, as to whether…

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Posted on 13. Mar, 2019 in: News

More support for sexual consent bill

Denmark could soon copy Sweden by passing a new law defining sex without consent as rape, even when there are no threats or force involved. The far-left Red/Greens failed in their original attempt…

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Posted on 13. Mar, 2019 in: News

Donors desert LA

The Liberal Alliance’s (LA) campaign war chest has shrunk considerably since the 2015 election. The business-friendly party, at one time the favourite of wealthy donors, is now hovering around the bottom on a…

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Posted on 13. Mar, 2019 in: News

Royal welcome for Chinese pandas

The two giant pandas given to Denmark as a state gift during Queen Margrethe’s visit to China in 2014 will be offered a royal welcome when they finally arrive at Copenhagen Zoo next…

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Posted on 13. Mar, 2019 in: News

Allies rally round Danske Bank

Beleagured Danske Bank finally received some good news, Tuesday, when two major shareholders declined to join a collective lawsuit against the bank. Former CEO Thomas Borgen and the bank itself are being sued…

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Posted on 13. Mar, 2019 in: News

Inflation around 1% this year

Consumer prices rose by 0.6% on an annual basis in February, slightly less than analysts’ forecast of 0.7%. The already low rate of inflation was constrained by a significantly lower rent increase than…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Russian spies tried to recruit Danish MP

Russian intelligence agents allegedly attempted to recruit Danish People’s Party MP Marie Krarup. News Radio 24/7 reports how officials from Russia’s military intelligence agency, GRU, and the Federal Security Service (FSB) made contact with the pro-Russia…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Ban on mosque funding could provoke new diplomatic crisis

The government’s move to outlaw foreign donations to mosques and other religious institutions in this country could spark off a new diplomatic crisis, experts have warned. Parliament passed an anti-extremism bill in 2016 but…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

Aid organisations warn against new refugee policy for Syrians

Oxfam and other aid organisations have warned Denmark against sending Syrian refugees back to their own country before there’s more clarification of the security situation. Following a report  by the Danish Refugee Council…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2019 in: News

100,000 voters desert Liberal Alliance

The Liberal Alliance has lost more than 50,000 voters to its coalition partners, the Conservatives and Liberals. A new study by campaign researcher Professor Kasper Møller Hansen of Copenhagen University shows the business-friendly…

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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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