Posted on 23. Mar, 2016 in: News

Red/Greens: Punishing imams is thought control

The Red/Green Alliance has dismissed the Danish People’s Party’s proposals to strip hate preachers of their Danish citizenship and limit religious freedom as ‘thought control’ and ‘undemocratic’. The proposals already have the backing…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2016 in: News

UN praise for religious freedom in Denmark but ‘room for improvement

Denmark has received praise from the UN for the extent of religious freedom in this country but warned that there’s still room for improvement. After concluding a nine-day fact-finding mission the UN’s Special…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2016 in: News

Retail sales down

Leading economists expressed concern yesterday after Denmark’s retail sales decreased in February following modest growth the previous month, largely led by a slump in clothing sales. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark showed…

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Posted on 23. Mar, 2016 in: News

Danish icon could become Chinese

World renowned Bang & Olufsen could soon be owned by a rich Chinese investor, Qi Jianhong, owner of the Danish luxury home electronics company’s distribution partner Sparkle Roll Group Ltd, From Bloomberg News: …

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2016 in: News

Political majority aiming to limit religious freedom

A cross-party political majority is preparing to pass legislation that would allow the authorities to strip ‘hate preachers’ of their citizenship. The Danish People’s Party will put two wide-reaching proposals on the table…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2016 in: News

Tax Minister: Jobless need more incentive to work

A new Tax Ministry study shows that although many welfare recipients have been given a greater incentive to work since 2013, there’s still a lot more to be done to encourage the unemployed…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2016 in: News

Asylum applications hit new low

Just 89 people applied for asylum in this country over the past week, the lowest figure since temporary border control was imposed at the start of January. A total of 2,727 refugees have…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2016 in: News

Muslim poet in shooting incident

Radical 20-year-old Muslim poet Yahya Hassan has been charged with shooting a 17-year-old male youth. Hassan, the son of Palestinian immigrants who fled from Lebanon in the 1980’s, has sold more than 100,000…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2016 in: News

Ex-DPP chairman celebrates ex-PM’s death

Danish People’s Party (DPP) leadership has distanced itself from a former local constituency chairman who yesterday celebrated the death of former prime minister Anker Jørgensen and compared him to Hitler. While politicians joined…

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Posted on 22. Mar, 2016 in: News

Consumers lack confidence

Consumer confidence fell for a third straight month in March to its lowest level in five months, survey data from Statistics Denmark revealed Monday. The monthly survey asks a cross section of the…

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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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