Posted on 24. Oct, 2014 in: News

Islamist facing new terror charges

A notorious Danish Islamist has again been charged with inciting terrorism. 54-year-old Said Mansour, a Danish/Moroccan citizen often known as the ‘Bookseller from Brønshøj’ for his work in publishing terrorist-related material, has been…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2014 in: News

Thorning wants to see a ‘different Turkey’ in EU

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt still wants to see Turkey in the EU, but in ‘another version’ – a Turkey that respects international law and doesn’t release a suspected murderer waiting to be extradited…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2014 in: News

Deputy leader tried to topple Løkke

A new book claims that the Liberals’ deputy leader Kristian Jensen was actively lobbying for support within the party to topple Lars Løkke Rasmussen at the height of the expense account scandal earlier this…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2014 in: News

Aid cutbacks threaten Denmark’s international reputation

Aid organisations have warned that Denmark’s international reputation is at risk after the government’s announcement that it will take money appropriated for development aid to fund refugee expenditure in this country. The government…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2014 in: News

Business shorts

Consumer confidence up / Novozymes shares hit record high Confidence: Despite a drop in retail sales the consumer confidence index rose to 8.2 points in October from 7.1 points in September, the statistics office…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2014 in: News

No EU for Turkey says DPP

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called on the EU to suspend accession negotiations with Turkey. Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl yesterday urged Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt to tell her colleagues at…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2014 in: News

Turkey: Prisoner release was due to legalities

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry claims the release of the man suspected of attempting to assassinate Islam critic Lars Hedegaard was a purely legal decision and out of its hands, but believes he’s still in…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2014 in: News

10 Kurds acquitted of terror funding

A Danish court yesterday acquitted 10 men accused of terror financing for providing money to a Kurdish separatist group. In Denmark’s biggest-ever terror-funding trial, Copenhagen City Court said prosecutors failed to prove that…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2014 in: News

Danish terrorist held in Lebanon

A 19-year-old Danish citizen has been detained in Lebanon since June on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State’s terror network. According to Berlingske no formal charges have yet been lodged…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2014 in: News

3,000 asylum seekers in September

Local authorities are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing wave of asylum seekers. Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government needs to act quickly, after new figures showing that 3,000 refugees applied for…

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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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