Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Turkey dispute isn’t over yet warns PM

The prisoner dispute with Turkey definitely isn’t over yet, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt warned yesterday after the Turkish authorities confirmed that the 26-year-old Danish national suspected of trying to kill Islam critic Lars…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Foreign Minister: ‘I don’t want to appear like Comical Ali’

Although Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard is in no doubt that Denmark needs to react strongly against Turkey in the released prisoner affair, he acknowledged yesterday that there’s little chance of getting more information…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Expert condemns ‘abnormal’ Turkish behaviour

The manner in which Turkey has abused the convention on prisoner exchange is ‘unheard of and without precedent in Europe’, a Danish expert claimed yesterday after the Turkish authorities confirmed the release of…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Russia set to tighten ban on Danish pork today

Russia is set to impose tougher import measures on a number of countries, including Denmark, who imposed sanctions in the wake of the Ukraine crisis. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) writes…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Thorning backtracks on immigration restrictions

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has dismissed accusations that she’s exaggerated the expected impact of the government’s proposals to tighten immigration legislation. Coalition partners, the Social Liberals, have distanced themselves from the proposals by stating…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Copenhagen – green and gay

Copenhagen has been named the most gay-friendly place on the planet by global travel guide Lonely Planet. From Lonely Planet: Denmark may be the home of Lego and at the forefront of New…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

North Sea cash boost

Denmark has received a record number of applications for oil and gas permits in its latest North Sea licensing round. The Danish Energy Agency said it had received 25 applications from 15 companies by…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2014 in: News

Gender equality in politics, but not business

Women play an equal role in the political arena throughout the Nordic region, but when it comes to business the playing field isn’t that level. Of nearly 100 publicly traded Nordic companies – a list…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2014 in: News

Social Liberals: Restrictive policy won’t reduce refugee numbers

Coalition partners, the Social Liberals, have again distanced themselves from the government’s immigration policy by stating that most Syrian refugees won’t be affected by the proposals to limit the number of asylum seekers…

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Posted on 20. Oct, 2014 in: News

Denmark accepts more Syrian refugees than 15 other EU countries combined

Over the past 22 months Denmark has accepted more Syrian refugees than 15 other EU countries combined, new figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, show. Senior researcher Ninna Nyberg Sørensen 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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