Posted on 06. May, 2014 in: News

SAS smeared by gossip magazine scandal

Transport Minister Magnus Heunicke has ordered an investigation into Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, after it was revealed that gossip magazine See & Hear has paid airport employees for travel information about royals and…

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Posted on 06. May, 2014 in: News

Greenland Commission to investigate Denmark’s colonial abuse

Greenland will force Denmark to confront its colonial past. During her visit to Copenhagen last week, Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond told news agency Reuters that Greenland plans to force former colonial ruler Denmark…

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Posted on 06. May, 2014 in: News

Denmark no.6 on ’mums list’

Denmark is one of the best 10 countries in the world to have a baby – with mums here safe, healthy and happy. The State of the World’s Mothers report, published today, ranks…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

US whistleblower reacts to Danish gossip magazine scandal

World-famous US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who’s currently living in asylum in Russia, has commented on the See & Hear scandal. In an open letter to Berlingske he urges Danes to demand answers from…

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Snowden’s link to Denmark

Edward Snowden’s interest in Denmark is a result of his close relationship with Danish human rights activist Peter Kofod, co-author of a letter to the British Guardian in August in which he praised Mr…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

Løkke plays tax card

Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has divided the opposition by suggesting a cut in the basic rate of income tax. The Liberals have opposed the top, punitive, rate of tax for decades but…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

Suspected assassin linked to convicted terrorist

The 26-year old male detained in Turkey on suspicion of attempting to murder Islam critic Lars Hedegaard had close links to a convicted terrorist. A former employer of the alleged assassin has told police…

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Danish EU scepticism

The ongoing discussion about welfare tourism and social benefits has provoked a shift in the Danish public’s view of the EU. In a new Megafon poll for TV2, nearly half of the electorate…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

Danish observer freed in Ukraine

Danish OSCE observer, Sergeant John Christensen, set free in Slaviansk, Ukraine, Friday, alongside six colleagues, is on his way back to Denmark. The multinational group had been detained by pro-Russian separatists since April…

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Posted on 05. May, 2014 in: News

Foreign Minister heads for Washington

Minister of Foreign Affairs Martin Lidegaard arrives in Washington DC tomorrow (Tuesday) for talks with Secretary of State John Kerry focussing on the situation in Ukraine, Syria, the Arctic Region, and climate end…

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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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