Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 in: News

Don’t be tempted by Social Liberals says SPP

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has made a last-minute appeal to left-wing supporters not to waste their vote on the Social Liberals. Although the two parties share many of the same views about…

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Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 in: News

Conservatives voted for border control – but didn’t agree with it

The Conservatives’ foreign policy spokesman, Naser Khader, has dismissed the controversial border control agreement as ‘ridiculous’ and said his party only voted for it to push through the retirement reform package. During a…

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Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 in: News

Mohammed illustrator told to leave Norway

Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard was ordered to cut short his working visit to Norway this week by Danish Intelligence (PET). Mr Westergard, who is under round the clock protection, originally claimed he came…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

Helle’s tactics were wrong

Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s nonchalant attitude during the election campaign has alienated a lot of her own party’s voters, according to leading political commentator Hans Engell, who have now moved rightwards towards the Social Liberals,…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

ROJ TV lawyer accuses Turkey of torture

Defence lawyer Bjørn Elmquist has again attacked the credibility of the Turkish witnesses the prosecution wants to call in the trial of the Copenhagen-based ROJ TV. Only one of 17 witnesses named by…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

Big countries side with Denmark

Denmark isn’t alone in its dispute with the EU about border controls. The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Spain have issued a joint statement stating very clearly that it’s member nations themselves…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

Schengen threat

The EU proposal to amend the rules for individual countries’ border controls (below) could signal the end of Denmark’s participation in the Schengen Agreement. Denmark has abided by 59 minor adjustments to the…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

Left heading for victory

With less than a day to go before the polls open, the latest Megafon poll shows the opposition has maintained its solid lead but the Socialist People’s Party, a potential government coalition partner,…

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

Helle and Villy have under-performed

Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Villy Søvndal are heading for power even though they’ve under-performed in the election campaign. A new Gallup survey shows that two opposition leaders have failed to live up to expectations….

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Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 in: News

Now Løkke flirts with Margrethe

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has signalled a last-minute cage of direction by reaching out to the Social Liberals, who are heading for their best election result for years and who ‘defected’ from…

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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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