Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Ex-ambassador warned of ‘Helle threat’

Former US Ambassador Denmark James P. Cain spent Wednesday trying to play down the significance of the Danish WikiLeaks revelations. After implying, Tuesday, that some of the 297 yet to be released documents…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Should Løkke have gone to Mexico?

Opinion is divided about Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s decision not to attend the COP-16 Climate Conference in Cancún, Mexico. Social Liberal leader Margarethe Vestager said she was disappointed to hear that Denmark…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Troops expose 13-year-old to torture threat

Danish troops in Afghanistan have handed over a 13-year-old boy to the local Afghan security forces, despite constant reports of prisoners being tortured and abused. According to documents obtained by left-leaning daily Information,…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Left wing opposition to air marshals

Parliament’s two most left-wing parties have come out against the government’s plan to place armed guards on planes. Minister of Justice Lars Barfoed’s announcement, Wednesday, that the government has entered into an agreement…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Parliament decides over church says Birthe

Birthe Rønn Hornbech has inflamed ecclesiastical passions by claiming that parliament could force the national church to introduce a marriage ritual for homosexual couples. During a joint council of parliament’s church committee, Ms…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Immigration laws work

The government and DPP’s strict immigration legislation has proved to be extremely effective. New Integration Ministry figures reveal that since the law was changed on June 1st, when a points system replaced the…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Ten million to stop drugs, terrorists

Denmark is to give DKK10m to combat drug smuggling and cross-border terrorism along the Afghan-Tadzik border. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen, who is currently attending the OESC (Organization for Security and Co-operation…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

2bn dollar helicopter deal

Denmark is close to signing a multimillion dollar contract to purchase 12 Sea Hawk helicopters for the Danish Navy. The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has informed the US Congress that the…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in: News

Snow, snow,snow…

A snowstorm has paralysed south-east Denmark where the local police have advised motorists to avoid driving and work from home if possible. The Copenhagen region was also hit by snow, but not as…

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Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 in: News

Skilled workers don’t feel welcome

While politicians continue to claim that Denmark needs skilled immigrants to sustain the current level of welfare, a new informal survey shows that nearly half of all highly-educated foreign residents don’t feel welcome…

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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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