Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in: News

Local authorities invest in corrupt states

A number of local authorities have invested in high-risk government bonds in troubled countries around the world, prompting a word of warning from the Minister of the Interior. A new survey reveals that…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in: News

Homeless foreigners create rift between DPP and government

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has been accused by its alliance allies of trying to score cheap political points by threatening to side with the opposition if the government refuses to address the…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in: News

Crimebusters to combat East European crime

The police are ready to launch a crackdown on criminals from Eastern Europe. In response to new figures showing that charges against Romanians, Poles and Lithuanians have more than doubled over the past…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in: News

We’re not all criminals says Ambassador

Rumania’s ambassador to Denmark has expressed concern that the constant media coverage of East European criminals is damaging the image of his law-abiding countrymen. Mr Alexandru Victor Micula said:   “ There are around…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in: News

Crisis could spread to Denmark

It’s feared the euro currency crisis that last week forced the EU to come up with a DKK633bn bail out for Ireland could gain in strength and spread to Denmark. As Europe struggles…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in: News

Renters thrown out

A record number of renters are being forcibly evicted from their homes because they can’t pay the rent. And according to a spokesman for Copenhagen housing association KAB, which has 50,000 rental units…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 in: News

Misogynist Sheik in Copenhagen

A controversial Imam who has proposed the death penalty for homsosexuals and described equal gender rights as a ‘delusion’ is to give a speech in Nørrebro today – for women only – about…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 in: News

DF MP gets racism rap

A Danish People’s Party MP has been found guilty of racism. Randers District Court gave the party’s spokesman on ecclesiastical affairs, Jesper Langballe, a DKK5,000 fine for an op-ed piece in Berlingske Tidende…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 in: News

Denmark gives up coal veto – shows solidarity with Germany

Denmark has given up its right to veto EU aid for unprofitable coal mines. EU member states gave DKK195bn in subsidies between 2003-2008 to help the struggling coal industry, primarily in Germany, Spain…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 in: News

Minister in toxic turnaround

Minister of the Environment Karen Ellemann has made what she calls a ‘personal political choice’ to stop a ship carrying toxic waste sailing from Australia to this country. She denied that the storm…

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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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