Posted on 06. Jan, 2025 in: News

Greenland’s independence bid stirs debate over Danish authority

A debate is unfolding over whether Greenland can legally declare independence if Danish lawmakers refuse to let go. Following Prime Minister Mute Egede’s New Year Speech in which he reaffirmed his ambition for…

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Posted on 06. Jan, 2025 in: News

Panama Papers have yielded no criminal charges

After shelling out DKK 6m ($840,000) for the infamous Panama Papers in 2016 a Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) investigation has failed to result in any criminal charges. The leaked documents contained over 11.5…

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Posted on 06. Jan, 2025 in: News

Mink farming comeback

Four years after 15-17 million minks were culled and 1,400 farms shut down to prevent COVID-19 mutations the industry is making a comeback. Fifteen farms, mostly in West and North Jutland, now house…

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Posted on 06. Jan, 2025 in: News

Minister heads to China to bolster research partnerships

Education and Research Minister Christina Egelund has arrived in China to explore opportunities and challenges in strengthening the Denmark-China partnership. The two countries have worked together for 75 years and China has become…

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Posted on 06. Jan, 2025 in: News

Royal family shifts investments away from oil companies 

The Royal Family has moved its charitable funds away from oil companies with a poor public green image. The adjustment was made in 2024 but has now been confirmed by the Royal House’s…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2025 in: News

While you were away – a roundup of the Christmas news, 16/12/24 – 5/1/25

Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen painted a bleak view of the world in her New Year address to the nation,  highlighting ‘Europe’s precarious state, the most critical since World War 2.’  In his…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2025 in: News

UN raises Danish flag as Denmark joins Security Council

Denmark officially assumed a seat on the United Nations Security Council, Thursday, following a ceremony at the U.N. headquarters in New York where the Danish flag was raised in recognition of Denmark’s two-year…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2025 in: News

UN Ambassador: Denmark hoping for influence

Ahead of Denmark officially joining the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, Denmark’s U.N. Ambassador Christina Lassen spoke to the press about the extensive preparations behind the country’s membership. “We are as ready…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2025 in: News

Greenland PM ready to push for independence

Amidst all the speculation about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sizing up a new bid for Greenland the Arctic nation’s prime minister, Mute Egede has offered a clear indication that his country wants to…

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Posted on 03. Jan, 2025 in: News

Liberal MP: Trump’s bid could liberate Greenland

While most lawmakers have dismissed Donald Trump’s renewed bid to buy Greenland the Liberals’ (Venstre) legal affairs spokesman, Preben Bang Henriksen, has said he fails to understand the outrage. In an op-ed piece…

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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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