Posted on 27. Nov, 2024 in: News

Voters desert coalition partners

Support for the government is at an all-time low. A new Voxmeter poll for Ritzau shows the ruling Social Democrats/Liberal(Venstre)/Moderates coalition would win no more than 32.4% of the vote and only 58…

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Posted on 27. Nov, 2024 in: News

PM: Denmark supports arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Denmark fully supports the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mette Frederiksen said during parliamentary question time, Tuesday. In a direct response to the Red/Greens’ Palle Dragsted,…

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Posted on 27. Nov, 2024 in: News

Hamas stored weapons in Denmark

Terrorist organisation Hamas is suspected of maintaining a secret weapons cache in Denmark, part of a Europe-wide arms network intended for potential attacks on Jewish institutions. According to an indictment by Germany’s Federal…

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Posted on 27. Nov, 2024 in: News

Historic first for simultaneous interpretation in Parliament

Simultaneous interpretation was used for the first time on Tuesday in Parliament, enabling Greenlandic MP Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam to address the chamber in her native language. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hailed the move as…

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Posted on 27. Nov, 2024 in: News

Doctors sound alarm over heavy drinking culture

Leading doctors have called for a ban on alcohol sales after 22.00 in a bid to stop binge drinking, particularly amongst young people. The proposal is part of the Danish Medical Association’s (DMA)…

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Posted on 27. Nov, 2024 in: News

Residency legislation for Ukrainians extended until 2026

The ‘special residency law’ for Ukrainian refugees has been extended until March 2026. A resolution passed yesterday by a nearly unanimous parliamentary majority will ensure that displaced Ukrainians have continued access to work,…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2024 in: News

Diplomatic moves in Chinese ship affair

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed it’s in ‘ongoing dialogue’ with the ‘most involved’ countries regarding the Chinese bunker ship that’s been anchored in Danish waters for the past six days. The Yi Peng…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2024 in: News

Liberal leader declines to back PM

Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has said he won’t be backing any candidate for prime minister at the next general election. In a radio call-in show the deputy prime minister said he’s…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2024 in: News

Child poverty climbing despite economic growth

Child poverty is on the rise despite years of economic growth. A new study by the Kraka think tank shows  47,000 children in Denmark were living in poverty in 2022, 10% more than…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2024 in: News

Ex-Liberal leader gets top business job

Former defence minister and Liberal leader, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, has been appointed deputy director of the Danish Chamber of Commerce (Dansk Erhverv) where he will work under former political rival, CEO Brian Mikkelsen. The…

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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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