Posted on 16. Oct, 2024 in: News

Anti-Islamist on trial in Sweden

Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has gone on trial in Sweden, charged with incitement after Quran-burning incidents sparked unrest in the country two years ago. In April last year Swedish police arrested five people on suspicion…

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Posted on 16. Oct, 2024 in: News

Foreign Minister lobbies for Moldova’s EU bid

Moldova joining the EU would boost Europe’s security, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday at the annual meeting of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) in Chisinau. The former prime minister acknowledged the ‘strategic…

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Posted on 16. Oct, 2024 in: News

Ex-PM ‘regrets’ failure to live up to NATO’s defence spending target

Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said he ‘regrets’ Denmark’s failure to meet NATO’s defence spending requirements during his time as prime minister. In an interview with Berlingske the former NATO Secretary General acknowledged that…

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Posted on 16. Oct, 2024 in: News

Danish voters support Kamala Harris – with exceptions

Democrat candidate for U.S. President Kamala Harris would sail into the White House if it was up to Danish voters. A new Gallup poll shows 88% of the electorate would vote for the…

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Posted on 16. Oct, 2024 in: News

City Hall wants Russian Embassy’s parking spaces

Parking spots outside the Russian Embassy in Østerbro have sparked a dispute between City Hall and the Foreign Ministry. Copenhagen’s employment and integration mayor, Jens-Kristian Lütken, has proposed that the 23 parking spaces…

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Posted on 16. Oct, 2024 in: News

Denmark leads the way in energy

Denmark is ranked number one in a global comparison of 126 countries’ energy systems  The 2024 World Energy Trilemma Index, compiled by the World Energy Council, evaluates how well countries balance security, equity,…

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Posted on 15. Oct, 2024 in: News

Coalition partners support Swedish move to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organisation

Two of the three government coalition parties have backed Sweden’s move to add Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the EU’s list of terrorist organisations. Both the Moderates and Liberals (Venstre) said…

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Posted on 15. Oct, 2024 in: News

Foreign Minister dismisses Netanyahu’s demand

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed concern over Israel’s demand that UN peacekeeping forces withdraw from southern Lebanon. On his way into an EU foreign ministers’ meeting, Monday, the Moderates leader said…

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Posted on 15. Oct, 2024 in: News

New poll: Green Left edging closer to Social Democrats

Support for the Green Left (Socialist People’s Party/SF) has doubled since the 2022 election. The latest Gallup Poll shows that if an election was held today the left-wing party would win 16.8% of…

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Posted on 15. Oct, 2024 in: News

Growing support for Palestinian state

An increasing number of voters believe Palestine should be recognised as an independent state. In a new Gallup poll nearly 40% of respondents said they support a Palestinian state, with 18% opposed –…

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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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