Posted on 14. Dec, 2023 in: News

Number of ‘financially vulnerable’ hits new high

10 percent of people in Denmark are classed as ‘financially vulnerable’, defined as struggling to pay bills, not being able to afford a car, or unable to cover an unexpected expense of DKK…

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Posted on 14. Dec, 2023 in: News

Climate/ COP28

Climate supremo praises COP28 deal….Maersk aims to drop oil and gas by 2040…. Climate minister Dan Jorgensen welcomed the COP 28 climate conference’s final agreement, Wednesday, to transition away from fossil fuels as…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2023 in: News

Denmark votes in favour of Gaza ceasefire

Denmark was one of 153 nations that voted in favour of a UN resolution on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday evening.  Ten member states voted against and 23 abstained. It’s…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2023 in: News

PM would honour Palestinian civilians with flowers

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday that she would have nothing against paying tribute to Palestinian civilians killed in the Hamas-Israel conflict. When asked during a flower-laying ceremony  outside the Israeli Embassy in…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2023 in: News

Paludan starts theatre troupe to bypass Quran bill

In response to the recently passed Quran bill that criminalises the desecration of religious texts, anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has formed a theatre company, the ‘Official Message From Prime Minister of Denmark’ to exploit…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2023 in: News

Stowaway flies from Copenhagen to L.A. without a passport

A Russian-speaking man who managed to board a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane in Copenhagen with no passport or boarding pass is facing criminal charges in the US. The stowaway, 46-year-old Sergey Ochigava, was…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2023 in: News

Maersk diverts ships after missile attack

Shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) was forced to re-route ships, Tuesday after a Norwegian tanker was targeted in a missile attack by pro-Hamas Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen. The missile slammed…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2023 in: News

COP28/Climate

Denmark leads push for negative emissions As COP28 approaches its conclusion, Denmark has spearheaded a new initiative called “the Group of Negative Emitters” alongside Finland and Panama. The three nations aim to remove…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

Justice Minister unpopular with voters

Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard is seen by many political insiders as the ‘crown prince’ of the Social Democrat party and a potential successor to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen – but voters disagree. A…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

Danish ambassador summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry over ‘provocative statements’

Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Denmark’s ambassador, Jakob Henningsen, on Monday regarding alleged ‘provocative statements’ in Danish media. in a statement the Ministry said that ‘comments by the official representative of Denmark are unacceptable…

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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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