Posted on 21. Aug, 2023 in: News

Chechen leader threatens Denmark

The head of Russia’s Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has called for attacks on countries that condone Quran burnings, specifically Denmark and Sweden. Following last week’s threat from al-Qaeda,  Kadyrov, one of President Putin’s…

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Posted on 21. Aug, 2023 in: News

Iran summons Danish, Swedish diplomats

Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the Danish and Swedish charges d’affaires in Tehran to protest the recent desecration of the Quran. According to reports by Iranian state media: “Iran lays the full responsibility…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

Liberal leader turns his back on former allies

Liberal (Venstre) leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen has issued a ‘come and join us’ invitation to his former colleagues on the right but stressed very firmly he has no intention of returning to the ‘blue…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

MP’s resignation threatens government’s majority

MP Jon Stephensen has quit the Moderates, leaving the government coalition with a very fragile 1-seat majority in parliament. The centrist party’s former culture spokesperson has been on a self-paid sabbatical after it…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

U.S. approval for fighter jets to Ukraine

The U.S. has formally approved sending jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine. The Danish Defence Ministry said last month that Denmark is ready to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly the…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

Sweden raises threat level – Denmark remains calm

Sweden’s security service Säpo has raised its terrorist threat level to four on a five-point scale following the recent Quran burnings outside foreign embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen, Säpo boss Charlotte von Essen…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

Population edges towards 6 million

18,569 immigrants were registered during the year’s second quarter (Q2), the highest since pre-Covid.  24% were returning Danes with Danish citizenship while 39% held EU/EEA (European Economic Area) passports. The remaining 37% came…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

Welfare rolls decline

The number of 16 to 64-year-olds claiming some form of public support is at the lowest level since 1977.  A new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement shows 15.9% of…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2023 in: News

Denmark no.1 in social media usage

Denmark leads the EU in digital media consumption. New Statistics Denmark data shows 91% of Denmark’s population actively participate in social media usage, up from 85% last year. At just 44% France had…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2023 in: News

Løkke urges China to take a stance on Ukraine and ‘talk to Putin’

On arrival in Shanghai, Wednesday, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he would encourage China’s leadership to take a stronger position on the war in Ukraine and urge them to speak to Russian…

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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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