Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen today

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Copenhagen today for talks with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about how Denmark is spending its share of the €800bn ($970bn) earmarked last…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Austria admires Denmark’s Africa plan but restrained by EU

During a visit to Denmark, Wednesday, Austria’s Ministry of the Interior Karl Nehammer said his country would like to copy Denmark’s plan for an offshore processing centre for asylum seekers in Africa – but can’t….

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Disgraced ex-leader quits politics

Ex-Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard is quitting politics to become a climate advisor in the private sector. In a Facebook message, Wednesday, Mr Østergaard, who was forced to step down last year…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Ukranian fined DKK71m

A 33-year-old Ukraine national has been sentenced to four years in prison, with deportation to follow, for running an illegal cigarette factory. Volodymyr Voznichak admitted to being part of a ring that produced…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Teams, fans to join 10th minute tribute to Eriksen

The Danish and Belgian national teams will join together this evening in a show of support for Christian Eriksen who’s recovering in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 loss to…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Hospitalisations at 9-month low as positivity rate sinks….Corona eradicates flu…. Only 353 new corona cases were reported, Wednesday, as the number of patients hospitalised by covid dropped by 8 to 93, the lowest…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Denmark donates extra $8 million to Iraq

Denmark has granted an extra DKK50.3m ($8m) to help stabilsation efforts in Iraq. Reliefweb.int reports that the funding will ’support the safe return of people in areas liberated from the Islamic State in…

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Posted on 17. Jun, 2021 in: News

Tax agency in ‘peace deal’ with tax scammer

Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin in the DKK12bn share dividend scam, and the Danish Tax Agency (SKAT) have entered into an agreement to maintain the global freeze on his assets. Shah is a virtual…

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Posted on 16. Jun, 2021 in: News

‘Negative nation branding’ works for Denmark as asylum seekers stay away

Denmark’s hardline immigration policy and crackdown on asylum seekers has provoked negative headlines abroad and criticism from the UN and EU but, according to researchers, the strategy has worked. Although most of the…

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Posted on 16. Jun, 2021 in: News

Defence Minister: Russian jets over Bornholm were a ‘deliberate provocation’

It was a deliberate provocation when two Russian fighter jets violated Denmark’s airspace last Friday, Defence Minister Trine Bramsen said yesterday after briefing parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee about the incident. After viewing video…

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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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