Posted on 31. Mar, 2021 in: News

Ambassador’s audio file released after 15-month delay

An audio file revealing details of a meeting between Faroese prime minister Bárdur á Steig Nielsen and China’s Ambassador to Denmark Feng Tie has finally been released 15 months after the Faroe Islands’…

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Posted on 31. Mar, 2021 in: News

Denmark accuses China of withholding corona information

Denmark is one of fourteen countries that have signed a declaration criticising a World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan. In addition to Denmark, the USA, Australia,…

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Posted on 31. Mar, 2021 in: News

Government urges EU to up its green ambitions

The government is determined to leave a considerable green, Danish footprint when the EU negotiates new targets for the energy sector. Berlingske reports that Denmark will lobby for at least 45 percent of…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Task force for Syria kids won’t help Kofod

The government is moving ahead with plans to set up a cross-ministerial task force with a mandate to solve the problem of Danish children in Syrian detention camps. According to a leaked memo…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Immigration Minister urges unemployed immigrants to return home

Minister for Immigration Mattias Tesfaye has set his sights on becoming known as the minister for emigration too. In February Mr Tesfaye, the self-proclaimed ‘guardian of the welfare state’ said the government is…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Easter concerns as virus continues to spread

Ahead of expected family gatherings and more social contact over the Easter weekend the authorities have warned that, with regards to corona, it’s still a race against time. Although more and more people…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections, hospitalisations up….Vaccination timetable brought forward…. 679 new corona cases were reported, Monday, based on 138,662 tests, a positivity rate of 0.49% compared to 0.37%, Sunday. 216 people are hospitalised, 16 up on…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Ministry tells Danes to get out of Myanmar

The Foreign Ministry has advised all Danish nationals in Myanmar to leave the country as soon as possible amidst the violence due to the military coup. According to Denmark’s ambassador, John Nielsen, there…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Business organisation: Student loans not grants

The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) is pushing for reform of the generous student grant (SU) system. The DCC has proposed that those who carry on studying after bachelor level should be offered…

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Posted on 30. Mar, 2021 in: News

Arrest order for tax scammers

Glostrup District Court has issued an international arrest order for the two alleged kingpins behind the multi-billion share dividend scandal.  In January the two British nationals – Sanjay Shah and Anthony Mark Patterson…

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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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