Posted on 12. Dec, 2024 in: News

DKK 50m aid donation to post-Assad Syria

Denmark has donated DKK 50m ($7m) in humanitarian aid to Syria as the country enters a fragile transitional phase following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the donation…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2024 in: News

Frederiksen: When Syria is safe, Syrians should go home

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is confident that Syrian residents will return home once the political situation in their own country stabilises. Following parliamentary question time, Tuesday, the PM told reporters that if the…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2024 in: News

PM: ‘Syrian tyrant won’t be missed’

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has characterised Bashar al-Assad as a ‘tyrant who won’t be missed’. In a message on social media X the PM welcomed the fall of the Syrian dictator ‘who for…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2024 in: News

Denmark, Egypt sign joint declaration as PM dodges dictator issue

Despite questions about Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s human rights’ record Denmark and Egypt signed a joint declaration on bilateral cooperation during his state visit this past weekend. At a joint press conference…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2024 in: News

Small group of Ukrainian refugees ‘running wild’

A small group of Ukrainian refugees in Copenhagen are running wild with reports of violence, drug use, and criminal activity in temporary housing facilities. City officials have described the situation as unsustainable, with…

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Posted on 04. Dec, 2024 in: News

Big welcome planned for Egypt’s president despite human rights violations

The government is preparing to roll out the red carpet for Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Friday even though he’s been accused of human rights violations and the violent overthrow of democratically…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2024 in: News

Disability pension debate flares up again

Non-Western immigrants are significantly less likely to have their disability pensions reviewed compared to ‘ethnic Danes’. New figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment show that since 2004, only 1.5%…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2024 in: News

German prosecutor identifies two suspects in pipeline sabotage

Germany’s Public Prosecutor  has identifed two suspects in the 2022 Nord Stream 2 pipeline sabotage two years ago. Jens Rommel told the Der Spiegel newspaper, Saturday, that while the motivation behind the attack and…

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Posted on 29. Nov, 2024 in: News

Controversial Israeli weapons could be ‘worthless’ on the battlefield

The controversial weapons systems purchased from Israeli defence contractor Elbit could prove to be worthless in a modern battlefield scenario like the war in Ukraine, military experts have claimed. DR News and Jyllands-Posten…

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Posted on 28. Nov, 2024 in: News

Socialists push for election

The Green Left (Socialist People’s Party/SF) is pushing for a general election next year. Although the prime minister isn’t required to call an election before 2026, Green Left leader Pia Olsen Dyhr, buoyed…

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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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