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Post Danmark, Denmark’s national postal system, is planning reductions in its services next year because of the decrease in the volume of written mail.
About 1,500 red letter boxes around the...
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Mercedes replaces Ford for Danish police cars
Danish police are to replace their present Ford cars with Mercedes and Volkswagens from April 2013.
Although the cars are more expensive to buy, they consume less petrol, have less environmental im...
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Copenhagen International School gets Møller Mærsk donation
A donation of DKK200 million from the Møller Foundation means that Copenhagen’s International School (CIS) now has to raise only another DKK 100 million (about €150,000) before const...
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Copenhagen police will no longer patrol the streets on horseback from 1 December. The small but popular force, which is made up of nine horses and 12 police, is being slashed because of the need for b...
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Copenhagen hopes that only four per cent of its inhabitants will be smokers in 2025 instead of the 21 per cent who smoke at present.
The city is planning free courses to encourage people to stop sm...
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Fashion week in Copenhagen comes around twice a year in February and August. This year the summer session runs from 8-12 August when about 200 fashion designers come to town.
The fashion shows are...
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Denmark consider dual citizenship
Most members of Denmark's parliament now support a measure in favour of dual citizenship that will be presented to the ministry of justice before the end of 2012.
If the proposal were approved it w...
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Denmark’s e-ticketing goes national
Electronic tickets can now be used throughout Denmark for all public transport.
However the Rejsekort system is still causing difficulties several years after it was rolled out at a regional level....
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Denmark refuses to legalise marijuana
The Danish justice ministry has turned down a proposal by Copenhagen
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Denmark refuses to legalise marijuana
The Danish justice ministry has turned down a proposal by Copenhagen’s city council to experiment with the legalisation of marijuana.
The city council believes that this is the best way to de...
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Copenhagen’s Distortion festival faces clean-up costs
Wristbands are on sale to help pay the costs of cleaning up after the free street parties that have made Copenhagen
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Denmark funds Mozambique farming sector
Denmark is to provide $90 million to help develop the agri-livestock sector and construct roads and bridges in the central Mozambican province of Manica, according to the country
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International schools get boost in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is increasing the number of places available for children in international schools in order to attract more multinational business to the city.
The Copenhagen International School opene...
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Danish government may ditch congestion charge
The Danish media is reporting that the government is seriously split over the question of the introduction of a congestion charge in Copenhagen and is thinking of abandoning the project.
After mon...
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Copenhagen looks at congestion charges
Opposition is growing in Denmark to a government proposed congestion charge for Copenhagen. The plan to charge for entry into the capital was first put forward at the end of 2011 and the government is...
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Denmark’s residency permits in decline
The number of permanent residency permits granted so far in 2011 shows a sharp decline according to figures from Denmark
