''Statstidende'' (lit.: ''Tidings of the State'') is a
government gazette of
Denmark, first published in 1904. It was originally published by
the Prime Minister's Office, but since 1964 by
the Justice Ministry and since 2005, solely published on the
Internet.
''Statstidende'' primarily consists of notifications with legal effect on citizens, companies, and government organisations and bodies. Secondly it contains new information from
the Parliament of Denmark, the national administrative bodies, and
the EU
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. It is accompanied by Tingbladet (lit.: ''The
Thing Magazine''), which contains public announcements of administrative events (such as selling and buying of private property). The Danish government also maintains
Lovtidende
''Lovtidende'' is the official ''gazette'' of Denmark in which new legislation
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, another official journal concerned specifically with acts of the Parliament
Announcements in ''Statstidende'' are of legal validity, like official announcements by
the government. Until 1947 ''Statstidende'' was the only media to hold this distinction, but the same right was extended to the
radio news broadcasts of
Danmarks Radio, due to a national
strike among
typographers in Denmark.
External sources
Statstidende on the internet(in Danish)
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Daily newspapers published in Denmark
Danish-language newspapers
Law of Denmark
Government gazettes