Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 in: News

No invasion says Fogh

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has dismissed claims by Fidel Castro that the USA has urged the military alliance to invade Libya. During a visit to the Ukraine, the former Danish Prime…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Gaddafi’s villas in Copenhagen

The left-wing Red/Green Alliance has urged the government to freeze Libya’s assets in Denmark. According to DR News, Muammar Gaddafi owns two expensive properties in the Copenhagen region – a 500 sq.mtr. villa…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Healthy finances will lead to growth says PM

Healthy public sector finances are decisive for the Danish economy, not least for the most vulnerable members of society, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said today. During a parliamentary debate initiated by the…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Danish debtors

A record number of Danes are unable to pay back what they owe. Over 218,000 are now officially listed in the notorious RKI register as debtors, around 5% of the adult population, with…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

News in brief

WikiLeaks founder to be extradited / Al-Jazeera on Danish cable / More jail time for Kjær’s partner WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Aid money goes to terror

Denmark has stopped a number of development projects in Somali with immediate effect after it was discovered that Danish humanitarian aid money has ended up in the hands of the Al Shabaab terrorist…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Libya: Get tough says Lene E.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen has urged the international community to get tough with Libya’s dictator Muammar Gaddafi. She said last night that the EU needs to impose sanctions immediately to make…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Gaddafi blames al-Qaeda says Danish Consul

Denmark’s Consul in Libya, the Swedish diplomat George Wallén, said it was difficult to separate the truth from fiction after attending a briefing for foreign diplomats at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs….

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

Thumbs down for cabinet ministers

Birthe Rønn Hornbech is the least popular cabinet minister according to voters in a new poll. 48% say that the Integration Minister has performed worst since the cabinet re-shuffle last year, followed closely…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 in: News

More trouble for Integration Minister

Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech is again being threatened by the stateless citizenship scandal. New information from Sweden indicates that the Integration Ministry was aware of the illegal rejection of stateless Palestinians…

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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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