Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 in: News

News in brief

3-year-old found / Honour slaying / Somali murderer faces deportation / Hells Angels in the dock Yesterday’s sunshine story about the 3-year-old Jutland boy Holger, who was found safe and sound after going…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

Left rejects clampdown on welfare

The government’s plan to make newly arrived immigrants earn the right to social benefits such as health care, student grants, and old age pensions, is nothing more than an ‘ideological crusade’ to introduce…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

Rise in taxes, inflation, leads to less disposable income

A combination of higher taxes and fast-rising prices means that, for the first time in years, Danish families will have less money to spend this year. A new economic analysis by the Economic…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

Jyske Bank pessimism

A combination of fast-rising interest rates and oil prices, putting a damper on consumer spending, has caused the Jyske Bank to downwardly adjust its expectations for Danish GDP growth this year. However, the…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: spanish

LA PASADA SEMANA: del 21 al 27 de marzo de 2011

POLITICA Una semana sin grandes acontecimeintos en el ámbito de la política nacional. De acuerdo a la opinión de Pia Kjersgaard, líder del Partido Popular Danés, todos los partidos están “paralizados” esperando que…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, March 21st – March 27th 2011

Politics A very quiet week in domestic politics. All parties are ‘paralysed’ at they wait for an election to be called, according to Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard who refused to rule…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

PM misuses Obama quote

The opposition has accused Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of misrepresenting the facts in a national ad campaign. In a Liberal Party advert in Sunday’s papers, US President Barack Obama is quoted as…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

Opposition plans for takeover

Opposition leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt will keep a tight grip on the policy-making process if she becomes Prime Minister after the next election. According to a ‘blueprint for power’ obtained by Berlingske, Social Democrat…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

Immigrants for Helle

The Social Democrats and Socialist People’s party would comfortably form the next government if it was up to ethnic minorities. A new Voxmeter poll shows that 51% of those with an immigrant background…

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Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 in: News

Welfare has to be earned

The cherished Danish ideal of universal welfare for all is under threat. According to Politiken, a government appointed committee has come up with 30 new proposals for welfare reform, including making people earn…

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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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