Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

New poll signals no election

A new opinion poll could convince Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen that now isn’t the right time to pull the election trigger. If there was an election today, the opposition bloc of parties…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

Fragile majority for 2020 plan

After six weeks of negotiations the government has finally been able to put together a majority for its 2020 plan after independent MP Pia Christmas Møller gave her backing for health sector improvements…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

Terrorist ignored FBI

Even a visit from the FBI couldn’t convince David Headley to shelve his plans to attack Jyllands-Posten. On the fourth day of the Chicago terror trial, jurors heard that in 2008 the Moroccan…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

German bacteria hits Denmark

A dangerous intestinal bacteria that has ravaged Northern Germany, causing a number of deaths, has spread to Denmark. At least seven Danes, who have all recently returned from Germany, have become infected. The…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

Border control: Don’t back down warns DPP in face of EU criticism

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged the government to disregard criticism from both Germany and the EU and stand firm on its plan to stiffen border control. Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard brushed…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

Border control stricter than Sweden’s

A top Swedish customs officer has claimed that Denmark’s new border control legislation will be far stricter than Sweden’s. When Danish officials attempt to convince the EU Commission today that more control won’t…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

What bias?

Three leading editors have dismissed claims of a right-wing media bias. In response to the Social Democrats’ Henrik Sass Larsen’s claim that Berlingske, Jyllands-Posten and Børsen have become so conservative that it’s troubling…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Terrorist filmed Copenhagen landmarks – see footage

Self-confessed terrorist David Headley told a Chicago courtroom yesterday how he filmed Copenhagen landmarks such as the Royal Theatre, Kongens Nytorv, Hotel D’angleterre, in addition to Jyllands-Posten offices during a reconnaissance mission to…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Bin Laden targeted Denmark

Documents found in Osama bin Laden’s house reveal that he was targeting Denmark. According to the US news agency Associated Press, the CIA is in the process of sharing information revealed by the…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Diplomatic aid for Bahrain suspect

A representative of the Danish embassy in Saudi Arabia has been granted permission to attend the Manama trial of the Danish-Bahraini citizen, Abdullhadi Al-Khawaja, accused of setting up and leading a terrorist organisation…

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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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