Posted on 28. Feb, 2013 in: News

More horse meat lasagne

Another Danish company has become embroiled in the horse meat scandal. Unimex Trading has withdrawn its lasagne products from supermarket freezers after they were found to contain 50% horse meat. Managing Director Claus…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Government presents new growth plan to create 150,000 jobs

The government presented its much anticipated stimulus package, Tuesday, aimed at improving Danish competiveness and boosting growth in this country. As part of ‘Growth Plan DK’ (Vækstplan DK), the government will invest DKK10bn…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Where’s Annette?

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was flanked by Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, and Tax Minister Holger K.Nielsen when she presented the government’s ‘Growth Plan DK’, Tuesday, but Business and Growth…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

PM’s new view on coporate tax

Prime Minister Helle-Thorning-Schmidt admitted last night that she’d changed her mind about corporate tax. In a live TV interview on DR News, the PM, asked why prominent Social Democrats had consistently stated that…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Happy Løkke

Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen declared himself a happy man after seeing the government present its new growth plan for Denmark. The former prime minister said he was satisfied with the government’s plan…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Tax shock for DONG

State-run DONG Energy is to be hit with an extra tax demand, while for A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) it’s ‘business as usual’ – the main thrust of the government’s review of the North Sea…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Red/Greens: Government frightened of confrontation with Maersk

The far-left Red/Green Alliance has accused the government of costing the Danish state billions in potential tax revenue by declining to renegotiate the North Sea oil agreement. The party’s finance spokesman, Frank Aaen,…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Disastrous poll for Social Democrats

A new opinion poll by free dally metroXpress shows the Social Democrats(S) have fallen behind the Danish People’s Party (DPP) Just days after a Rambøll survey indicated a comeback for the ruling party…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Dane plays leading role in global, anti-Islam network

A documentary to be shown on national TV tonight shows how Anders Gravers from north Jutland, head of Stop the Islamisation of Europe (SIOE), has joined together with similar groups throughout Europe and…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2013 in: News

Record passenger figures at airport

Despite a difficult year for the travel industry, passenger figures at Copenhagen Airport surged to an all-time record of 23.3m travellers in 2012, a 2.3% increase on the previous year. At the same…

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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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