Posted on 24. Apr, 2013 in: News

Denmark too expensive for tourists

Denmark continues to lag behind in the global race to attract tourists. According to a new report by the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI), Denmark’s share of North Europe’s annual 60 million tourists…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2013 in: News

€100m Russian steel deal

The Russian NLMK Group, one of the world’s biggest steel producers, has invested nearly DKK750m (€100m) in a new rolling mill at NLMK DanSteel in Frederiksværk. The  mill was inaugurated yesterday in the…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Bulgarian President ahead of state visit: ‘Denmark is a model country’

President Rosen Plevneliev of Bulgaria, who arrives in Denmark for an official state visit today, defends his country’s strict financial policy in an interview with Jyllands Posten and at the same time offers…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Lower duties won’t create jobs

Retailers and business leaders in Southern Jutland have welcomed the reduction in duty on soft drinks and beer, part of the government’s growth package, but don’t believe it will create jobs. No duty…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Unemployment reform encourages jobless to look for work

Jobless Danes have become far more willing to accept employment not relevant to their own field and even travel long distances to find work – a direct consequence, according to labour market analysts,…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Danish F-16’s escorted Russian planes

Two Danish F-16 fighter jets were scrambled on Good Friday and ordered to shadow six Russian jets carrying nuclear weapons and heading for Stockholm. The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports that during Easter…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Danish anti-opium initiatives fail

Opium production in Afghanistan continues to spread despite Danish efforts to crack down. Denmark has spent DKK40m on the distribution of seed and fertilizers to farmers in Helmand, the Afghan province that accounts…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Shipping company rewarded with 10% tax in Singapore

Danish-Japanese management company Strait Tankers has been awarded the prestigious MSI (Maritime Sector Incentive) award that encourages international ship owners and ship operators to set up commercial shipping operations in Singapore. The Singapore…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

No discipline in Danish schools says Chinese teacher

In the midst of the teacher lockout, a Chinese teacher has accused Danish parents of failing to accept enough responsibility and handing over complete responsibility for their child’s education and upbringing to schools….

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 in: News

Jyske Bank facing EU defeat in Spanish money-laundering affair

Jyske Bank is facing an uphill battle at the EU Court of Justice this week to clear itself of charges of money laundering, experts predict. Legal professor Lars Bo Langsted of Aalborg University…

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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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