Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

Government needs 234,000 voters for re-election

The government would have to attract 325 voters every single day ahead of the next election to remain in power. New calculations by weekly political newsletter A4 show that 234,000 voters would have…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

Voters would cut foreign aid

A majority of the electorate would like to see DKK2.5bn of foreign development aid cut from next year’s budget. In a new Rambøll poll for Jyllands-Posten, 54 per cent believe it would be…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

Economists question Liberals’ zero-growth plan

Some of Denmark’s leading economists harbour serious doubts about the Liberals’ plan for zero public sector growth. Berlingske has asked 10 of the country’s most respected economists whether the Liberals would be able…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

Praise for Croatia

Minister for Europe Nick Hækkerup has welcomed Croatia’s back down on extradition legislation. The country has agreed to amend its extradition rules no later than next January, bowing to pressure from the European…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

First public sector surplus for 4 years

The public sector enjoyed a DKK2bn surplus in Q2, the first time the state’s finances have been in the black for four years and a significant improvement on the DKK12bn deficit in Q1….

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

Injection clinics save lives

The three legal injection clinics for drug addicts in Copenhagen and Odense have saved hundreds of lives so far, experts claim. The first clinic to be set up in the hard-pressed Vesterbro district…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 in: News

Strategic framework for Danish support to Development Research, 2014-2018

A strategic framework for Danish support to Development Research, 2014-2018 has been drafted for public consultations during the period of 25 September 2013 to 29 November 2013. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2013 in: News

Anonymous letter blows open Taxgate investigation

An anonymous letter received by the Taxgate Commission implies that leading Liberal party figures lied when giving testimony. The Commission postponed hearings scheduled for this week, stating that it had received certain ‘information’…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2013 in: News

Opposition demands prosecution of ‘jihad warriors’

The opposition has demanded a review of anti-terror legislation after Copenhagen police acknowledged that there’s insufficient evidence to prosecute ‘jihad warriors’, even though Justice Minister Moren Bødskov has previously vowed to instigate legal…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2013 in: News

DPP no could lead to new EU referendum

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has accused the Danish People’s Party (DPP) of damaging the Danish business sector by voting against the EU Patent Court, which could spark off a new EU referendum. In…

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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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