Posted on 18. Mar, 2016 in: News

Justice Minister drops snooping bill

Justice Minister Søren Pind has dropped his controversial proposal to reintroduce internet session logging that would have allowed the state to monitor all online activities by every single internet user. He said the Justice Ministry…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2016 in: News

Digital deal with Brazil

The Danish Business Authority has announced a three-year digitisation and innovation cooperation agreement with Brazil. After concluding the agreement, Business & Growth Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Denmark has a lot to offer…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

Russian jets avoid Danish airspace

Russian Air Force jets are steering clear of Denmark. The latest data shows Danish fighter jets have defended Danish airspace just once since the New Year, a significant drop on the 98 times…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

No more refugees says Ambassador to Germany

Denmark’s ambassador to Germany has issued a ‘no more refugees’ plea and criticised other EU countries for failing to live up to their promise to accept more asylum seekers. Just one day after…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

Military sets up ‘snoop academy’

Danish Military Intelligence (FE)  has announced plans for ‘a hacker academy’ where it will train IT specialists to break into other states’ and terrorist organisations’ IT-networks. In a statement, the secretive agency said…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

Denmark best at holding elections

Denmark is the best country in the world to hold an election in, according to the latest ‘Electoral Integrity Project (EIP),  an independent report compiled by the University of Sydney and Harvard University. The…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

Faroe Islands reject gay marriage

A new bill that would give same-sex couples the right to marry was rejected by the Faroese parliament (Lagtinget) yesterday. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark with their own parliament and flag….

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

Denmark ‘world’s happiest’ again

Denmark has reclaimed the title of world’s happiest country, bumping Switzerland to second place in this year’s edition of the UN’s World Happiness Report. Released to coincide with World Happiness Day on March…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

TV2 opens office in Syria

As the first western media outlet, TV2 News has opened an office in the Syrian capital, Damascus. News director Mikkel Hertz said it was ‘a unique opportunity’ for the channel, which finally obtained…

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Posted on 17. Mar, 2016 in: News

Nordea downgrades growth forecast as economy remains ‘sluggish’

The Danish economy remains sluggish and is struggling to recover from a period of low growth – the overriding conclusion of Denmark’s 2nd largest bank, Nordea, in a new report that downgrades its…

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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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