Posted on 26. Sep, 2017 in: News

Top CEOs want tax cuts, not deductions

The government is considering an Allowance for Corporate Equity (ACE) deduction to encourage businesses to reinvest their equity – and to attract foreign investors – but in a recent survey 72% of the…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2017 in: News

Dankort operator likely to be sold to American equity fund

Danish card payment services company, NETS, is close to being sold off in a record deal. According to finance industry reports 46% of Nets’ shareholders have agreed to sell their shares to American equity…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Danish troops attacked in Kabul

A Danish military convoy was the target of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Sunday, while escorting a group of civilian advisers. No Danish troops were injured from the attack. The Danish armed forces…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Foreigners cost Danish hospitals millions

Danish hospitals are spending millions on treating foreign patients without ever receiving reimbursement. When travellers get treated in Danish hospitals they either pay for the treatment themselves or their country of origin funds…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Danish warship built with North Korean forced labour

North Korean forced labour helped to build a new Danish warship, the Lauge Koch. A new TV documentary, The Warship’s Secret (Krigsskibets Hemmelighed), has  revealed how Danish taxpayers’ money ended up in the hands of…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Danes think highly of Germans

Danes have an increasingly positive opinion of Germans, a new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten shows. In the poll, conducted ahead of yesterday’s German election which assured Angela Merkel a fourth consecutive term, 80%…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Prime Minister praises close alliance with Conservatives

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has praised the ‘close relationship’ with alliance partner, the Conservatives, despite some ‘rough patches.’ In a recorded message to the Conservatives’ annual party conference over the weekend, the…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Development minister pledges more funding for women’s health

Denmark is set to double its funding for women’s reproductive and sexual health throughout the world. Speaking at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York, where she shared the stage with…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Conservatives warn of Russian threat

The Conservatives are aiming to upgrade the Danish military to deal with the increasing threat from Russia. Ahead of upcoming negotiations surrounding a new defence bill the coalition party has called for extra…

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Posted on 25. Sep, 2017 in: News

Uber set on returning to Denmark

Controversial ride-sharing company Uber is hoping to return to Denmark with a revamped edition of its infamous taxi-app, outlawed by Danish policymakers last year and and now banned in London. “We are here…

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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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